Ala. S. Att'y Discip., SECTION II, C, Standard 4.0, Standard 4.4
Absent aggravating or mitigating circumstances, upon application of the factors set out in Standard 3.0, the following discipline is generally appropriate in cases involving a failure to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client:
4.41. Disbarment is generally appropriate when:
(a) A lawyer abandons the practice and causes serious or potentially serious injury to a client; or
(b) A lawyer knowingly fails to perform services for a client and causes serious or potentially serious injury to a client; or
(c) A lawyer engages in a pattern of neglect with respect to client matters and causes serious or potentially serious injury to a client.
4.42. Suspension is generally appropriate when:
(a) A lawyer knowingly fails to perform services for a client and causes injury or potential injury to a client; or
(b) A lawyer engages in a pattern of neglect and causes injury or potential injury to a client.
4.43. Public reprimand is generally appropriate when a lawyer willfully neglects a legal matter entrusted to him and causes injury or potential injury to a client.
4.44. Private reprimand is generally appropriate when a lawyer willfully neglects a legal matter entrusted to him and causes injury or potential injury to a client.
Ala. S. Att'y Discip., SECTION II, C, Standard 4.0, Standard 4.4