| Never send anything that contains confidential information to an attorney you have not retained (whether by email,
fax, voice mail, the postal service, courier service, or by any other means). |
- Unless the attorney has confirmed that he or she will represent you, you have not "retained" the attorney.
- If the attorney has not agreed to establish an attorney-client relationship with you, you risk disclosing your
confidential information to someone who could represent an adversary of yours.
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| Sending confidential information by email is risky, even if you have established an attorney-client relationship. |
- Someone other than the attorney or a member of the attorney's staff might read it.
- Since email is transmitted through more than one computer system, it can be intercepted and read by
unauthorized persons.
- It is always best to encrypt email that contains confidential information.
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[Obtaining Legal Representation]
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| If you need legal advise, do not rely on email or the Internet to obtain legal representation. |
- Email is not always read on a daily basis. If the person you send it to is sick or on vacation, it may not be
read for weeks.
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| If you need legal advise, the best way to contact an attorney is to telephone the attorney's office and schedule an
appointment. |
- Most attorneys will not give legal advice over the telephone or by email to someone they have never met in
person.
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| Many legal matters require prompt, if not immediate, attention. Your legal rights could be lost if you delay
contacting an attorney. |
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Telephone an attorney of your choice for an appointment.
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- Do not wait until the last moment. Most attorneys will not take "last moment" cases.
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| No one is a client of our law firm unless we agree in writing to an attorney-client relationship. |
| An attorney-client relationship is not established by sending unsolicited email, faxes or letters to us. |
| We do not respond to email from non-clients who ask legal questions. |
| We do not read anonymous email. |
| We do not provide free legal advice. |
| The information and materials presented throughout this website are for informational purposes only and are not
legal advice. The transmission or receipt of information to or from this website is not intended to create, and does
not create or constitute, an attorney-client relationship. |
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