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14-Ownership of Files and Attorney Lien Issues
A former client is entitled to the entire contents of a former lawyer's files, even multiple drafts, the lawyer's notes and internal memoranda. [Rule 1.16(e) now governs a lawyer's duty to provide files to a former client.]
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