OPTIONAL: The Difference Between Confidentiality and the Attorney-Client Privilege

by Professor Grace M. Giesel

This article is useful for, as the title suggests, spelling out the difference between the attorney-client privilege you are studying in this class, and the duty of confidentiality that you have learned or will learn in your Professional Responsibility class.

This author also provides a useful review of the Attorney-Client Privilege in the second half of the article.

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