In the US, the attorney-client privilege protects confidential communications between a lawyer and a client relating to legal advice sought by the client. The elements of the attorney-client privilege, while easy to recite, are often hard to apply.
In the US, the attorney-client privilege protects confidential communications between a lawyer and a client relating to legal advice sought by the client. The elements of the attorney-client privilege, while easy to recite, are often hard to apply.
When consulted on an insurance claim, most attorneys believe their correspondences are fully privileged. Discovery logs repetitively assert the “attorney-client communications” and “work product” privileges for any message sent to or from an attorney