client confidentiality

Question 1

true or false: confidentiality protects prospective clients and lasts after the termination of the relationship

Answer 1

True

Question 2

true or false: attorney client privilege doesn’t apply when the client confesses to a crime

Answer 2

FALSE, unless they tel you they will commit a FUTURE crime and indeed carry it out

Question 3

true or false: attorney client privilege applies to communications between the attorney and the client’s agents

Answer 3

true

Question 4

true or false: speaking in hypotheticals to get advise without revealing who the client is does not violate the duty of confidentiality

Answer 4

true ONLY if they cannot reasonably identify the person

Question 5

when is disclosure of information implied?

Answer 5

you can tell buyer info about seller’s business

you can talk to other lawyers at your firm

unless client prohibited it

Question 6

true or false: if client tells you she just killed her boss and buried the body, you can reveal that info wihtout violating confidentiality

Answer 6

FALSE: you can reveal if the it necessary to PREVENT death or substantial bodily harm

Question 7

true or false: you can always disclose information to prevent financial injury

Answer 7

FALSE, you can only disclose if they used your services in furtherance of the crime or fraud

you can disclose past crimes to rectify financial injury

Question 8

true or false: you can disclose information to defend yourself

Answer 8

true, you can also disclose to obtain ethics advice

Question 9

true or false: you can disclose information to detect or resolve conflicts of interest due to change in ownership of law firm

Answer 9

true, but disclosure limited to what is necessary to determine COI

checking COI within a firm is generally always ok

Question 10

true or false: candor to court trumps duty of confidentiality

Answer 10

true