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In Re Subpoenaed Grand Jury Witness, No. 98-3545 (7th Cir.) (171 F.3d 511) (March 23, 1999) (Judge Terrence T. Evans)

This decision addresses an important issue: Can an attorney lawfully decline to disclose who paid his fees? As will be seen the answer to that question is both unclear and extremely fact specific. The Court started by noting that "the attorney-client relationship does not create a ‘cloak of protection draped ...

 

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