IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER

By accessing this web-site you are requesting information regarding Cassem, Tierney, Adams, Gotch & Douglas (or “The Firm”). This information is not legal advice, advertising, or a solicitation.

Legal advice is only to be given after an attorney-client relationship has been established. Accessing this site, contacting an attorney or other personnel associated with Cassem, Tierney, Adams, Gotch & Douglas, and/or transmitting material to Cassem, Tierney, Adams, Gotch & Douglas do not establish an attorney-client relationship and do not create any duty of the firm to any reader, person contacting The Firm, or person transmitting information to The Firm.

A new attorney-client relationship with The Firm is established only by an engagement letter or retention agreement signed by a firm attorney. An attorney-client relationship with any of the firm’s attorneys represents an attorney-client relationship with the firm and all of its attorneys. An attorney-client relationship will not to be established until The Firm has undertaken a review for conflicts of interest that might preclude such a relationship.

Unsolicited information sent to The Firm or anyone associated with The Firm, by any means, by persons who are not clients of Cassem, Tierney, Adams, Gotch & Douglas is not subject to any duty of confidentiality on the part of The Firm. Until an attorney-client relationship is established, information communicated to the firm should be limited to the accurate identification of the potential client, and all related and opposing parties pertinent to the subject matter, and basic description of the subject matter containing only information which is not confidential. You should not send any confidential information to anyone associated with The Firm until after and attorney-client relationship has been established.

Even after an Attorney-Client relationship has been established, time sensitive material should not be sent to the firm without verifying receipt by the intended recipient.

USE OF THIS WEBSITE, DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR LEGAL COUNSEL AND CHOICE OF COUNSEL

The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise.

A description or indication of limitation of practice does not mean that any agency or board has certified such lawyer as a specialist or expert in an indicated field of law practice, nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer.

Memberships and offices in legal fraternities and legal societies, technical and professional licenses, and memberships in scientific, technical, and professional associations and societies of law or field of practice, does not mean that a lawyer is a specialist or expert in a field of law, nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily more expert or competent than any other lawyer.

All potential clients are urged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered.

When viewing the web-site, be mindful of the state advertising restrictions to which lawyers and law firms must adhere.

IRS DISCLAIMER

To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS in Circular 230, we inform you that, unless we expressly state otherwise in this communication (including any attachments), any tax advice contained in this communication is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party any transaction or other matter addressed herein.

SECURITY

Regardless of whether an attorney-client relationship has been established, use of the Internet or e-mail to communicate confidential information in any form is strongly discouraged. Caution should also be exercised in communicating confidential information by cell phone. Please feel free to inquire about The Firm’s security policy and the handling of confidential information. Unauthorized personnel may intercept un-encrypted and cell phone communications. Within The Firm, we make a good faith effort to restrict access to non-public personal information to those employees who need to know the information in order to provide services.

PRIVACY POLICY (last updated on October 23, 2018)

You can access this web-site without providing any personal information; however, you may provide personal information, such as providing contact information. By providing any personal information to us on this web-site you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We will use your information to respond to you.

Additionally, this site may collect non-public personal information about you from the information you send through this web-site. If you browse through the web-site, or download information, our servers will automatically collect certain information. This information includes the: (a) name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet; (b) browser software you use and your operating system; and (c) Internet address of the web-site from which you linked directly to this web-site. We will use information that we automatically collect to manage and improve our web-site to make it as useful as possible for guests like you.

We will not sell, trade, transfer nor otherwise share your information with any third party outside of The Firm’s control. If you have any questions about your personal information, please contact us.

This Privacy Policy sets forth The Firm’s commitment with respect the handling of your personally identifiable information.

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Links to Other Web-sites. The Firm does not endorse and is not responsible for the information, practices, or privacy policies of web-sites operated by others that may be linked to or from our web-site. If you decide to access a third party’s web-site that may be linked to or from this web-site, you should familiarize yourself with that web-site’s privacy policy.

Changes to this Privacy Policy. We may modify, alter, or update this Privacy Policy at any time, so we encourage you to review this policy regularly. We will not provide individual notice to you of changes to this Privacy Policy, but the date of the most recent revision will be stated in the policy.