FACTS: April works in a law firm that defended an accused criminal who is now in prison serving a life term. April wants to write a series of magazine articles using the client’s history as her subject matter. Since going to prison, April and the client have become “pen pals” and she receives letters from him at home. April wants to use the content of those letters for her articles.
ISSUE: Would April breach attorney/client confidentiality if she uses information in the letters she receives from a “pen pal” that was represented by her law firm?
RULE: A [legal professional] shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client unless the client consents after consultation, except for disclosures that are impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation, and except as stated in paragraph