880 So. 2d 310 - Williamson v. Edmonds’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A client has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications made for the purpose of facilitating the rendition of professional legal services to the client (1) between himself . . . and his lawyer.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 972 So. 2d 525 - Hayden v. State · 950 So. 2d 1098 - Brabham v. Brabham

2. “Instead, if a communication between a lawyer and client would facilitate the rendition of legal services or advice, the communication is privileged.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 972 So. 2d 525 - Hayden v. State · 908 So. 2d 145 - Nester v. Jernigan

3. “[i]ts purpose is to encourage full and frank communication between attorneys and their clients.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 972 So. 2d 525 - Hayden v. State · 908 So. 2d 145 - Nester v. Jernigan