The Georgia Supreme Court last week heard argument over a law firm’s obligations to unhappy clients who seem headed toward a malpractice claim, sorting out which ethics rules, if any, apply to a later discovery dispute.
If the firm can’t immediately withdraw without hurting its clients, do the firm’s consultations with its internal ethics counsel get protection from attorney-client privilege? Is the privilege broad enough to shield any resulting documents from the now-former clients who sued and demanded them in discovery?
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