Tag:Attorney-Client Privilege

Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Overrules Shillinger v. Haworth

The 10th Circuit held that a Sixth Amendment violation of confidential communication with an attorney required the defendant to show prejudice.

Court Opinion: PDJ Censures Attorney After Release of Confidential Report

Colorado’s Presiding Disciplinary Judge censured an attorney after a confidential report he prepared was released to the media.

Court Opinion: Colorado’s PDJ Suspends Attorney After He Called a Former Client a ‘Crybaby,’ Yelled Profanity at the Client in a Denver Restaurant

Colorado’s disciplinary judge suspended an attorney after several online and in-person altercations with a former client.

Rising Jury Verdicts, Attached Housing Litigation on the Mind for Best Law Firm Attorneys in Commercial Litigation, Construction

Law Week talked to partners at three Best Law Firms in construction and commercial litigation to see what’s going on in their practice areas, what legislation and court decisions have been impactful and what’s on their mind going into 2025.

Colorado Attorneys Examine the Implications of Recent Appellate Court Decisions

Local attorneys told Law Week about the impact some of the state’s recent appellate decisions will have on the legal landscape in Colorado.

Colorado Supreme Court Dispels Some Misconceptions on Confidential Legal Communications

Spencer Fane of counsel John Watson explains a recent Colorado Supreme Court decision about the attorney-client communication privilege.

Colorado Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Lewis Roca in Attorney Client Privilege Case

The Colorado Supreme Court reversed a district court decision in a case involving attorney client privilege.

ABA Ethics Committee Releases Opinion On Seeking Advice on Listservs

The American Bar Association addressed what lawyers can post on listservs when seeking legal advice from fellow professionals.