· 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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