Office of the General Counsel

• Jurisdiction: Georgia,United States
• Citation: Vol. 28 No. 1 Pg. 0052
• Publication year: 2022
• Pages: 0052

Office of the General Counsel No. Vol. 28, No. 1, Pg. 52 Georgia Bar Journal August, 2022

You've Got Mail

Is it ever a good idea to blind copy your client on an email? Read on to find out why it likely isn't.

BY PAULA FREDERICK

"Let me get this straight," you say into the phone ”you sent me and my cocounsel an email. Unbeknownst to me, you blind-copied your client. I hit "reply all' and pointed out all the problems with your position. Through no fault of mine, your client received my response. Now you say I've violated the Bar Rules by communicating directly with your client?"

"You did!" opposing counsel asserts. It's Rule 4.2”you can't communicate with somebody else's client when you're on the other side of the case!"

"But this never would have happened if you had not...