MCLE
Dec. 1, 2013
Can We Talk?
Vexing attorney-client privilege issues arise when lawyers seeks legal or ethical advice from their own law firm's general counsel.
Andy Associate knew he was in trouble. Prominent Partner had let him handle a significant breach of contract case for Important Client. Prominent Partner had actually drafted the contract now in dispute. As Andy dug deeper into his research, he realized that Prominent Partner had omitted key elements from the agreement. As discovery progressed, the facts became worse for Important Client. Indeed, the provisions of the contract did not appear to express the parties' actual inte...
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