A Florida appeals court has granted a temporary reprieve to a Coral Gables lawyer battling a subpoena under the assertion of attorney-client privilege.

The Third District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Barbara Areces erred in ordering attorney Alba Varela to appear for a deposition, and denying the litigator’s motion for protective order without granting additional scrutiny.

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