ABA-358
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| A lawyer must maintain the confidentiality of any information received from a prospective client. If the lawyer receives only limited information, the lawyer may be free to take positions adverse to the prospective client in the same or related matter, but the lawyer would be barred from doing so if the lawyer learns "critical" information from the prospective client and cannot obtain the prospective client's consent to the adversity. The ABA suggests that lawyers obtain waivers of confidentiality in such circumstances, and screen the lawyers with the information from others in the firm. |