by Michael Pezzulli
When consulting with an attorney, how can a client feel secure from having sensitive and critical information falling into the wrong hands? When a business person is confronted with an array of technical advisors, consultants and outside experts, it may be worth its weight in gold to bring an attorney on board who can cloak the communications inside the veil of the attorney client privilege.
by Michael F. Pezzulli
Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation, 2nd Edition 1997 – American Bar Association
Analysis of the attorney’s obligations and rights relating to attorney client privilege when sued. Attorneys operate under a broad ethical mandate not to disclose client confidences. This ethical obligation can apply to communications made prior to the establishment of an attorney-client relationship and survives the death of the client. It is broader than the attorney-client evidentiary privilege. As incorporated into virtually all codes of professional responsibility, there is an exception to the rule allowing an attorney
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