No attorney, solicitor or counselor shall be permitted, in giving testimony against a client or person who consulted the attorney, solicitor or counselor professionally, to disclose any communication made to the attorney, solicitor or counselor as such by such person during the pendency of the suit, before or afterward, to the person's injury.
Code 1858, § 3973 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 66, § 3); Shan., § 5785; mod. Code 1932, § 9978; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-305.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 3 - Unauthorized Practice and Improper Conduct
§ 23-3-101. Chapter Definitions
§ 23-3-102. Public Officers Prohibited From Practicing
§ 23-3-105. Privileged Communications
§ 23-3-107. Penalty for Improper Testimony
§ 23-3-109. Advertised Fee as Basis for Court Award for Services
§ 23-3-111. Delinquency in Student Loan Repayment — Exception for Medical Hardship
§ 23-3-113. Practice Before Administrative Boards and Agencies Excepted