Attorney-Client Relationship PresentationATTORNEY= CLIENT RELATIONSHIP
Town of Los Gatos
Town Council
April 22, 2013
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Attorney - Client Privilege
• Confidential communication between client and lawyer
• Includes legal opinions and advice given by lawyer to
client in confidence
• Client holds the privilege
• Individual Council Member must uphold privilege
• Only a Council majority may authorize release
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Brown Act
• State law requires open and transparent government
• Closed session exceptions
• Communication prior to a meeting
• Communication at meetings
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Public Records Act
• Record
any writing containing information relating to the conduct of
the public's business, prepared, owned, used, or retained
by any local agency
• Includes documents (handwritten, printed, copied), photos,
electronic mail or facsimile and any other tangible form of
communication
• E -mails
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