Many clients have a cursory understanding of attorney-client privilege, usually along the lines of “anything I say to my lawyer is confidential.” While that belief is, for the most part, true, the attorney-client privilege is not absolute.

As client confidence in the privilege is critical, a key aspect of the attorney’s duty to protect privilege should be educating and managing the client with regard to the scope and limits of privilege.

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