His practice focuses on the representation of small businesses and their owners. Table of Contents Rule 11 Trusting souls do not make up the legal profession. We worry continually about trustworthiness of opposing counsel and parties, and of assorted officials and bureaucrats. Before trials, we lay awake worrying about trustworthiness of our side's witnesses, and the other side's witnesses as well. The attorney-client privilege encourages truthfulness between lawyer and client.
Clients can tell lawyers anything without fear of disclosure.
Lawyers assume the truthfulness of information from our clients. If we don't trust clients, it affects the trust and confidence that should be the basis of any lawyer-client relationship. Now, however, it may be time to start shopping around for a lie detector. That may have been perfectly fine ten or 20 years ago. Perhaps it's time to reconsider whether and how much to trust your clients.