September 19, 2025 - Everyone knows the baseline rule: an attorney cannot, and should not, coach a witness on the record during a deposition or influence the witness to change testimony. A deposition ...

CBS News conducted an interview with the victim's attorney Monday evening. That video was shared with FOX59/CBS4 via its partnership with CBS News. During the interview, the attorney — Erik May — ...

David M. White. Courtesy photo. One of the emerging great debates in the field of legal education concerns the advocate’s orientation in client counseling. The dynamic tension to be maintained is the ...

One of the great myths of the legal profession is that the attorney-client privilege promises absolute confidentiality to ensure clients' full disclosure to their counsel. However, as most lawyers ...

At least some of the justices at Monday morning’s oral argument in Villarreal v. Texas appear to be willing to permit trial courts to limit what defense lawyers may discuss with their clients ...

Many lawyers across Missouri take exception to how the Sunshine Law's first exception of attorney-client privilege is interpreted. Some say the exception in the state statute granting the public the ...