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Unknown e-mail attachments enough to disqualify attorney

A recent North Carolina decision sounds a strong warning for attorneys who conduct legal matters by e-mail — always, always open the attachments. A lawyer who failed to do that — and didn’t realize an e-mail’s attachments included confidential information on a prospective client — wound up in a conflict of interest that required his disqualification ...

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