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February 2, 2009

Congressional Research Service

Report 98-250

WIRETAPPING, TAPE RECORDERS & LEGAL ETHICS:

QUESTIONS POSED BY ATTORNEYINVOLVEMENT IN

SECRETLY RECORDING CONVERSATIONCharles Doyle, American Law Division

Updated March 6, 1998

Abstract. The American Bar Association considers recording a telephone or face to face conversation withoutthe knowledge and consent of the parties to conversation contrary to the ethical standards of the legal profession.Some of the state court and bar association committees responsible for the regulation of the practice of lawagree; some disagree; and some agree but with exceptions.

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