David R. Hawkins v. Andrea L. Stables

■Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge ERVIN and Judge WILKINS joined.

OPINION

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

David Hawkins appeals the district court’s ruling barring Andrea Stables’s attorney from testifying on the grounds of attorney-client privilege. He claims that the privilege was impliedly waived when Stables answered a question regarding advice the lawyer had given her during a deposition. We agree that the district court misapplied the law of privilege and must be reversed. The law of attorney-client privilege places the burden of proof…