QUESTION: I am divorced and I am seeing a guy who has been separated from his wife for 2 years. My lawyer is also representing my boy friend’s soon to be ex. At the last appointment I had with my lawyer over some issues with my own case,he asked me if I was dating this person. I was honest and said yes, thinking it would stay confidential. This lawyer is now trying to use this information in their case. Can the lawyer use this without my permission?
MY RESPONSE: Your lawyer is ethically required to keep your communications with him confidential. Address that, and your concern, to your lawyer (and perhaps to the State Bar), without delay. If your lawyer violates your trust, he shouldn't be your lawyer.
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A conversation between a lawyer and his/her client is considered privileged communication and should always be kept in confidence. Breach of this trust is a serious violation of ethical and professional standards.
Guy Chambliss
Very well said. Loyalty is fundamental for lawyers. Even if you are both his clients, it is still a repugnance to their oath to discuss information at the expense of a client, which was you. We have this attorney-client privilege which makes us feel safe to completely honest with our conversations with them. And lawyers should be able to keep that relationship as it is. - Mike Clark
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