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May 28, 2003

ABA Panel Rethinks Confidentiality Rules

Lawyers view themselves as trusted counselors to their clients, with the communication between them protected by the sacred attorney-client privilege.


By Toni Vranjes
        Lawyers view themselves as trusted counselors to their clients, with the communication between them protected by the sacred attorney-client privilege.
        But in an age of corporate scandals, another role may become just as important: vigilant watchdog.
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