attorney's work product

attorney's work product
Evidence which a party to a lawsuit does not have to reveal during the discovery process because it represents the thought process of the attorney preparing for trial.

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  • attorney's work product — n.    written materials, charts, notes of conversations and investigations, and other materials directed toward preparation of a case or other legal representation. Their importance is that they cannot be required to be introduced in court or… …   Law dictionary

  • attorney's work product — See work product rule …   Black's law dictionary

  • attorney's work product — See work product rule …   Black's law dictionary

  • work product doctrine — n: a doctrine or rule that protects an attorney s work product from discovery – called also work product rule; ◇ This doctrine applies to work product of all kinds, but it may be waived for certain materials (as documents) if the party seeking… …   Law dictionary

  • work product — n: the set of materials (as notes), mental impressions, conclusions, opinions, or legal theories developed by or for an attorney in anticipation of litigation or for trial Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. work product …   Law dictionary

  • attorney work product — Written materials, charts, notes of conversations and investigations, and other materials related to a the preparation of a case or other legal representation. Their importance is that they cannot be required to be introduced in court or… …   Law dictionary

  • work product rule — n. A rule protecting work product from discovery. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. work product rule A legal doctrine that provides tha …   Law dictionary

  • attorney work product privilege — A rule that protects materials prepared by a lawyer in preparation for trial from being seen and used by the adversary during discovery or trial. Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Category: Working With a Lawyer Nolo’s Plain English Law… …   Law dictionary

  • Work-product doctrine — In American civil procedure, the work product doctrine protects materials prepared in anticipation of litigation from discovery by opposing counsel. [cite encyclopedia |editor=Bryan G. Gardner |title=Work product rule |encyclopedia=Black s Law… …   Wikipedia

  • work product rule — Under this rule any notes, working papers, memoranda or similar materials, prepared by an attorney in anticipation of litigation, are protected from discovery. Fed.R.Civ.Proc. 26(bX3). See Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 67 S.Ct. 385, 91 L.Ed.… …   Black's law dictionary

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