Law Practice
Aug. 21, 2024
This is just between us
Lawyers have a duty of confidentiality to preserve client secrets, which can sometimes prevent them from sharing information. However, the common interest doctrine allows lawyers to share information with other parties with a common interest, such as a joint defense agreement or joint prosecution agreement.
David M. Majchrzak
Shareholder, Klinedinst PC
Litigation, Legal Ethics
501 W Broadway Ste 600
San Diego , CA 92101-3584
Phone: (619) 239-8131
Fax: (619) 238-8707
Email: dmajchrzak@klinedinstlaw.com
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
David practices in the areas of legal ethics and litigation of professional liability claims.
Lawyers are in the relationship business. The better theirs are, the more likely it is for them to have existing clients express pleasure with their services, potential clients reach out, opposing counsel listen to their ideas, and other lawyers refer business to them. And, a primary way that relationships are developed is communication. The cruel twist is that one aspect of lawyering that can frustrate some is that lawyers sometimes are precluded from sharing information, including some o...
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