Attorney-client privilege does not depend on the tool you use. It depends on the circumstances of the communication.
Courts consistently evaluate four factors:
• Is it a communication
• Between attorney and client
• Made in confidence
• For the purpose of legal advice
Quilia was built to satisfy every one of these requirements from day one.
Unlike email or text messages, Quilia is invitation-only. Clients can only access the app when invited by their attorney. Once inside, communication is limited to the client’s legal team. No public access. No cross-client visibility. No open enrollment.
Attorneys already rely on email and text messaging, and courts have upheld privilege for decades using those tools. Quilia exceeds that standard by design.
If you are evaluating personal injury client apps or legal client portals and wondering whether attorney-client privilege applies, this video breaks it down clearly.
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Transcript
Everything your clients share in Quilia is protected by attorney client privilege. Not because we added security after the fact, but because privilege was built into the architecture from day one. Here's why. You already communicate with clients digitally every day. Emails, text messages, client portals, courts have upheld privilege on all of these for decades. That's because attorney client privilege doesn't depend on the medium, it depends on the circumstances. Courts look at four things. Is it a communication, between attorney and client, made in confidence, and for the purpose of legal advice? Quilia was designed to satisfy every one of these. Clients can only join when their attorney invites them. There's no way to sign up on your own, and once they're in, only their legal team can see what they share. No other clients, no public access, just their attorney and their staff. Now think about email. It can be forwarded with one click. It's often sent without encryption. Anyone with an address can reach you. Text messages are stored by carriers, easily screenshotted, with no access controls at all. These are the tools attorneys already trust, and courts already protect them. Quilia doesn't just meet that standard. It exceeds it. Invitation only access, legal team only visibility, purpose built for attorney client communication. Every feature was designed with one thing in mind: keeping your client's information where it belongs, between you and them. Protected by design.