NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange made headlines following the 2010 BP oil spill when he said private attorneys would not represent the State in litigation against the oil giant, but in an about-face, Strange has appointed two Alabama law firms to assist in suing BP on behalf of the State.

Strange has been an outspoken champion of limiting contingency fee contracts with outside attorneys who in the past have greatly benefited by making millions for representing taxpayers in state litigation.