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A brief addressing the ability of corporate counsel to provide legal advice to clients.

The Need for a Substantial Salary Increase for Federal Judges

Comment letter seeking the support of the Honorable Lamar Smith for The Attorney-Client Protection Act of 2007

An ACC letter supporting Ohio's adoption of ABA Model Rule 5.5, which covers multi-jurisdiction practice.

ABA Comment letter written by Kim J. Askew, Chair of the ABA Section of Litigation concerning the Proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502(b).

ABA Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege concerning the Proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502 Issues of Implied Waiver.

Testimony of Paul J McNulty, Deputy Attorney General, Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Regarding The Thompson Memorandum's Effect on the Right to Counsel in Corporate Investigations Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Nationwide v. Fleming, Brief for Plaintiff-Appellants. Docket No. 32 WAP 2007; Appeal From the Order of the Superior Court on May 21, 2007 in No. 207 WDA 2005, Which Affirmed Order Entered on January 25, 2005 in Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, Civil Division, No. EQ 99-50018. The Superior Court held the confidential memorandum sent by Nationwide's in-house senior counsel to senior officers, executives, and attorneys was not privileged as it was not a communication from the client to the attorney and did not include confidential information. This brief argues confidential communications are not only from client to attorney, but also attorney to client, and related to pending and future litigation and reflected confidential information previously shared by the client with the attorney, as well as attorney's legal advice.

A brief dealing with the question of the constitutionality of reciprocity provisions.

ACC Amicus Brief, Brinker v. San Diego Superior Court, filed 8/19/09