Should I just ignore this question from the attorney?

[quincy]

... Rather than continue the debate, I will simply tell the OP that no lawyer is going to be getting my SSN, for any reason, unless he proves to the judge that he legitimately needs it.

And it is certainly your right to object to any request for your SSN.

That said, there are privacy policies in place already for the protection of personal identifying information necessarily disclosed in court documents. I believe most states place the responsibility for redacting personal identifying information on the attorneys filing the documents with the court, but here is a link to the policies for all states, as provided by the National Center for State Courts:

http://www.ncsc.org/topics/access-a...s.aspx?cat=Privacy Policies for Court Records