Attorney-client confidentiality is one of the oldest pillars of American justice. Americans not only have a right to talk ...

We recently had occasion to review Model Rule 1.6, the rule governing attorney-client confidentiality issued by the American Bar Association (ABA), and to compare it with the version adopted by ...

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Many state public records laws make exceptions for materials made confidential in the context of an attorney-client relationship. This relationship begets three separate, but overlapping, sets of ...

When a mental health professional breaks a client's trust or wrongs them in some way, is suing their only recourse? Consider these alternatives before taking legal action.

In situations where an exception to confidentiality protection may exist , the William & Mary Counseling Center will make an effort to discuss the circumstances and procedures for the disclosure with ...