Attorney’s Estate Entitled To Client Emails In Fees Dispute, Texas Panel Rules

Mealey's (July 28, 2017, 9:51 AM EDT) -- DALLAS — The estate of a deceased attorney was properly granted access to his emails related to a lawsuit at the heart of an unpaid fee dispute, a Texas appeals panel ruled July 25, finding that attorney-client privilege did not bar discovery because the estate stood in the attorney’s shoes (In re Cokinos, Boisien & Young, No. 05-16-01331-CV, Texas App., 5th Dist., 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 6911)....