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Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Apr. 24, 2017

Discovery and the attorney-client privilege

Learn about the elements of the privilege, what is not covered by the privilege, waiver, and the mechanics of adjudicating an assertion of the privilege.

Patricia M. Lucas

Judge (Ret.)
JAMS

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Gary Nadler

Judge (ret.)
JAMS

Hon. Gary Nadler (Ret.) is a retired Sonoma County Superior Court judge and serves as an arbitrator, mediator, special master/discovery referee and neutral evaluator at JAMS.

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The objective of this article and accompanying self-assessment test is to provide bench officers and lawyers with an overview of how the attorney-client privilege impacts discovery. By reading the article and taking the accompanying self-study test, readers will learn about the elements of the privilege, what is not covered by the privilege, waiver, and the mechanics of adjudicating an assertion of the privilege.

Overview

Communications between an attorney, or an attorn...

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