Maine Professional Ethics Commission
Topic: Clients Confidence: communications with clients by unencrypted e-mail
Conclusion of the Commission:
“The Commission concludes that, as a general matter and subject to appropriate safeguards, an attorney may utilize unencrypted e-mail without violating the attorney’s ethical obligation to maintain client confidentiality.”
Rules: Code of Professional Responsibility of the Maine Bar Rules Bar Rule 3.6(h)(1)
Cited Opinions:
- ABA Formal Opinion 99-413
- Ohio Formal Opinion 99-2
- Hawaii Ethics Opinion No. 40
- Utah Ethics Opinion No. 00-01
- Florida Ethics Opinion No. 00-4
- Delaware Ethics Opinion No. 2001-2
- Virginia Ethics Opinion No. 1791
The full text is available at http://www.maine.gov…
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