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1 ASSOCIATION FOR GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -- rank: 1000

... that relationship and in professional confidence' are protected from disclosure. N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(1); N.J.R.E. 504(1). Here, the email ...

docket:	a2647-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-02-01
status:	Unpublished
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2 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. YOLANDA TERRY -- rank: 989

... S.A. 2A:84A-17(2), the attorney-client privilege, N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20, and the marital communications privilege, N.J.S.A. 2A ... aid of the commission of a crime or a fraud . . . . [ N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(2)(a).] The Evidence Act did not include any such ... to the crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege, N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20, reprinted at N.J.R.E. 504(2)(a). 4 ...

docket:	a0218-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-05-14
status:	published
citation:	430 N.J.Super. 587 66 A.3d 177
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3 UNDERWOOD PROPERTIES LLC v. CITY OF HACKENSACK -- rank: 858

... course of that relationship and in professional confidence, are privileged. . . .' N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(1); N.J.R.E. 504(1). The privilege 'does ...

docket:	a0044-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-01-24
status:	Published
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4 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a0980-20.opn.html -- rank: 813

... 150 N.J. 276, 300 (1997)). A-0980-20 11 N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(2)(c) provides that the attorney-client privilege shall not ...

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5 LANE CONSTRUCTION CO INC v. WILLIAM P. MUNDAY, ESQ -- rank: 799

... part and remand in part. First, as explicitly provided in N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(2)(c), the attorney- client privilege does not extend 'to ... to his lawyer.' N.J.R.E. 504(2) (quoting N.J.S.A. 2A:84A- 20(2)). Further, 'a privilege may be waived 'implicitly' where a ... establish the narrow circumstances, apart from the express exceptions in N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20, under which the 'need' prong can be satisfied: 1) a ... 16, 2019 order on three independent grounds. First, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(2), the attorney-client privilege does not apply to communications ... We acknowledge that the court did not expressly rely on N.J.S.A. 2A:84A- - 20(2) or the at-issue doctrine when piercing the attorney ...

docket:	a0494-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-03-03
status:	Unpublished
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6 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3234-19.opn.html -- rank: 730

... client privilege established under N.J.R.E. 504 and N.J.S.A. 2A:84A- 20, we reverse. Plaintiff was hired by the Atlantic City Department ... protected from disclosure under N.J.R.E. 504 and N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20. Moreover, the court noted plaintiff had not presented any new ... in the course of that relationship and in professional confidence . . . .' N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(1); N.J.R.E. 504(1). It applies to ... a communication and prevent disclosure by his or her lawyer. N.J.S.A. 2A:84A- 20(1); N.J.R.E. 504. The privilege may be ... entire memorandum was subject to the attorney-client privilege. See N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(1); N.J.R.E. 504(1). We must consider ...

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7 K.L v. EVESHAM TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 730

... In New Jersey, the attorney-client privilege is codified in N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20 and N.J.R.E. 504. The statute and the ...

docket:	a1771-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-12-12
status:	published
citation:	423 N.J. Super. 337 32 A.3d 1136
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8 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4901-18.opn.html -- rank: 719

... A-4901-18T4 29 and in professional confidence' are privileged, N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20, N.J.R.E. 504, and beyond the reach of ... circumstances in which the attorney-client privilege can be pierced, N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20 and N.J.R.E. 504 contain express exceptions to ... in aid of the commission of a crime or fraud[.]' N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20; N.J.R.E. 504. To establish the crime-fraud ...

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9 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4356-17.opn.html -- rank: 712

... a waiver if such presence was not reasonably anticipated. See N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(1)(c)(ii); Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc., 201 ... have employed a lawyer to act for them in common.' N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(2). In this circumstance, if former joint clients later engage ... privilege as between the joint-clients in subsequent adverse proceedings. N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(2). Privilege will apply, however, to compelled disclosures to third ... being perpetrated such that the privilege would not hold. See N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(2) ('privilege shall not extend [] to a communication . . . in aid ... are to be sealed when they include privileged communications. See N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(1). Accordingly, not only do we reverse the judge's ...

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10 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ANGELO SCIFO -- rank: 688

... 434 N.J. Super. 1, 10 (App. Div. 2013) (quoting N.J.S.A. 2A:84A- 20(1); N.J.R.E. 504(1)). The privilege 'generally ... may be claimed by either the client or the lawyer. N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(1); N.J.R.E. 504(1). However, the privilege ... aid of the commission of a crime or a fraud.' N.J.S.A. 2A:84A- 20(2); N.J.R.E. 504(2); see also RPC ...

docket:	a4098-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-08-14
status:	Unpublished
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11 TRACEY EMOLO v. JOHN C. EMOLO -- rank: 685

... 328 (App. Div. 2004). The Legislature has codified it in N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20 and it is reaffirmed in N.J.R.E. 504 ...

docket:	a2746-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-19
status:	unpublished
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12 Martin E. O’Boyle v. Borough of Longport -- rank: 685

... attorney in the course of a professional relationship are privileged. N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20; N.J.R.E. 504. However, the privilege does not ...

docket:	A-16-12
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-07-21
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13 TRACEY EMOLO v. JOHN C. EMOLO -- rank: 685

... 328 (App. Div. 2004). The Legislature has codified it in N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20 and it is reaffirmed in N.J.R.E. 504 ...

docket:	a3836-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-19
status:	unpublished
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14 Edison Corp. v. Town of Secaucus -- rank: 678

... grounds that the conversation was protected by lawyer-client privilege ( N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20 and N.J.R.E. 504), and instructed Mr. Gonzalez ... of the lawyer-client privilege, N.J.R.E. 504, N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20, objected to questions concerning matters discussed in the conference, and ... J. Super. 56 (Law Div. 1981) (citing Upjohn in interpreting N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20). The lawyer-client privilege retains its broad scope in the ... client rule ... .” (citations omitted)). N.J.R.E. 504, N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(3), defines “client” as including “a person or ...

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citation:	17 N.J. Tax 178
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15 NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP INC v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 674

... 47:1A-1.1.] The attorney-client privilege, codified in N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20 and N.J.R.E. 504, and subject to exceptions ... course of that relationship and in professional confidence, are privileged." N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(1); N.J.R.E. 504(1). The term "client ... legal service or advice from him in his professional capacity." N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(3); N.J.R.E. 504(3). Additionally, "OPRA exempts ... lawyer's representative for the purpose of . . . securing legal service." N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-20(3); N.J.R.E. 504(3). See also RPC ...

docket:	a5833-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-08-11
status:	unpublished
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