True or False: Under Rule 1.6(b)(1), a lawyer may reveal information to prevent imminent harm.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only with client consent
• D. Never allowed

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that confidentiality has a narrow exception: a lawyer may disclose information to stop imminent harm. Under Rule 1.6(b)(1), if the lawyer reasonably believes that revealing information is necessary to prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm, such disclosure is permitted. The harm must be imminent or highly likely to occur, and the disclosure should be limited to what’s necessary to avert it. This is why the statement is true: protecting someone from imminent harm is an allowed exception to keeping client information confidential, even without the client’s consent. The other options miss this precise exception—confidentiality isn’t absolute, and you don’t need client consent to make such a disclosure, nor is disclosure categorically never allowed.