---
title: "Log an inadvertent receipt before any reply is written"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/confidentiality-and-client-information/respond-to-confidential-material-received-by-inadvertent-disclosure/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A51-MA20261022-3-US"
practice_area: "Confidentiality & client information"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Log an inadvertent receipt before any reply is written

> Record the sender, the date, and the document title. Do not summarize the contents and do not write a reply.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/confidentiality-and-client-information/respond-to-confidential-material-received-by-inadvertent-disclosure/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Confidentiality & client information](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/confidentiality-and-client-information.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Record the sender, the date, and the document title. Do not summarize the contents and do not write a reply. |
| What the lawyer must review | You write any reply, and you decide whether the paper is read further. Model Rule 1.6(c) requires reasonable efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of, or unauthorized access to, information relating to the representation. Putting the contents into a tool can be a further disclosure. Formal Opinion 512 requires informed consent before information relating to a representation goes into a self-learning tool whose output could disclose it. That includes another person's confidential paper if it relates to a representation. No rule that tells you to notify the sender or to delete the paper was opened. Model Rule 1.4(b) is how you explain the receipt to your own client. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Respond to confidential material received by inadvertent disclosure](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/confidentiality-and-client-information/respond-to-confidential-material-received-by-inadvertent-disclosure.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record the sender, the date, and the document title. Do not summarize the contents and do not write a reply.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not paste the document into a tool to identify the client.
- No notice-and-return rule was opened. You decide the reply.

## 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)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.4, Communications](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_4_communications/) (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.*