Comments on: Deposition Outtakes

By: Thrill

Thrill — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:01:39 +0000

If it’s “titty bar”, you have to say it.

By: Turd Ferguson

Turd Ferguson — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:21:26 +0000

I’m pretty sure you can talk about your cases/clients as long as you don’t use names, addresses, etc. or obvious facts that the person you are talking to can take and easily identify who you are talking about.

By: Foudy

Foudy — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:35:00 +0000

If it’s funny, you have to do it.

By: Mike B.

Mike B. — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:05:44 +0000

Just to avoid any hint of trouble, I blog about cases at my anonymous orangecountymike blog.

The California Rules of Professional Conduct require you to hold all client information inviolate. Attorney client communications are also subject to a specific rule: i.e., don’t disclose client communications.

So, what’s the rule? Even if it’s a public record (i.e., a non-sealed deposition) you technically shouldn’t be disclosing client information. The responses of a Defendant, I would argue, isn’t client information.

Gagh. This stuff is dull.

By: Trey

Trey — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:53:14 +0000

Isn’t it illegal for you to blog about cases and stuff?

By: Turd Ferguson

Turd Ferguson — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:32:25 +0000

I was at a restraining order hearing the other day and one Plaintiff who had no attorney was giving her spiel and was complaining about having to go to a “titty bar” for Thanksgiving. On cross examination, the lawyer, for whatever reason asking about this aspect of her testimony (it was irrelevant) instead of changing it to “strip bar” or “strip club” or whatever else kept saying “titty bar” several times. As in, “why did you go to the titty bar”, “Were you threatened at the titty bar?”, “While at the titty bar…..”. Even the judge was trying not to laugh.