In re McDowell

MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING UNITED STATES TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS CLAIMED AS PRIVILEGED BY FRANK MCDOWELL AND LORI MCDOWELL

JEFF BOHM, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

At common law, attorney-client communications are protected from diselo-sure, with the purpose of this privilege meant to “encourage full and frank communication ... and thereby promote [the] broader public interests in the observance of law and administration of justice.” Upjohn Co. v. United States, 449 U.S. 383, 389, 101 S.Ct. 677, 66 L.Ed.2d 584 (1981). Similarly, the “work-product doctrine” is meant to…