I called an attorneys office about a personal matter, and they asked me for information on myself and the other party. They mentioned they might not take a consultation due to needing to check if there is potential conflict of interest, and that they serve both sides of the topic I called about. Any reason they would contact the opposing party to let them know I called? They said that the info I gave them is not private since it’s not under ACP. Concerned about this situation, what do you think?

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This is standard for firms that do both plaintiff and defense work. Lawyers are barred from taking on a case in which there is a conflict or the potential for a conflict of interest. Since you have not hired the firm (and they haven’t yet agreed to be hired), there is no privilege, but I doubt they’ll reach out to the other party. They’ll just check the other party was not one with which they’ve worked with in the past on a similar issue.

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