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-- Last revised 9/23/08 --

Attorney-Client Privilege After Client's Death

    Pursuant to AB 403 (Tran) of the 2007 legislative session, the Commission will study "the issue of whether and, if  so, under what circumstances, the attorney-client privilege should survive the death of the client." The Commission's report to the Legislature on this topic is due by July 1, 2009.

    If you have questions or comments about this study contact Catherine Bidart, cbidart@clrc.ca.gov.

Related Material

Meeting Minutes

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Staff Memoranda

  • Memo 2008-45 -- Attorney-Client Privilege After Client's Death: Clarification of Probate Code Section 12252 (09/23/2008)

  • Memo 2008-35, Supp. 1 -- Attorney-Client Privilege After Client's Death (Comments by Judge Joseph Harvey) (08/29/2008)

  • Memo 2008-34, Supp. 1 -- Attorney-Client Privilege After Client's Death (Comments of Paul Gordon Hoffman) (08/26/2008)

  • Memo 2008-35 -- Attorney-Client Privilege After Client's Death: Discussion of Alternatives (08/25/2008)

  • Memo 2008-34 -- Attorney-Client Privilege After Client's Death (Approaches) (8/11/2008)

  • Memo 2008-20 -- Attorney-Client Privilege After Client's Death (Approaches) (05/30/2008)

  • Memo 2008-19 -- Attorney-Client Privilege After Client's Death (Discussion of Issues) (05/20/2008)

  • Memo 2008-29 -- Attorney-Client Privilege After Client's Death (Comments of Los Angeles County Public Defender) (05/01/2008)

  • Memo 2008-8 -- Attorney-Client Privilege After Client's Death (Scope of Study) (2/1/2008)

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