If JH and by association DC/JH were not working legally (meaning they were not licensed properly) is DC still bound by privilege? Does he still have that protection if he was subcontracting (meaning hiring) in a manner that is not permitted by the law??
I cannot imagine that FL law allows an accused's, such as Casey, rights to be violated by the failure of her trial attorney JBaez to make sure that, before hiring D Casey, his licensure was proper, or that subcontractors working for D Casey also possessed proper licensure, but I could be wrong.
I have to believe that if an attorney reasonably believed (and that's the relevant inquiry - what was JBaez provided via credentials and did he check these credentials out?!?!?!) that a PI maintained proper licensure, then I'd think the attorney work product privilege would still cover that unlicensed PI's work in terms of the criminal indictment against Casey.
If not, the PI's would face potential lawsuits for holding themselves out as licensed PI's (so this is likely why JBaez and others have been mentioning lawsuits as a possibility,) and the attorney who'd hired them could be in hot trouble, too. (Calling malpractice carrier, anyone?!?!?)
Where's Miracles Happen when I need her???