---
title: "Check who a practice tool would reveal client information to"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/check-who-a-practice-tool-discloses-a-client-s-confidential-information/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A43-JU20261022-21-US"
practice_area: "Client-facing & access-to-justice AI tools"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check who a practice tool would reveal client information to

> From the tool's send list, name each person who would receive information relating to the representation, and whether the file shows informed consent or that the disclosure is impliedly authorized.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/check-who-a-practice-tool-discloses-a-client-s-confidential-information/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Client-facing & access-to-justice AI tools](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the tool's send list, name each person who would receive information relating to the representation, and whether the file shows informed consent or that the disclosure is impliedly authorized. Do not send the information. |
| What the lawyer must review | Model Rule 1.6(a) forbids the revelation unless the client gives informed consent, the disclosure is impliedly authorized to carry out the representation, or paragraph (b) permits it. Rule 1.6(c) requires reasonable efforts against unauthorized access. Formal Opinion 512 says the lawyer must also consider people inside the firm who would not protect the information, including because they do not know it came from a client. The lawyer decides whether anyone on the list may receive it. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check who a practice tool discloses a client's confidential information to](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/check-who-a-practice-tool-discloses-a-client-s-confidential-information.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the tool's send list, name each person who would receive information relating to the representation, and whether the file shows informed consent or that the disclosure is impliedly authorized. Do not send the information.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The text opened is the ABA Model Rule. The rule adopted in the lawyer's jurisdiction controls where it differs.
- Paragraph (b) lists the permissive revelations. The lawyer decides whether one of them applies. The opinion does not add a new exception.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*