Legal Opinion
Adams v. Franklin
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 10, 2007No. 05-CV-233PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Chief Judge:
Invoking the attorney-client privilege and the broader obligation of client-lawyer confidentiality imposed by Rule 1.6 of the Rules of Professional Conduct (2006), 1 appellant Came Adams appeals the trial court’s order compelling her former attorney, Leonard Koenick, to subject himself to a deposition by appellees. We affirm. 2
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In 2004, appellant brought suit in Superior Court against the several appellees alleging that they fraudulently deceived her as to the true sale value of her real property and induced her to sell the property at a price substantially below…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Upjohn Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Perlman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Edmund J. Flynn Co. v. LaVayDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. GreenMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- In Re Marriage of DeckerIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State v. DyerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
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- Baylor v. Mitchell Rubenstein & Associates, P.C.District Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- State v. UnruhNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
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