Better Call Claude: The Confidentiality Risks of Getting Legal Advice from AI

February 13, 2026  |  The Insider: White Collar Defense and Securities Enforcement

While many AI chatbots can efficiently provide legal information, their use poses significant confidentiality risks. In his latest Insider Blog Post, “Better Call Claude: The Confidentiality Risks of Getting Legal Advice from AI,” Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC partner Tom McKay uses Judge Rakoff’s recent ruling in U.S. v. Heppner, to illuminate the confidentiality risks in asking AI for legal advice, and discusses steps individuals can take to avoid such risks.

Better Call Claude: The Confidentiality Risks of Getting Legal Advice from AI