This valuable new edition, now a two-volume set, offers concrete advice on issues that litigators face every day and has the practical advice they need in making quick decisions during privilege reviews or writing briefs in the midst of fast paced discovery disputes. Most of the cited cases come from federal courts (including 4th Circuit and Maryland District Courts), but significant state cases (including Maryland state court cases) are included.

Summary of Contents:

· Overview of the Attorney-Client Privilege

· Participants: Clients

· Participants: Lawyers

· Legal Advice

· Crime-Fraud Exception

· Expectation of Confidentiality

· Waiver

· Work Product Doctrine

· Asserting the Protections

· Litigating the Protections

$199
Inv. #2781-07
Pub date: 2007
Pages: 826