Camilo Artiga-Purcell flags up some of the cybersecurity, data protection and privilege risks associated with client-intake ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The attorney-client privilege is one of the oldest privileges recognized under U.S. law. It provides important protections for communications between a client and their attorney. However, those ...

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 ...

A founder of a nonprofit organization who is facing federal wire fraud, theft and tax evasion charges has asked a judge to ...

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 ...

January 5, 2023 - A communication must be made for the purpose of legal advice to be protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege. If legal advice is not the purpose of the communication ...

The co-founder of Springdale-based nonprofit 2nd Milk is calling for a federal judge to dismiss a second indictment in an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Taxes are complex, and the line between creative tax planning and ...

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 ...