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Prof Responsibility • Confidentiality
PR#064
Legal Definition
Unlike the ABA Rule, California Rule 1.13 does not permit the lawyer to disclose information to outside authorities if the highest authority within the organization fails to act. The California rule prioritizes confidentiality and does not allow for the same level of discretionary disclosure as the ABA rule.
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Related Concepts
If a lawyer for an organization becomes aware that someone from the organization intends to break the law, how must the lawyer respond?
If an attorney in California becomes aware that their client is violating state or federal securities law, what must they do?
In California, what are the three exceptions to the Duty of Confidentiality?
What are the seven permissive exceptions, under the ABA, to the Duty of Confidentiality?
What is the Duty of Confidentiality?
