Legal Opinion
In Re Public Defender Service
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 11, 2003No. 93-SS-356PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Attorneys are charged with two weighty responsibilities — to serve their clients with loyalty and zeal and to advance the administration of justice. To enable attorneys to fulfill these responsibilities, the law guarantees the confidentiality of legitimate attorney-client communications and enjoins attorneys entrusted with confidential communications to advise their clients to comply with the law. The privilege of confidentiality does not attach to attorney-client communications in furtherance of a crime or fraud, however. Nor does the attorney-client privilege…
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