Lawyer referral services need confidentiality privileges, ABA House says (ABA Journal)
ABA Journal, August 8, 2016
Lawyer referral services need confidentiality privileges, ABA House says
David Keyko, who chairs the Legal Referral Service Committee of the New York City Bar Association, said his bar has received such subpoenas, though it’s been able to avoid them. He was aware of at least one other group that did have to turn over its records. He added that his bar association is asking the New York legislature for a state law that would privilege the communications.
“The New York City Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the Brooklyn Bar Association support this resolution because we strongly believe the support of the ABA in passing this resolution will be of major assistance to us and lawyers in other states in passing legislation,” or getting favorable court decisions or court rules, said Keyko, a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
