Attorney-client privilege is a legal protection that keeps all communications between you and your personal injury lawyer completely confidential and secret. This means that your lawyer cannot be forced to reveal anything you tell them about your case, even if they're subpoenaed to testify in court or questioned by the opposing side's attorneys. The privilege exists to encourage injured people to be completely honest with their lawyers about what happened, including potentially embarrassing or damaging details, so the lawyer can provide the best possible representation.
This privilege belongs to you as the client, not to your lawyer, which means you have the power to decide whether to keep communications secret or allow them to be revealed. The protection covers not just face-to-face conversations, but also emails, text messages, phone calls, and written documents exchanged between you and your attorney about your personal injury case. However, the privilege can be lost if you discuss your case with your lawyer in front of other people (except the lawyer's staff), or if you later decide to sue your own lawyer for malpractice, in which case some communications may become evidence in that dispute.
