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It is our belief that attorney-client communications, and the confidentiality that fosters those communications, are more important than ever, and laudably serve society’s and our legal system’s public policy goals. In response to increasing concerns expressed by in-house counsel and outside criminal defense counsel, coalition members asked their respective constituencies to complete an online survey: “Is the Attorney-Client Privilege Under Attack?" According to the survey, approximately one-third of the survey respondents had personally experienced some kind of privilege erosion.
NACDL past president Gerald Lefcourt's testimony to the ABA Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege regarding the effects to individuals during corporate investigations when any privilege is waived.
Letter to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law regarding deferred and non-prosecution agreements for corporations, as proposed in the Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2009 (H.R. 1947).
Letter to the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding proposed amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines.
Comments to the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding proposed amendments to Chapter 8 of the Sentencing Guidelines.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of petitioner.
