Privilege

CA State Bar Says No Sex With Clients

March 17, 2017

Some exceptions are noted, as this rule updates and expands a previous rule that allowed consensual sex, as long as…

GC Avoids Deposition With “Apex Doctrine”

March 7, 2017

A recent ruling from the Southern District of Florida rebuffed an attempt by a whistleblower plaintiff to depose the vice […]

No One Cares About Your Firm’s History

March 2, 2017

A veteran consultant and legal affairs writer explains why it’s nearly always “self-centered, not client-centered, and therefore pointless.”

Uploading Files Negates Privilege

February 27, 2017

Uploading files to an unprotected file-sharing site is the equivalent of “leaving its claims file on a bench in the […]

“Massive” Pro Bono Response To Trump Immigration Order

February 20, 2017

A number of law firms, including some of the largest, are putting significant resources into the effort to confront President […]

Why A Company’s Workplace Accident Investigation Was Ruled Privileged

February 15, 2017

When attorneys for a man who had been injured in a workplace accident requested an internal company report about the […]

Amid Controversies, Spotlight On White House Counsel

February 14, 2017

In the wake of the resignation of Michael Flynn, former National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump, attention must now […]

Eric Holder Meets With New Client: California

February 8, 2017

California’s Democratic lawmakers met with their new outside counsel this week: former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder and his […]

The Tangled History Of Trump’s Pick For Labor Chief

February 7, 2017

There is nothing simple about the resume of President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, Andrew Puzder, and his confirmation […]

Legal Aid Has Seven-Fold Economic Impact

February 3, 2017

For every dollar spent on civil legal aid for low-income residents, the state of Florida earned $7 in economic impact, […]

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