Fact · Voice privacy and security
ABA Formal Opinion 512 says lawyers must make reasonable efforts to prevent inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of, or unauthorized access to, information relating to a client's representation.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“reasonable efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of, or unauthorized access to, information relating to the representation of the client”
Formal Opinion 512: Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools, ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, American Bar Association, 2024, Section B, Confidentiality.
Open the original- What it measures
- The opinion quotes the text of Model Rule 1.6(c), then applies it to generative AI tools.
- What it does not show
- Model Rule 1.6 is a template. Each state adopts its own version, so check your state's rule.