An attorney may contact a former employee of an organization that’s represented by other counsel for the purposes of seeking information for litigation, as long as the contacting attorney makes the proper disclosures, the Georgia Supreme Court said Tuesday.
The state’s high court issued a formal advisory opinion clarifying when an attorney may “properly communicate with” a former worker of an organization without the consent of its counsel. The opinion replaces a similar opinion from 1994, which referenced outdated cases that have since been withdrawn.
The new opinion states that such conduct is allowed “provided that the lawyer fully discloses ...
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