The following excerpt is from Grand Jury Proceedings, In re, 13 F.3d 1293 (9th Cir. 1993):
The attorney-client privilege protects confidential communications disclosed by a client to an attorney in order to obtain professional legal service. United States v. Gray 876 F.2d 1411, 1415 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 930, 110 S.Ct. 2168, 109 L.Ed.2d 497 (1990).
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