Copying Clients In Email Makes 'Reply All' Ethical, ABA Says

By Emma Cueto (November 2, 2022, 3:41 PM EDT) -- Attorneys should be free to "reply all" without fear, says a Wednesday formal opinion from the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, explaining that when an attorney copies a client on an email to opposing counsel, it creates implied consent for opposing counsel to include the client on a reply in most circumstances....

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