Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Texas

Rights of Attorney-in-fact

Does someone acting as Attorney-in-fact have attorney client priviledge? Must this person be required to appear in a deposition regarding the case?


Asked on 2/12/03, 9:37 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

Re: Rights of Attorney-in-fact

An attorney-in-fact is an agent. There is no right of confidentiality such as an attorney-at-law has. Anyone may be required to provide a deposition if subpoenaed. A witness remains a witness whether or not s/he is an agent under a power of attorney - an attorney-in-fact.

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Answered on 2/13/03, 12:19 am


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