Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act Approved In House of Representatives, Pending in Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 in November. Its companion bill, S. 186, is still pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The ABA urged the House action “to roll back … harmful federal agency policies that are seriously eroding the attorney-client privilege, the work product doctrine and the constitutional rights of employees.” Letter »

"[T]he rights of American employees and the businesses they work for are too important to be subject to constantly shifting administrative policies. . ."

-ABA President
H. Thomas Wells Jr.

Sept. 19, 2008 - President Wells urges delay in implementing Financial Standards Accounting Board Statement 141(R). Cites unintended consequences for attorney-client privilege
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Sept. 9, 2008 - Wells lauds Congressional action on FRE 502, addressing inadvertent disclosures of privileged information during discovery
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Aug. 28, 2008 - Wells responds to new Justice Department charging guidelines
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