Disclaimer
The website was prepared by Legal Services of Eastern Michigan for informational purposes only.
The materials contained herein are not intended to, and do not constitute legal advice. Internet subscribers and online readers should not act upon this information without seeking professional counsel.
Neither transmission nor receipt of these materials creates an attorney-client relationship between the sender and the receiver. The use of the Internet for communications with the firm will not establish an attorney-client relationship and messages containing confidential or time-sensitive information should not be sent.
Submitting information to our attorneys via e-mail does not create an attorney-client relationship. Legal Services of Eastern Michigan may use the information provided to check for conflicts of interest to determine if we can help you with your legal inquiry.
Privacy Policy
Federal law as well as the regulations of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires law firms, like other professionals who provide personal financial services, to inform their clients about the firm’s privacy policy concerning client information. Specifically, this notice complies with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Pub. Law 106-102 November 12, 1999 and the correlative Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulation, 16 CFR Part 313 (May 24, 2000).
Attorneys have always been and continue to be bound by a code of professionals standards governing client confidentiality that are even more stringent that those required by this new law. We will always protect your right to privacy.
In the course of providing individual clients with legal advice, we often receive a significant amount of personal information, including financial information. As a client or future client Legal Services of Eastern Michigan, you should rest assured that all of the information we receive from you is held in strictest confidence and is not released to anyone outside our offices, except as agreed to by you, or as required by law.
We retain records relating to the professional services we provide so that we are better able assist you with your legal needs, and in some cases, to comply with professional guidelines. In order to protect your nonpublic, personal information, we maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with professional standards.
Should you have any questions or concerns about the firm’s privacy policy, the treatment of your personal information or the firm’s professional code of ethics, please feel free to contact Legal Services of Eastern Michigan.