Fourth District Court of Appeals Issues Order Protecting Documents of Trustee’s Attorneys from Discovery. Generally speaking, when any person hires an attorney, including the trustee of a trust, the written and verbal communications are privileged and confidential. However, litigation frequently tests the limits to this rule of non-disclosure. One of the most formidable weapons used by litigators to crack the seal on the confidentiality is to request documents relating to the communications in the process of discovery. Often, a party will issue a limited waiver of the attorney-client privilege and this waiver is then used (or abused depending on your perspective) to wedge in between the privilege and the forced disclosure of protected documents.