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  • 12 minutes

Informal Discovery and Pretexting

 

Can you “friend” someone to get information related to litigation?

May attorneys/investigators hide their identities/purposes as part of such contact? What instruction should attorneys give their subordinates regarding such contact? Well, the rules are quite general. No lying and no contacting with represented parties starts the laundry list of being a “good boy or girl” but doesn’t exactly answer the questions.

Runtime: 12 minutes