105938 : Syllabus[Decision]SYLLABUS1. LEGALE!"#S$ LA%YE&'#L"E(&ELA")(S!"*$ B)U(DBY&ULES+ E!"#AL#)(DU# A(D DU"ES$ &A")(ALE.' "n ,-e c.ea,ion o/ la0ye.'clien, .ela,ions-i1+ ,-e.e a.e.ules+ e,-ical con2uc, an2 2u,ies ,-a, b.ea,-e li/e in,o i,+ a3on4 ,-ose+ ,-e /i2ucia.y 2u,y ,o -isclien, 0-ic- is o/ a 5e.y 2elica,e+ e6ac,in4 an2 con/i2en,ial c-a.ac,e.+ .e7ui.in4 a 5e.y -i4- 2e4.eeo/ /i2eli,y an2 4oo2 /ai,-+ ,-a, is .e7ui.e2 by .eason o/ necessi,y an2 1ublic in,e.es, base2 on ,-e-y1o,-esis ,-a, abs,inence /.o3 see8in4 le4al a25ice in a 4oo2 cause is an e5il 0-ic- is /a,al ,o ,-ea23inis,.a,iono/ 9us,ice. ", isalso,-es,.ic, senceo/ /i2eli,yo/ ala0ye. ,o-isclien, ,-a,2is,in4uis-es-i3/.o3anyo,-e. 1.o/essional insocie,y. -isconce1,ionisen,.enc-e2an2e3bo2ies cen,u.ies o/ es,ablis-e2 an2 s,able ,.a2i,ion.#onsi2e.a,ions /a5o.in4 con/i2en,iali,y inla0ye.'clien, .ela,ions-i1s a.e 3any an2 se.5e se5e.al cons,i,u,ional an2 1olicy conce.ns."n ,-econs,i,u,ional s1-e.e+ ,-e 1.i5ile4e 4i5es /les- ,o one o/ ,-e 3os, sac.osanc, .i4-,s a5ailable ,o ,-eaccuse2+ ,-e .i4-, ,o counsel."/ a clien, 0e.e 3a2e ,o c-oose be,0een le4al .e1.esen,a,ion 0i,-ou,e//ec,i5e co33unica,ion an2 2isclosu.e an2 le4al .e1.esen,a,ion 0i,- all -is sec.e,s .e5eale2 ,-en-e 3i4-, be co31elle2+ in so3e ins,ances+ ,o ei,-e. o1, ,o s,ay a0ay /.o3 ,-e 9u2icial sys,e3 o. ,olose ,-e .i4-, ,ocounsel. "/ ,-e 1.ice o/ 2isclosu.e is ,oo-i4-+ o. i/ i, a3oun,s ,o sel/inc.i3ina,ion+ ,-en ,-e /lo0o/ in/o.3a,ion 0oul2 be cu.,aile2 ,-e.eby.en2e.in4 ,-e .i4-,1.ac,icallynu4a,o.y. -e,-.ea, ,-is.e1.esen,sa4ains, ano,-e.sac.osanc, in2i5i2ual .i4-,+ ,-e.i4-, ,o be 1.esu3e2 innocen, is a, once sel/'e5i2en,.Encou.a4in4 /ull 2isclosu.e ,o a la0ye. byonesee8in4le4al se.5iceso1ens,-e2oo. ,oa0-oles1ec,.u3o/le4al o1,ions0-ic-0oul2o,-e.0ise be ci.cu3sc.ibe2byli3i,e2in/o.3a,ionen4en2e.e2bya/ea. o/ 2isclosu.e. Ane//ec,i5e la0ye.'clien, .ela,ions-i1 is la.4ely be,0een la0ye. an2 clien, 0-ic- in ,u.n .e7ui.es asi,ua,ion 0-ic- encou.a4es a 2yna3ic an2 /.ui,/ul e6c-an4e an2 /lo0o/ in/o.3a,ion. ",necessa.ily/ollo0s,-a, ino.2e.,oa,,aine//ec,i5e.e1.esen,a,ion+ ,-ela0ye. 3us, in5o8e,-e1.i5ile4e no, as a 3a,,e. o/ o1,ion bu, as a 3a,,e. o/ 2u,y an2 1.o/essional .es1onsibili,y.:. "D.$ "D.$AS AGE(E&AL&ULEALA%YE&;AY()&Es na3e 0oul2 i31lica,e ,-a, clien, in ,-e5e.y ac,i5i,y /o. 0-ic- -e sou4-, ,-e la0ye.>s a25ice.:A %-e.e 2isclosu.e 0oul2 o1en ,-e clien,,o ci5il liabili,y+ -is i2en,i,y is 1.i5ile4e2.3A %-e.e ,-e 4o5e.n3en,>s la0ye.s -a5e no case a4ains,an a,,o.ney>s clien, unless+ by .e5ealin4 ,-e clien,>s na3e+ ,-e sai2 na3e 0oul2 /u.nis- ,-e onlylin8,-a, 0oul2/o.3 ,-e c-ain o/ ,es,i3onynecessa.y ,o con5ic,anin2i5i2ualo/a c.i3e+ ,-eclien,>sna3eis1.i5ile4e2.A1a., /.o3,-ese1.inci1al e6ce1,ions+ ,-e.ee6is, o,-e.si,ua,ions0-ic-coul27uali/yase6ce1,ions,o,-e4ene.al .ule. s se3inal 2ecision in Bai.2 5. Hoe.ne.+ :F9 -ena3e o/ ,-e clien, 0ill be consi2e.e2 1.i5ile4e2 3a,,e. 0-e.e ,-e ci.cu3s,ances o/ ,-e case a.e*a4e 3 o/ Bsuc- ,-a, ,-e na3e o/ ,-e clien, is 3a,e.ial only /o. ,-e 1u.1ose o/ s-o0in4 an ac8no0le243en, o/4uil, on,-e1a., o/ suc-clien, o/ ,-e5e.yo//enses onaccoun, o/ 0-ic-,-ea,,o.ney0ase31loye2.> >Asi4ni/ican, e6ce1,ion,o,-is 1.inci1le o/ non'con/i2en,iali,y-ol2s ,-a, suc-in/o.3a,ion 3ay be 1.i5ile4e2 0-en ,-e 1e.son in5o8in4 ,-e 1.i5ile4e is able ,o s-o0 ,-a, a s,.on41ossibili,y e6is,s ,-a, 2isclosu.e o/ ,-e in/o.3a,ion 0oul2 i31lica,e ,-e clien, in ,-e 5e.y 3a,,e./o. 0-ic- le4al a25ice 0as sou4-, in ,-e /i.s, case.>Ano,-e. e6ce1,ion ,o ,-e 4ene.al .ule ,-a, ,-ei2en,i,y o/ a clien, is no, 1.i5ile4e2 a.ises 0-e.e 2isclosu.e o/ ,-e i2en,i,y 0oul2 be ,an,a3oun, ,o2isclosin4 an o,-e.0ise 1.o,ec,e2 con/i2en,ial co33unica,ion.o ,-e 4ene.al .ule is an e6ce1,ion+/i.3ly e3be22e2 as ,-e .ule i,sel/.-e 1.i5ile4e 3ay be .eco4niCe2 0-e.e so 3uc- o/ ,-e ac,ualco33unica,ion -as al.ea2y been 2isclose2 ,-a, i2en,i/ica,ion o/ ,-e clien, a3oun,s ,o 2isclosu.e o/acon/i2en,ial co33unica,ion.-e1.i5ile4e3aybe.eco4niCe20-e.eso3uc-o/,-eac,ualco33unica,ion -as al.ea2y been 2isclose2 [no, necessa.ily by ,-e a,,o.ney+ bu, by in2e1en2en,sou.cesas0ell] ,-a, i2en,i/ica,iono/ ,-eclien, [o. o/ /ees1ai2] a3oun,s ,o2isclosu.eo/ acon/i2en,ial co33unica,ion. Ano,-e. e6ce1,ion+ a.,icula,e2 in ,-e s en banc 2ecisiono/ "n .e G.an2 Gu.y *.ocee2in4s E*a5lic8A+ I80