This Client Burned Through Six Attorneys in One Case. The Disputes Offer Client Management Lessons

"Ultimately, the client sets the destination," ethics attorney Ellen Brotman said. "The lawyer sets how we get there." ...
Summit County

Mountain Law: Understanding the attorney-client privilege

The policy behind the attorney-client privilege is to promote candid and open communication by clients to their attorneys without fear of disclosure. The attorney-client privilege only applies if the ...
JD Supra

Does Disclosing an Attorney-Client Communication Into Another Privileged Relationship Waive That Privilege?

Although lawyers understandably focus mostly on the privilege that they enjoy when communicating with their clients, other professionals (psychiatrists, clergy) also have privilege protection of one ...

Ethical Challenges in New York Trust and Estate Practice: Conflicts, Confidentiality and Client Capacity

Trust and estate practice in New York demands attorneys stay attuned to the ethical pitfalls that arise at every stage of ...
WSB-TV

Fulton County DA asks attorney defending YSL client to be removed from another murder case

ATLANTA — Prosecutors are trying to get an attorney kicked off a murder case because they say she told a murder suspect she wasn’t representing to hide evidence. Counsel for the attorney says she ...
JD Supra

Client Beware: The Utilization of Artificial Intelligence Platforms and the Potential Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege

The rapid evolution of digital technologies has ushered in a new era for the legal profession—one characterized by both unprecedented promise and intricate new hazards. As practitioners and clients ...

This celebrity attorney's client list is getting younger—but there is one thing she says Gen Z is doing right in relationships

The 37-year-old represents "high net worth individuals and celebrity clients" like model Emily Ratajkowski and hairstylist ...
wqad

Ex-GOP nominee for Illinois AG Tom DeVore temporarily loses law license over inappropriate client relationship

ILLINOIS, USA — The Illinois Supreme Court has ordered former Illinois attorney general Republican nominee Tom DeVore’s law license suspended for 60 days, following a yearslong public feud involving ...