Q: Our lawyer was discussing our case with the person who.referred me.to her.is.that legal
I was referred to our attorney by a neighbor. My lawyer has been sharing opinions details and information about our case to this person. That person is someone I recently had to file a police report on for stealing close to $800. When I confronted my attorney and reiterated what was being said she simply said that that person had misconstrued the conversation and that she and I need to meet in person to discuss something like that. I havent heard from her since..I feel she tanked my husband's case because of this. Did she have a right to share information because that person referred me to her? I never gave permission for her to discuss anything with anyone
A: Generally, no, these details should not have been shared.
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