Legal Opinion
In Re PCB File No. 92.27
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 16, 1998No. 96-600PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
Bar counsel appeals from an order of the chair of a Professional Conduct Board (PCB) hearing panel requiring her to provide respondent with a redacted version of notes and summaries of witness statements prepared by her investigator. Although bar counsel has turned the materials over to respondent, she requests that the Court declare the notes of witness interviews prepared by her investigator to be privileged documents under A.0.9, Rule 10B(1) that are not discoverable absent a showing of good cause. We rule that such documents fall within the attorney-work-product privilege and are not…
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