Tennessee § 23-3-105 - Privileged communications.

§ 23-3-105. Privileged communications.

No attorney, solicitor or counselor shall be permitted, in giving testimony against a client or person who consulted the attorney, solicitor or counselor professionally, to disclose any communication made to the attorney, solicitor or counselor as such by such person during the pendency of the suit, before or afterward, to the person's injury. Code 1858, § 3973 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 66, § 3); Shan., § 5785; mod. Code 1932, § 9978; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-305. Cross-References. Preserving confidences and secrets of client, Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 8, RPC 1.6. Rule Reference. This section is referred to in the Advisory Commission Comments under Tenn. R. Evid. 501. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 27.74. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Privileged Communications, § 3; 25 Tenn. Juris., Witnesses, § 54. Tennessee Law of Evidence (2nd ed., Cohen, Paine and Sheppeard), Rule 501; § 501.4. Law Reviews. ESI Tennessee: At the Intersection of Privilege and E-Discovery (M. James Thomas), 44 No. 12 Tenn. B.J. 14 (2008). Privileged and Confidential Information (J. Houston Gordon), 23 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 565 (1993). Toward a Unified Approach to Privileges and Relevancy (Thomas F. Guernsey), 17 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (1986). Attorney General Opinions. Identification and notice requirement for access to public information under § 2-10-111 , OAG 98-040 (2/9/98). Cited: Williams v. Southern R. Co., 55 Tenn. App. 81, 396 S.W.2d 98, 1965 Tenn. App. LEXIS 241 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1965); State v. Carter, 682 S.W.2d 224, 1984 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 2914 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1984); Federal Ins. Co. v. Arthur Anderson & Co., 816 S.W.2d 328, 1991 Tenn. LEXIS 348 (Tenn. 1991); Kalyawongsa v. Moffett, 105 F.3d 283, 1997 FED App. 27P, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 1157 (6th Cir. Tenn. 1997); Culbertson v. Culbertson, 393 S.W.3d 678, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 328 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 23, 2012).