re: Hannity and atty client privilege

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Another well thought out effort that seems intelligent but does absolutely nothing to address a very simple topic. Sad

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Ok, well others have talked about it but basically if boils down to semantics by each party and different views of what falls under the atty/client protection umbrella. See you don't have to be sad any longer.

Ring a ding ding! Another winner! Now we’re getting somewhere

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So far this is the most interesting answer. Most of the others are just piss poor insults.
So if a lawyer just thinks you’re his client can he also send you a bill?

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From a legal ethics perspective, Cohen is probably restricted from saying or producing anything without Hannity's permission. Attorney-client privilege is incredibly broad and encompasses all sorts of things that may fall outside of a typical retention contract.

Personally, I never reveal any conversations I have with friends or colleagues if I'm rendering legal advice - even if that advice is simply made in passing.

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concealing the fact that he was doing business with Cohen

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Again, semantics. I have received legal advice before on the side yet I would hardly say I was that attorney's client, nor would I have felt the need to elaborate on that advice while at the same time darn sure not feel I was concealing a thing about it by not mentioning it either.

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Hannity doesn't consider himself a client but Cohen does. Hannity is free to waive the privilege.

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But, of course, Hannity didn't waive the privilege. And, in fact, according to Cohen's lawyer, Hannity instructed him to immediately appeal if the judge ordered his name be revealed. If Hannity were to waive privilege, of course, one of the things that would be revealed is that he did have dealings with Cohen, so in wanting it to be kept secret, he was absolutely asserting his privilege.

Not to mention that Hannity is at the same time claiming that he never paid Cohen, but also saying, "I may have slipped him $10 to establish Attorney Client privilege" like a scene out of Breaking Bad or some shite.

Obviously, the fact that Hannity didn't disclose his relationship with Cohen despite knowing full well that documents regarding his own dealings with Cohen may well have been included in those seized during the raid is tantamount to journalistic malpractice. But unless the nature of those documents is particular damaging or embarrassing to Hannity personally, I don't understand why he's running scared like he is. Did he honestly think Fox News was going to give him shite for shilling on the air for his own attorney?

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journalistic malpractice

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Hannity is not a journalist and does not claim to be one.

Why Should I care if Cohen is Hannity’s attorney?

Any smart lawyer that knows professionalism and ethics would know that communication was privileged. Hannity is exercising his privilege which cannot be waived by Cohen. They are really trying to create a constitutional crisis of this shite keeps happening.

Tough spot for Hannity. If he disclosed, everyone assumes he paid a woman off. If he doesn’t disclose, he risks criticism for covering a very natural topic for him.

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All of a sudden everybody is a privilege expert.

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The phrase "sought to become a client" isn't an especially complicated concept.