As lawyers, we have professional obligations regarding the confidentiality of information we receive from our clients through a lawyer-client relationship. We are committed to protecting your personal information. We may send information and marketing materials regarding developments in the law and our services to individuals. This privacy policy applies to our collection and use of personal information.

Collection

We collect your personal information directly from you, usually at the start of our relationship or during our retainer. We may collect information from other sources such as a government agency or registry; your website and other public sources of information; other professionals who serve you; other parties in the context of litigation; and other parties or participants in a commercial transaction.

Consent

If we collect, use, or disclose your personal information, we will obtain your consent. Your consent may be implied through your conduct with us or the nature of our retainer. If you withdraw your consent, it may impact our ability to serve you.

Use of Personal Information

We use your personal information to provide legal advice and services to you, to maintain our expertise and knowledge, carry out file-related administrative matters and send our information and marketing activities to you. If you no longer wish to receive information about developments in the law or our services, you can write to us.

Disclosure

This website contains links to other sites, which are not within the scope of this policy. We may monitor traffic patterns, site usage and site information in order to maximize our web service. We may provide aggregated information to third parties, but these statistics do not include any identifiable personal information. We do not use cookies to automatically collect personal information from you or your computer; however, web servers used by us will automatically collect IP addresses and we may view our web server IP log to prevent fraudulent acts and network attacks.

Appropriate Security Measures

Appropriate security measures are taken to help protect your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When contacting us with personal or confidential information, please be aware that e-mail is not wholly secure.