- Jurisdiction
- Alabama
I am an attorney recently licensed to practice law in the state of Alabama. My question concerns the scope of my discretion under Alabama's Rules of Professional Conduct to pay filing fees on behalf of my client.
Rule 1.8(e)(2), Ala. R. Prof. C. provides that "a lawyer representing an indigent client may pay court costs and expenses of litigation on behalf of the client." Within the meaning of this provision, what specific circumstances must be present for a client to qualify as "indigent"?
Rule 1.8(e)(2), Ala. R. Prof. C. provides that "a lawyer representing an indigent client may pay court costs and expenses of litigation on behalf of the client." Within the meaning of this provision, what specific circumstances must be present for a client to qualify as "indigent"?