Any information shared with Nickell Law Firm will not be shared with any third parties unless:
(1) the client gives informed consent;
(2) the information is not protected by the attorney-client privilege under applicable law, the client has not requested that the information be held inviolate, and the lawyer reasonably believes the disclosure would not be embarrassing or likely detrimental to the client;
(3) the lawyer reasonably believes the disclosure is impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation;
(4) the lawyer reasonably believes the disclosure is necessary to prevent the commission of a fraud that is reasonably certain to result in substantial injury to the financial interests or property of another and in furtherance of which the client has used or is using the lawyer’s services or to prevent the commission of a crime;
(5) the lawyer reasonably believes the disclosure is necessary to rectify the consequences of a client’s criminal or fraudulent act in the furtherance of which the lawyer’s services were used;
(6) the lawyer reasonably believes the disclosure is necessary to prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm;
(7) the lawyer reasonably believes the disclosure is necessary to secure legal advice about the lawyer’s compliance with these rules;
(8) the lawyer reasonably believes the disclosure is necessary to establish a claim or defense on behalf of the lawyer in an actual or potential controversy between the lawyer and the client, to establish a defense in a civil, criminal, or disciplinary proceeding against the lawyer based upon conduct in which the client was involved, or to respond in any proceeding to allegations by the client concerning the lawyer’s representation of the client;
(9) the lawyer reasonably believes the disclosure is necessary to comply with other law or a court order;
(10) the lawyer reasonably believes the disclosure is necessary to inform the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility of knowledge of another lawyer’s violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct that raises a substantial question as to that lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects; or
(11) the lawyer reasonably believes the disclosure is necessary to detect and resolve conflicts of interest arising from the lawyer’s change of employment or from changes in the composition or ownership of a firm, but only if the revealed information would not compromise the attorney-client privilege or otherwise prejudice the client.
(c) A lawyer shall make reasonable efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of, or unauthorized access to, information relating to the representation of a client.