Why is there a secret snickering every time the legal profession poses as heroic champions of the Right to Privacy? In part because of stories like this one: “A New York state trial court has ruled that it is ethically proper for attorneys to advise their clients on how to surreptitiously tape-record their conversations with managers, co-workers and other third parties. … It is the first court ruling on the issue since the American Bar Association reversed its stand in 2001 and issued an ethics opinion that supports an attorney’s right to provide advice on surreptitious taping.” (Steve Seidenberg, National Law Journal, Apr. 28).
“Lawyers may instruct on secret taping”
Why is there a secret snickering every time the legal profession poses as heroic champions of the Right to Privacy? In part because of stories like this one: “A New York state trial court has ruled that it is ethically proper for attorneys to advise their clients on how to surreptitiously tape-record their conversations with […]
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