In this complaint, plaintiff charges defendants with intentional interference with the attorney/client relationship. The plaintiff states that the actions of the defendants in interfering with the attorney/client relationship were willful, wanton, malicious and obtrusive and that punitive damages should be accessed against the defendants.
Attorney Relationship With Client In Illinois
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The establishment of the attorney-client relationship involves two elements: a person seeks advice or assistance from an attorney; and the attorney appears to give, agrees to give or gives the advice or assistance.
Except when created by court appointment, the attorney-client relationship may be found to exist based on the intent and conduct of the parties and the reasonable expectations of the potential client.
Rule 1.6 - Confidentiality of Information (a) A lawyer shall not reveal information relating to the representation of a client unless the client gives informed consent, the disclosure is impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation, or the disclosure is permitted by paragraph (b) or required by ...
Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 1.6 The attorney-client relationship is trust, confidentiality, and fiduciary duty. Clients should confide in their attorneys, needing to disclose sensitive information for the best possible outcome.
A person who communicates information unilaterally to a lawyer, without any reasonable expectation that the lawyer is willing to discuss the possibility of forming a client-lawyer relationship, is not a "prospective client." Moreover, a person who communicates with a lawyer for the purpose of disqualifying the lawyer ...
A lawyer may not disclose such information except as authorized or required by the Rules of Professional Conduct or other law. See also Scope. 4 Paragraph (a) prohibits a lawyer from revealing information relating to the representation of a client.
Rule 1.9 - Duties to Former Clients (a) A lawyer who has formerly represented a client in a matter shall not thereafter represent another person in the same or a substantially related matter in which that person's interests are materially adverse to the interests of the former client unless the former client gives ...
Rule 3.8 is intended to remind prosecutors that the touchstone of ethical conduct is the duty to act fairly, honestly, and honorably. 2 In Illinois, a defendant may waive a preliminary hearing and thereby lose a valuable opportunity to challenge probable cause.