Still, it seems like it would be very bad for business to be known as the lawyer who is likely to
divulge information about clients online.)
Not exact matches
I am not going to give you all the gory details
about all of my projects, because I don't think my
clients would appreciate my
divulging this proprietary
information.
As to
divulging client confidences, the majority of the Court held that the First Amendment protects an attorney who disseminates
information about a
client, even where as here Mr. Hunter identified the
clients by name, when the
information has already been
divulged publicly, including in court proceedings.
When it comes time for an attorney to prepare the motion for withdrawal for such reasons, however, -LSB-...] an attorney may consider citing the ubiquitous «irreconcilable differences» in the motion to withdraw, rather than
divulging pernicious
information about the
client.
The Code of Conduct contains this provision
about «confidentiality» in Rule 2.03, at p. 28, that is beguiling in its simplicity: «A lawyer at all times must hold in strict confidence all
information concerning the business and affairs of a
client acquired in the course of the professional relationship and must not
divulge any such
information unless: (a) expressly or impliedly authorized by the
client; (b) required by law or a court to do so; (c) required to deliver the
information to the Society; or (d) otherwise permitted by this rule.»
Besides the potential to
divulge information protected by attorney -
client confidentiality, or
information which would be embarrassing or prejudicial, attorney - bloggers must also be mindful of the message that writing
about clients sends to other
clients, potential
clients and colleagues.