TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 9, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments about when attorney-client privilege should shield communications that provide both business and legal advice. Lawyers representing the petitioner argued that the privilege should protect all client communications where obtaining or providing legal advice was one of the significant purposes behind the communication. The government argued that unless legal advice is the primary purpose of communications, dual-purpose communications should not be privileged. An article written for SCOTUSblog last week looks at the issues at stake.