Prospective and current clients often feel nervous divulging the facts to attorneys. Sure, they know about the attorney-client privilege, but they don't know what, exactly, it protects. Read here for details on the types of information that are never subject to disclosure, and those that may be.
The attorney-client privilege protects almost all confidential communications between lawyers and their clients.
Your lawyer must keep your confidences, with rare exceptions.
Not all attorney-client communications are privileged.
The attorney-client privilege prevents people from revealing confidential communications between defendants and their lawyers.
Learn about the potentially touchy issue of divulging all the facts to your criminal defense lawyer.
An attorney-client relationship generally doesn’t form until the lawyer and client agree to it.
Planning to testify falsely risks your defense, your lawyer, and a charge of perjury.
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