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Attorney Client Privilege For Consultants In Clark
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The privilege extends to communications involving agents that facilitate the attorney-client relationship.
The elements required to establish the attorney-client privilege are as follows: a communication; made between privileged persons; in confidence; and. for the purpose of seeking, obtaining, or providing legal assistance to the client.
Crime or Fraud Exception. If a client seeks advice from an attorney to assist with the furtherance of a crime or fraud or the post-commission concealment of the crime or fraud, then the communication is not privileged.
The attorney-client privilege applies to communications “to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for the transmission of the information or the accomplishment of the purpose for which the lawyer is consulted.” Cal. Evid. Code § 952. This includes communications to an expert consultant.
Crime or Fraud Exception. If a client seeks advice from an attorney to assist with the furtherance of a crime or fraud or the post-commission concealment of the crime or fraud, then the communication is not privileged.
The privilege extends only to communications that the client intends to be confidential. Communications made in non-private settings, or in the presence of third persons unnecessary to accomplish the purpose for which the attorney was consulted, are not confidential and therefore are not protected by the privilege.
The attorney-client privilege does not apply to every communication with an attorney. For the privilege to exist, the communication must be to, from, or with an attorney, and intended to be confidential. In addition, the communication must be for the purpose of requesting or receiving legal advice.
The attorney-client privilege applies to communications “to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for the transmission of the information or the accomplishment of the purpose for which the lawyer is consulted.” Cal. Evid. Code § 952. This includes communications to an expert consultant.
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While the attorney-client privilege seeks to protect confidential communications between an attorney and a client, work product doctrine. Attorney-client privilege extends to anyone who is necessary for the communication.Below we offer best practices to ensure that privileged communications with contractors can be protected. Just having an attorney attend a meeting or participate in a communication will not automatically extend the privilege. The purpose of the attorneyclient privilege is to "encourage full and frank communication between attorneys and their clients. In Colorado, the attorney–client privilege can protect communica- tions between an attorney and an expert who serves as the attorney's agent. Those courts reason that a client seeking to avoid this disclosure can simply pay in a form other than cash. Clark Boardman Callaghan. The purpose of the privilege is to encourage openness between attorney's and clients. 1994) (applying the attorney-client privilege to communications with a partnership's independent consultant).