One year after Mrs. Smith's divorce is final, she becomes disenchanted with her property settlement and sues attorney Nelson for legal malpractice. Attorney Nelson uses the information obtained during his representation of Mrs. Smith to defend himself from the legal malpractice action. This is an example of?
A. ?a breach of the rule of client confidentiality.
B. ?the client consenting to disclosure of confidential information.
C. ?an impliedly authorized disclosure of confidential client information.
D. ?using confidential client information to defend against a client's legal action.
Answer: D
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)