Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Feb. 14, 2015
Joint clients and attorney-client privilege
During legal malpractice litigation, can one joint client who is a plaintiff force the disclosure of counsel's privileged attorney-client communications with the non-plaintiff joint client? By James T. Biggs
The representation of joint clients brings into play exceptions to the application of attorney-client privilege. Attorneys would be well served to understand these implications, and explain them to their clients.
During legal malpractice litigation, can one joint client who is a plaintiff force the disclosure of counsel's privileged attorney-client communications with the non-plaintiff joint client? That was the scenario in Ant...
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