Asked 12 months ago - New York, NY
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My cousin Robert is a divorce attorney in NY. He recently settle a divorce for one of his clients. Now there might be an issue. After his client was deposed by the her husband's attorney; my cousin client had a conversation. The client asked Rob about an legal argument for the divorce case. Rob told his client that he couldn't use the argument because she failed to mention it in the deposition.
Rob didn't realize that the opposing attorney never asked his client the right question so his client couldn't reveal the information. Rob realize this after but never tells the client. The client ask him about it again a few months later and Rob tells the client that such argument is invalid in NY which isn't true.
During the settlement discussion Rob is asked about it again; he gets angry and
Are you the same person who keeps posting the same issue under different facts scenarios? If NO, why is your cousin telling you about conversations that he had with his cousin? He is violating the attorney-client priviledge and could face sanctions by the Grievance Committee. I suggest you stop posting about your cousin's conversations.
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