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Judicial Council to discuss Wisconsin’s “clawback” rule
At its next meeting, the Wisconsin Judicial Council plans to discuss whether recent changes to the state’s rules of civil procedure warrant any modifications of separate rules concerning inadvertent disclosures of privileged information during discovery proceedings.
Ex-detainee: Wisconsin jail recorded attorney-client calls
A former detainee at a Wisconsin jail filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the sheriff's office and district attorney's office, alleging authorities recorded privileged conversations between him and his attorney, then shared those calls with prosecutors.
Protecting against the waiver of attorney-client privilege
In my column from earlier this month, I discussed lawyers’ obligations to ensure confidential information is not disclosed when e-discovery procedures are taking place.
Protecting confidential information in e-discovery
For many years, courts and commentators have acknowledged that the attorney-client privilege is the most important privilege in our legal system.
Wis. justices allow lawyer to break attorney-client privilege
An Eau Claire criminal defense attorney who sent a letter to a judge containing information normally protected by attorney-client privilege did not violate any ethical rules, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Attorney-client privilege and workplace investigations
A recent court decision illustrates why employers should give careful consideration to the attorney-client privilege before conducting an investigation in the workplace.
How to avoid disclosure of confidential case info
Disclosing confidential case information can happen so fast you don’t even realize it’s happening.
Criminal Procedure — ineffective assistance — attorney-client privilege
11-1002 & 11-1012 U.S. v. Williams
10-2652 U.S. v. Boender
Criminal Procedure Attorney-client privilege; crime-fraud exception; in camera hearings
2010AP11-CR State v. Kunselman
Criminal Procedure Ineffective assistance; attorney-client privilege Christopher J. Kunselman appeals from a judgment convicting him of first-degree reckless injury and aggravated battery and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief based on ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We conclude that trial counsel’s breach of the attorney-client privilege was deficient perfor[...]
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