SB761: Fiduciary attorney-client privilege; common law privilege to be extended to seeking advice.
SENATE BILL NO. 761
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 64.2 a section numbered 64.2-109 as follows:
64.2-109. Fiduciary attorney-client privilege.
A communication between an attorney and a client acting as a fiduciary is privileged and protected from disclosure to the same extent as if the client were not acting as a fiduciary. For the purposes of a communication under this section, only the person acting as a fiduciary is considered the client of the attorney.