Attorney-Client Conversations Are Confidential at Boyk Law
In today’s world of technology and social media, protecting your privacy is of the utmost importance. Whether it is being directly or indirectly videotaped for a TikTok or Instagram post, or having your conversation recorded, it is becoming increasingly difficult to protect yourself and others from unwanted attention. Knowing the law and your right to privacy can make all the difference.
Each state has laws related to recording communications and videotaping without consent. Most states follow the one-party consent law, while the other states require all parties to consent. In one-party consent states, only one person in a conversation must consent to record or disclose the information from that conversation. Comparatively, all party consent states prohibit the recording or disclosure of private communications unless everyone involved in the communication consents.
Ohio is a one-party consent state. Therefore, you personally do not have to consent to having your conversations recorded, so long as the person you are communicating with consents. Unfortunately, what that means is that you might never know what conversations are being recorded and which ones are not. While it is unfair and unreasonable to assume that every conversation you have, whether by telephone, in-person, or email, is being recorded, the reality is that you never know.
Here at Charles Boyk’s Office, our attorneys and staff understand how important your privacy and peace of mind is. That is why we do not record conversations with our clients. Our goal is to protect your privacy and preserve the integrity of the attorney-client relationship. The relationship we develop with our clients is of the utmost concern and trust is the foundation. You can trust our team to protect your privacy and to fight for you.
