BCC'ing Your Clients: Not Just A Bad Idea, But Unethical?

Law360, New York ( June 6, 2016, 3:14 PM EDT) -- Blind carbon copy (BCC), like the mute button on conference lines, has a reputation for attracting white-collar thrill-seekers. It appears that the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Professional Ethics had this reputation in mind when it issued Ethics Opinion 1076 in December 2015. This opinion does not prohibit the use of BCC, but it does put would-be thrill-seekers on notice. And despite its seemingly limited application, the opinion, together with recent changes to the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the rules in a number of states, might open all lawyers' email practices to ethical scrutiny....

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