The policy behind the attorney-client privilege is to promote candid and open communication by clients to their attorneys without fear of disclosure. The attorney-client privilege only applies if the ...

Attorney-client communications must be confidential, and be kept confidential, in order to be privileged and protected from compelled disclosure. When clients communicate with their lawyers, the ...

As legal practices increasingly adopt generative AI (GenAI) technologies, protecting attorney-client privilege and client confidentiality has become a pressing concern. Recent data reveals that 81% of ...

Many clients automatically assume attorney-client privilege applies even when the client’s spouses or children are present during legal consultations. In New York, however, a family member’s presence ...

The attorney-client privilege preserves the confidentiality of communications between lawyers and their clients. As a legal entity, the University can assert the privilege. Communications may be ...

The attorney-client privilege is the cornerstone of the legal profession. It allows clients to communicate freely with their lawyers without fear of disclosure and ensures that attorneys can provide ...

Many lawyers across Missouri take exception to how the Sunshine Law's first exception of attorney-client privilege is interpreted. Some say the exception in the state statute granting the public the ...

A flat-bladed screwdriver can hew away strips of wood. But any woodworker knows a chisel would be the preferred tool for shaving and shaping the wood. Forcing a tool to perform another task not only ...

Image: Holley Robinson, EDRM with AI. After in camera review of 46 documents, the court in Burge v. Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., 2025 WL 2846688 (D. Kans. Oct. 7, 2025), defined and applied ...

LANSING — Nearly eight years to the day since former Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar was first publicly accused of abuse, the university's long-withheld cache of thousands of remaining ...

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 ...