Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jan. 24, 2017
Public agency legal bills: Are they privileged?
The California Supreme Court's last opinion of 2016 raises more questions than it answers. Most notably, for attorneys who provide services to public agencies, the decision creates uncertainty as to what amount of detail to include in their billing invoices. By Derek P. Cole
Derek P. Cole
Partner, Co-Founder
Cole Huber LLP
2261 Lava Ridge Ct
Roseville , CA 95661-3034
Fax: (916) 780-9050
Email: dcole@colehuber.com
Derek specializes in municipal and environmental law, providing both advisory and litigation services.
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
When a law firm submits litigation billing invoices to a public agency for payment, are the invoices protected by the attorney-client privilege? Yes and no, said the California Supreme Court in its last published ruling of 2016. In Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors v. Superior Court, 2016 DJDAR 12740 (Dec. 29, 2016), a four-member majority of the court...
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