The Alabama Bar Association eventually took up the matter, telling News 19: “We received a number of complaints against Mr. Stewart that contained allegations consistent with your reporting.

Today, the Alabama Bar Association told News 19 that people with complaints about a disbarred attorney can file malpractice lawsuits or seek compensation from a bar committee.

Prolific civil rights attorney Fred Gray talks outside of the Alabama Bar Association in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Safiyah Riddle) ...

Safiyah Riddle. Prolific civil rights attorney Fred Gray talks outside of the Alabama Bar Association in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Thursday, April 24, 2025.

The Alabama Bar Association eventually took up the matter, telling News 19: “We received a number of complaints against Mr. Stewart that contained allegations consistent with your reporting.

Statue honoring prolific civil rights attorney Fred Gray outside of the Alabama Bar Association looks in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Safiyah Riddle) ...

Prolific civil rights attorney Fred Gray talks outside of the Alabama Bar Association in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Safiyah Riddle) ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was honored with a statue outside ...

Statue honoring prolific civil rights attorney Fred Gray outside of the Alabama Bar Association looks in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Safiyah Riddle) ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was honored with a statue outside ...