On November 4, 2025, federal agents arrested Bradley Heppner and seized thirty-one AIgenerated documents created for the express purpose of obtaining legal advice. See United States v. Heppner, No. 25-cr-503 (JSR), 2026 WL 436479 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2026). Defense counsel described them on a privilege log as “[a]rtificial intelligence-generated analysis conveying facts to counsel for [the] purpose of obtaining legal advice,” but conceded that Heppner prepared the AI documents without direction from his counsel.
Originally published in the American Bar Association, March 5, 2026
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