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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would tell my kid what I would tell anyone facing criminal charges: retain counsel, and don’t talk to police. There’s a process in place for anyone accused of a crime.

And since I’m a lawyer, if my kids confessed a crime to me, it would very likely be inadmissible due to attorney-client privilege. [/quote]

Not unless they hired you. When I ask my BFF’s DH for legal advice, he has me give him $1 and then he buys me a coffee.[/quote]
No, there’s no requirement that money exchange hands for attorney-client privilege to arise. If you went in to a criminal defense attorney to talk about her representing you for a DUI or whatever, and they turned you down as a client because they were too busy, the initial discussion would still be privileged.

When someone comes to a person they know is a lawyer and says “I’m in trouble”, even if that lawyer does not end up representing them, the chances of that discussion being allowed in court are exceedingly slim. [/quote]

Exactly. The test is essentially whether they knew you were a lawyer and they said things to you in furthering assistance. Essentially. The requirement of a monetary exchange makes for good television though. [/quote]

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