Colo. Supreme Court: Presence of 3rd Party Waives Attorney-Client Privilege
- December 6, 2018
- Miles Buckingham
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The Colorado Supreme Court entered an opinion resolving an attorney-client privilege issue that has long been open under Colorado law – whether and when the presence of a non-client destroys the attorney-client privilege. Pursuant to the opinion authored by Justice…
Slack as a client communication tool: Bad idea or Worst idea?
- April 12, 2016
- Miles Buckingham
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Recently, a business attorney posting in The Lawyerist proposed that attorneys could use Slack to communicate with clients. As we represent attorneys in legal malpractice actions brought by the clients of those attorneys, we had to stop and ask: Is…
Boulders at Escalante-Foreseeability and Causation in Legal Malpractice Actions
- July 9, 2015
- Miles Buckingham
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On June 18, 2015 the Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Boulders at Escalante LLC v. Otten Johnson Robinson Neff and Ragonetti PC, 2015 COA 85. The case carries significant implications for legal malpractice cases in Colorado. The case involves…