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LETTERS AND TESTIMONY: Attorney-Client Privilege

The ABA frequently corresponds with Members of Congress, the Executive Branch and other governmental bodies and testifies before Congress on matters of importance to the administration of justice and the legal profession.

111th Congress
Date Recipient Description
11-19-09 House On November 19, the ABA sent a letter to the House Financial Services Committee expressing concerns regarding provisions H.R. 3126
110th Congress
Date Recipient Description
06-20-08 GSA Letter commenting on proposed FAR rule on “Contractor Compliance Program and Integrity Reporting” (General Services Administration)
03-21-08 House Letter from ABA Governmental Affairs Office supporting S. 2450, legislation to adopt proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (Committee on the Judiciary)
03-21-08 House Letter from ABA Section of Litigation supporting S. 2450, legislation to adopt proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (Committee on the Judiciary)
12-07-07 Senate Letter supporting legislation to adopt proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (Committee on the Judiciary)
11-08-07 House Letter supporting H.R.3013,the "Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007" (Committee on the Judiciary)
06-04-07 Senate Letter supporting for S. 186, the "Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007" (Committee on the Judiciary)
03-08-07 House Written Statement on the McNulty Memorandum's Effect on the Right to Counsel in Corporate Investigations (Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security)
02-15-07 AOUSC Letter from ABA Section on Litigation regarding changes to proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (Administrative Office of U.S. Courts)
02-15-07 AOUSC Letter from ABA Task Force regarding changes to proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (Administrative Office of U.S. Courts)
02-05-07 SEC Letter regarding requesting waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections (Securities and Exchange Commission)
109th Congress
Date Recipient Description
12-08-06 HUD Letter regarding policies, practices and procedures related to legal assistance provided to employees (Department of Housing and Urban Development)
10-24-06 Senate Letter amending ABA testimony during hearing on September 12, 2006, "The Thompson Memorandum’s Effect on the Right to Counsel in Corporate Investigations" (Committee on the Judiciary)
09-12-06 Senate Written statement on "The Thompson Memorandum's Effect on the Right to Counsel in Corporate Investigations" (Committee on the Judiciary)
05-02-06 DOJ Letter commenting on the DOJ's attorney-client privilege and world product doctrine waiver policy (Department of Justice)
03-28-06 USSC Letter commenting on the waiver of attorney-client privilege (United States Sentencing Commission)
03-03-06 House Letter to commenting on attorney-client privilege and corporate waivers (Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary)
02-09-05 USSC Letter commenting on the Booker/Fanfan Decisions and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (United States Sentencing Commission)
12-05-05 USSC Letter commenting on waiver of attorney-client privilege (United States Sentencing Commission)
11-15-05 USSC

Written statement commenting on proposed amendment to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (United States Sentencing Commission)

08-15-05 USSC Letter noting proposed priorities for the waiver of attorney-client privilege (United States Sentencing Commission)
05-17-05 USSC Letter concerning revision of the commentary of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (United States Sentencing Commission)

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