This article discusses whether employer email systems protect attorney-client confidentiality. Courts consider company policies, monitoring, and employee awareness to determine if privilege applies.

Inquiries received from Michael J. Hutter's previous Evidence column, together with the Supreme Court's grant of certiorari and then subsequent dismissal of the appeal as improvidently granted in 'In ...

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Attorney-client confidentiality is one of the oldest pillars of American justice. Americans not only have a right to talk with a lawyer, but also to talk privately with the lawyer. After all, what ...

The conversations David Hoovler had with Andre Thurston in 2008 about the Megan McDonald murder are protected by attorney-client privilege, one of the bedrock principles of our legal system. In 2008, ...

September 19, 2025 - Everyone knows the baseline rule: an attorney cannot, and should not, coach a witness on the record during a deposition or influence the witness to change testimony. A deposition ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in the legal sector and corporate operations, its implications for attorney-client privilege should be a rising concern for board members. AI ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. This article is more than 2 years old. Lawyers and their ...