Fellerman v. Bradley

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

HANDLER, J.

In this case, an attorney representing a litigant in a contested matrimonial matter refused to disclose to a trial court the address of his client. As a result, the attorney effectively prevented the court from enforcing a provision of the final judgment that required the client to pay an expert’s fee. The legal issue presented concerns the extent to which a client’s address is protected against compelled disclosure under the statutory attorney-client privilege, as well as the court disciplinary rule governing confidential and secret…