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McCormick, Bruce H.; Jayaramamurthy, S.N.

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“…By the 1700s, however, the privilege was understood to belong to the client, with the rationale that for a lawyer to carry out the duty to represent a client, he must know all the facts concerning the situation; full disclosure of the facts by a client is best assured if the client knows that his or her confidences will not be divulged by the lawyer (Burke 1981). The privilege encourages the client to fully disclose all the facts, knowing that those confidences will not be divulged by the lawyer (Burke 1981).1fie attorney-client privilege does not protect advice that an attorney has given to a client to assist the client in the commission of a crime; however, communications about past crimes are protected by the privilege (McCormick 1972).…”

Section: The Corporate Attorneymentioning

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Whistleblowing and Lawyers

Belbot¹

1991

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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In recent years, a great deal of attention has been paid to whistleblowers, those heroic people who risk their jobs, friendships and health to expose their employers' illegal or unethical behavior. This article examines the difficulties faced by a corporate attorney who discovers that her client has committed a fraudulent act. A lawyer's code of professional ethics and the common law obligation to keep client confidences make it virtually impossible for an attorney to "blow the whistle" on a corporate client or employer.

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confidence: 99%