Atlanta criminal defense lawyer Jerome Froelich Jr. vows he will go to jail before disclosing his communications in representing a disbarred lawyer who scammed millions of dollars from a woman he met on a dating website.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit turned away Froelich's bid for protection from subpoena by the woman, who is trying to recover her money through a lawsuit. A three-judge panel faulted Froelich for appealing too soon, saying the appeals court didn't have jurisdiction given that he had neither turned over the documents nor taken a contempt citation.

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