Can you tell everything to your lawyer?

The short answer is no, a lawyer cannot report their client. As mentioned earlier, the attorney-client privilege ensures that exchanges between you and your lawyer remain private. Any information or conversation shared with your lawyer is strictly prohibited from being disclosed to any other person without the client's explicit permission. A client should always feel comfortable telling their lawyer the full truth about the matter for which they are being represented. Any communication that takes place for the purpose of obtaining assistance in a legal proceeding, legal services or obtaining a legal opinion is protected.

The lawyer cannot inform law enforcement about the information that the client shares. However, there are exceptions to this rule. One of them includes the exception for the crime of fraud.