What is the Attorney-Client Privilege and Why is it Important for San Diego Business Owners?

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The “Attorney-Client Privilege” provides specific legal protections for business clients of the Watkins Firm.  This important protection is anchored in federal and California law, and provides a safe environment for us to share important facts about your business that will always remain secret between us.  Information that is protected by the attorney-client privilege cannot be subpoenaed by opposing counsel or a creditor and used against you.  This applies to written correspondence between us, such as emails as well as all conversations.

Many professionals are afraid to share things they’ve done poorly, or bad decisions or actions they’ve taken with our attorneys.  We make one thing very clear when we begin our business relationships, and this principle guides our relationship through the years to come:

“We cannot adequately protect you, and we cannot thoroughly advise you if you can’t be completely open with us.”

This doesn’t apply to criminal activity such as operating a meth lab, but hopefully you understand the point.  We have defended clients who were accused of serious matters such as sexual harassment.  We simply don’t lose these cases because our clients are comfortable openly sharing all that has happened and what they have or have not done.  Some have believed there was no hope, and we achieve absolute and total victory.

There is a big difference between what goes on in a person’s mind, what we all see on TV and at the movies, and what really happens in a San Diego litigation or Court of Law.  The best business relationships are open and candid.  That is when we can deliver the benefit of our decades of experience and truly advise our clients in ways that help to resolve challenges and take companies to new levels of achievement.