LAW 680 Lecture 15: PR - class 15
23 Dec 2019
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Scope example, if a lawyer interviews a witness to an accident that is the subject of a lawsuit, the info is confidential but not covered by attorney-client privilege because the communication is not between attorney and client. If lawyer interviews her own client about the accident, neither of them can be compelled to testify about what they said during that convo: when attorney-client privilege is invoked, occasions when attorney-client privilege might be claimed. Privilege might be invoked as to arguably privileged material if: A lawyer or a client is subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury. A lawyer is subpoenaed to testify before a trial jury. A client"s documents are seized from his lawyer pursuant to a search warrant. Discovery is sought from a lawyer or a client through adjudications depositions, interrogatories, or a request for production of documents. A lawyer is called to testify before a judge or jury at trial.
