Law Practice
Aug. 2, 2016
Use caution when discussing ethically murky client matters, State Bar advises
Potentially confidential client information learned through the course of representation should not be discussed by an attorney, even if the matter is resolved or the information is otherwise available, according to an opinion issued Friday by the State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Potentially confidential client information learned through the course of representation should not be discussed by an attorney, even if the matter is resolved or the information is otherwise available, according to an opinion issued Friday by the State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility.
The opinion is purely hypothetical, according to the agency's communications direct...
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