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Evidence

Nov. 13, 2026

Clients' ChatGPT use can put legal protections at risk, attorneys warn

Attorneys at CAOC discussed how generative AI can streamline medical cost projections and settlement negotiations while warning that clients who independently upload legal documents risk exposing confidential information.

A client who uploads an attorney's work product to ChatGPT for a second opinion may be doing more than questioning legal advice. The client could also be jeopardizing the confidentiality of sensitive information, attorneys warned Friday at the Consumer Attorneys of California conference in San Francisco.

Geraldine Ly, founder of the Law Offices of Geraldine Ly, described a client who independently submitted her work product to ChatGPT to check its accuracy. He returned with qu...

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