One of the worst parts of an attorney’s job is to handle the death of a client. We attorneys can easily handle the estate administration process. The issue is that most attorneys get to know their ...

Attorney-client privilege is an age-old concept that ensures the confidentiality of many of the communications between you and your legal representation. But it’s not necessarily an all-encompassing ...

A recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (one among the 13 appeals courts of the U.S. federal court system) underscores the importance of the attorney-client privilege. In ...

This article discusses the issue of attorney-client privilege for unpaid attorney members of non-profit boards of directors. The question arises whether or not communications to and from the boards of ...

A recent federal district court decision highlights some meaningful limitations on the attorney-client privilege―limitations about which in-house and outside corporate counsel should be aware. See ...

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Supplement in print: Order print copies of the law in academe supplements from May 2005 and June 2004 What is the attorney-client privilege? The attorney-client privilege protects the confidentiality ...

Attorney-client privilege. Most people have heard of it, and most have a general idea it means. But what, exactly, is attorney-client privilege? What's its purpose? What does it cover? When does it ...

Keep privileged information private to ensure successful resolution of legal disputes. Information control is a matter of utmost concern during litigation. Much of this concern centers around the ...