SB761: Fiduciary attorney-client privilege; common law privilege to be extended to seeking advice.

SENATE BILL NO. 761

Offered January 9, 2013
Prefiled December 17, 2012
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 64.2 a section numbered 64.2-109, relating to fiduciary attorney-client privilege.
Patron-- Edwards

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

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.