Informal discovery defined
Legal authorities governing informal discovery of employees
The center of the storm : the no-contact with represented parties mandate established by model rule 4.2 and disciplinary rule 7-104(A)(1)
Additional ethics rules restrictions on informal discovery
Summary of best practices for conducting informal discovery of employees
Formal discovery overview
The pretrial process
Formal discovery devices
Summary of best practices regarding formal discovery of current and former employees
Attorney-client privilege
Work-poduct doctrine
Trade secrets and confidential commercial information
Self-evaluative privilege
Private law
Court settlements mandating confidentiality
Summary of best practices regarding work product, attorney-client privilege, and other limitations on discovery of employees.