Office of Professional Conduct
Topic: Ethical obligations to protect client confidentiality in the use of Internet e-mail communications
Digest:
“A lawyer may, in ordinary circumstances, use unencrypted Internet e-mail to transmit client confidential information without violating the Utah Rules of Professional Conduct.”
Rule: Utah Rule of Professional Conduct 1.6
Cited Opinion: American Bar Association Formal Opinion No. 99-413
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