Copyright 2006 Schwartz Cooper Chartered. All rights reserved.

© 2006 by Schwartz Cooper Chartered, 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2700, Chicago, Illinois 60601.  All rights reserved.  Permission is granted to view, store, print, reproduce and distribute for non-commercial purposes any pages within this Website, provided that none of the pages are modified and that this page is included with any such storage, printing, reproduction or distribution.

Disclaimer

Materials on this Website have been prepared by Schwartz Cooper for informational purposes only and do not constitute advertising, solicitation or legal advice.  Transmission of the information contained on this Website is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship and receipt of it does not constitute an attorney-client relationship.  Internet subscribers and online readers should not act upon this information without seeking professional counsel.  The information contained on this Website is provided only as general information that may or may not reflect the most current legal developments.  Accordingly, information on this Website is not promised or guaranteed to be correct or complete.  Schwartz Cooper expressly disclaims all liability in respect to actions taken or not taken based on any or all the contents of this Website.

You may send us e-mail. However, if you communicate with us in connection with a matter for which we do not already represent you, you should not send us confidential or sensitive information via e-mail because your communication will not be treated as privileged or confidential.  If you communicate with us by e-mail in connection with a matter for which we already represent you, you should note that the security of Internet e-mail is uncertain.  By sending sensitive or confidential e-mail messages that are not encrypted, you accept the risks of such uncertainty and possible lack of confidentiality over the Internet.

In some jurisdictions, this Website may be considered advertising.  Before making your choice of attorney, you should give this matter careful thought.  The selection of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon written information about our qualifications and experience.  Schwartz Cooper has endeavored to comply with all known legal and ethical requirements in compiling this Website.  Schwartz Cooper does not wish to represent anyone desiring representation based upon viewing this Website in a state where this Website does not comply with all laws and ethical rules of that state.

Schwartz Cooper does not necessarily endorse, and is not responsible for, any third party content that may be accessed through this Website.

Statement in Compliance with Texas Rules of Professional Conduct:  Unless otherwise indicated in individual attorney biographies, Schwartz Cooper attorneys are not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

For further information, please contact Chuck M. Baum, the attorney responsible for this Website. 

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us.  In the event you contact us via this Website, we may collect your name, e-mail address and other similar information in order to respond to your message.  We employ commercially reasonable security measures, including the use of firewalls and SSL technology to adequately protect your information, but please understand that no security system is fool-proof. 

In addition, Schwartz Cooper may provide certain demographic information it collects to third parties in connection with the use and maintenance of this Website or otherwise.  We do not provide such third parties with any personally identifiable information that would allow them to directly contact you by e-mail unless you have opted-in to such communications, if so provided on this Website.  We expect these third parties to maintain and use your information in the same manner in which we do, but you understand that we cannot guarantee that they comply with this Privacy Policy.   

Except as provided in this Privacy Policy, we do not currently share your personally identifiable information with third parties (other than as described herein) for promotional purposes, but we reserve the right to do so in the future, with your prior approval.  You may change, modify or delete your personal information and opt-in or opt out of third party communications at any time, by contacting us directly.  Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this page so that you are always aware of our policies. 

Schwartz Cooper also may collect non-personally identifiable information including, without limitation, information regarding your operating system, browser, domain name, and your navigation through and from this Website.  This information is collected in the aggregate and used to improve this Website and for other business purposes.  Schwartz Cooper may provide such aggregate information to third parties.  Schwartz Cooper may also store information on your computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file.  Your Web browser may allow you to erase or block such files, or notify you when such a file is stored, but you may not be able to fully use the features and functions of this Website if “cookies” are blocked or removed.  Please check your browser's instructions for further information about such functions.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact Chuck M. Baum.