71 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 5 Lawyer-Client Privilege Doesn’t Automatically Terminate for Public Official with Settlement or Adjudication(1988)
Office of the Attorney General State of California 71 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 5 Opinion No. 87-704 January 14, 1988 THE HONORABLE DWIGHT L. HERR COUNTY COUNSEL COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ THE HONORABLE DWIGHT L. HERR, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, has requested an opinion on the following question: Does the lawyer-client privilege or work-product rule, when relied upon by a public officer, automatically terminate with the settlement or adjudication of the underlying claim?