I'd love to hear Donald Watkins' thoughts on this matter. Richard Scrushy
----- Original Message ----- From: "SAR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:21 PM Subject: [RollTideFan] ABA Loosens Attorney-Client Secrecy Rules > No doubt this sounds good to all you fry'em and then try'em people....but it really > does smack of the Big Brother snowball picking up speed on it's way downhill. > > "...In a 218 to 201 vote, the ABA's policy-making body amended its ethics code to > allow, but not require, lawyers to breach attorney-client privilege if they believe > doing so would stop a client from committing a financial crime or fraud... > > ...Sharon Stern Gerstman of Buffalo, New York, said the recent corporate scandals > were not caused by lawyers' inability to reveal confidences and there is "not one > shred of evidence" that the rule change would have made a difference. > Instead, she said the ABA is being pressured by "government agencies that want us to > make their jobs of learning our clients' secrets easier for them." > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?S51012095 > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
