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Attorney-client privilege
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (Wex), 2026
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- A plain-language legal encyclopedia entry on attorney-client privilege and how it can be lost.
- How much weight it carries
- A general reference from a law school institute. It is not state-specific legal advice.
Facts taken from this source
- Cornell's legal encyclopedia says that if a third party is present during a privileged communication, confidentiality may be compromised unless the third party is essential to the attorney-client relationship.
“if a third party is present during the privileged communication, the confidentiality may be compromised unless that third party is essential to the attorney-client relationship” (Exceptions)
- Cornell Law School's legal information site says attorney-client privilege protects confidential communications between a lawyer and their client about seeking legal advice or services.
“Attorney-client privilege protects confidential communications between a lawyer and their client that relate to the client's seeking of legal advice or services.” (Opening definition)
- Under Federal Rule of Evidence 502, an inadvertent disclosure of privileged material does not waive the privilege when the holder took reasonable steps to prevent it and promptly took reasonable steps to fix the error.
“The holder of the privilege took reasonable steps to prevent disclosure; and The holder promptly took reasonable steps to rectify the error.” (Section on exceptions and waiver, Federal Rules of Evidence 502)
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