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· 4/1/1988

United States v. Trevor Dennis

Citations

  • 843 F.2d 652
  • 25 Fed. R. Serv. 515
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 4159
  • 1988 WL 28251

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • statements soliciting legal advice while potential client was seeking representation were privileged, even though attorney ultimately was not retained
  • “The key . . . to whether an attorney/client relationship existed is the intent of the client[.]”
  • “. . . initial statements made while [party] intended to employ [attorney] were privileged even though the employment was not accepted.”

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Judges: Oakes, Newman, Miner

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