Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:- Contact information you voluntarily submit through forms or by email — name, telephone and mobile number, email address, mailing address, and, if you choose to receive text messages from the firm, your text-message opt-in and consent status;
- Case information you choose to share when describing your matter;
- Technical information automatically collected by the website — IP address, browser type, pages visited, referring URL, and similar standard server-log data;
- Cookies and similar technologies for site functionality and basic analytics.
How We Use Information
Information collected through the website is used to:- Respond to inquiries and schedule consultations;
- Provide legal services to clients of the firm;
- Conduct conflict-of-interest checks before establishing an attorney–client relationship;
- Maintain and improve the website;
- Comply with legal and professional-conduct obligations.
Information Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties. We may share information only:- With service providers acting on the firm’s behalf (web hosting, email, scheduling, and text-message delivery), subject to confidentiality obligations and only to the extent necessary to perform those services;
- As required by law or in response to lawful process;
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of the firm, its clients, or others.
No mobile information will be sold or shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All of the categories above exclude text-messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
Text Message (SMS) Communications
Consent. The firm sends text messages only to individuals who have provided a mobile number and expressly opted in to receive them – for example, by checking the consent box on a contact or intake form, or by confirming by telephone or in writing. Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of retaining the firm or of receiving any legal service.
What we send. Text messages from the firm are limited to appointment and consultation reminders, scheduling confirmations, and related administrative communications about a scheduled or requested appointment. The firm does not send marketing or promotional text messages.
How your mobile information is handled. No mobile information will be sold or shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text-messaging originator opt-in data and consent are not shared with any third parties. Your mobile number and consent record are disclosed only to the messaging platform and telecommunications providers that transmit messages on the firm’s behalf, solely for the purpose of delivering the messages you have requested, and for no other purpose.
Message frequency. Message frequency varies and depends on your scheduled appointments; you will generally receive no more than a few messages per matter.
Cost. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
Opting out. You may stop text messages at any time by replying STOP to any message from the firm. You will receive a single confirmation that you have been unsubscribed, and no further text messages will be sent. You may also opt out by calling the office at 703-385-8722 or emailing [email protected].
Help. Reply HELP to any message, call 703-385-8722, or email [email protected] for assistance.
Text messages are not a secure or confidential channel. Do not send confidential case details, documents, or sensitive personal information by text message. Sending a text message to the firm does not create an attorney–client relationship.