Depending on the state, the critical attorney-client privilege protection might be articulated in one or more of several sources, including ...

Attorney-client confidentiality is one of the oldest pillars of American justice. Americans not only have a right to talk with a lawyer, but also to talk privately with the lawyer. After all, what ...

The conversations David Hoovler had with Andre Thurston in 2008 about the Megan McDonald murder are protected by attorney-client privilege, one of the bedrock principles of our legal system. In 2008, ...

BOSTON — Lawyers across the country are assessing the ramifications of a federal judge’s ruling that a white-collar criminal defendant waived the attorney-client privilege to — and lacked work-product ...

Clients often want a trusted family member by their side when they consult with attorneys. While understandable, doing so can carry serious risks. Under New York law, the general rule is the presence ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in the legal sector and corporate operations, its implications for attorney-client privilege should be a rising concern for board members. AI ...

This articles discusses New York's attorney-client privilege laws. "Due to the unquestionable importance of the privilege in the representation of a client by the attorney and the maintenance of the ...

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 ...

From U.S. v. Heppner, handed down today by Judge Jed Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.): At a pretrial conference in this matter held on February 10, 2026, the Court … granted from the bench the Government's motion ...

September 19, 2025 - Everyone knows the baseline rule: an attorney cannot, and should not, coach a witness on the record during a deposition or influence the witness to change testimony. A deposition ...