William D King- How Can I Keep My Client Information Confidential After Us Part Ways?
That’s the law in virtually every state in the country (and federal law to boot). As a practical matter (and without getting into all of the exceptions), once you walk out of your attorney-client conference, what was at that meeting stays at that meeting says, William D King. You cannot repeat it; no one else can repeat it; except for certain limited circumstances which are beyond the scope of this article (see “Attorney-Client Privilege”), it does not get repeat under any circumstances. And if anyone attempts to make you repeat anything that was said during your attorney-client conference. Or makes you disclose any information that was to you in confidence during your attorney-client conference. Makes you disclose anything about the subject matter of your client’s case. Then they are trying to obtain a secret advantage from unfair competition with those who operate on the up and up. And this is no idle threat-if anyone tries to make you do this. Then they have violated the law and will be held responsible for it. In fact,… Read More »William D King- How Can I Keep My Client Information Confidential After Us Part Ways?