O’Connor, J. {¶ 1} In this case, we must decide whether the attorney-client privilege applies to state agencies and their in-house counsel when that counsel is not an Assistant Attorney General. After examining the scope and purpose of the attorney-client privilege, we conclude that the privilege applies to government clients and that notwithstanding various statutes cited in opposition, the privilege exists between a state…
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