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Attorney Client Privilege With In House Counsel In Montgomery
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Your attorney is required by law to refuse to divulge the contents of client communications if anyone asks them to, citing "attorney-client privilege:" You have the right to forbid your attorney (along with any relevant third parties) from disclosing information designated as confidential.
Confidential In-House Counsel attorney-client communications are deemed privileged unless the “dominant purpose” was something other than legal advice. Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Super.
If the purpose is legal advice, the communication is privileged if it's confidential and between lawyer and client. On the other hand, if the lawyer is acting as a business negotiator or advisor, the communication probably is not privileged. An in-house lawyer fulfills multiple roles!
Common interest privilege, also known as the joint defense privilege, is an extension of attorney-client privilege that protects the compelled disclosure of communications between two or more parties and/or their respective counsel when the parties are allied in a common legal interest.
For those lawyers who are employees of one company, they are not considered to have a private practice or a public practice. These lawyers are called “in-house counsel.” That means they are directly employed by one client and are typically prevented from being able to take on any other clients.
Although historically courts held there was no privilege, more recently courts—including one California court—have concluded that communications between attorneys and their firm's in-house counsel are privileged.
Therefore, controversy has emerged over the scope of the attorney–client privilege between the counsel and the president and vice president, namely with John Dean of Watergate notoriety. It is clear, however, that the privilege does not apply in strictly personal matters.
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As a general rule, an attorney who serves a client in a business capacity may not assert the attorneyclient privilege because of the lack of a. Readers requiring legal advice on any specific case or circumstance should consult with counsel admitted in the relevant jurisdiction.This publication is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide general information on legal matters. There must be an expectation that the communication will not be disclosed. ACC provides a summary of state rules for practicing as in-house counsel in a state where you are not admitted to the bar. Because the communication was made in a corporate, and not legal. In general, there are two requirements for applicability of the attorney-client privilege. If the purpose is legal advice, the communication is privileged if it's confidential and between lawyer and client.