Note: This page describes our general practices regarding client communications and data security. It is informational and does not replace or modify the specific terms of your engagement agreement with Lawson Hatch, PLLC. If you have questions about a specific matter, please contact us directly.
Protecting your confidential information is a priority throughout our representation. This page explains how we communicate with clients and the steps we take to safeguard your information when we use digital tools to do so.
How We Communicate With You
When we begin working together, we will ask how you prefer to be contacted: by mail, telephone, email, or text message. You are free to update this preference at any time by letting us know.
Email and Text Messaging: Security Considerations
If you choose to have us communicate with you by email or text message, please be aware that these channels are generally unencrypted and are not inherently secure. Lawson Hatch takes reasonable precautions to protect the confidentiality of communications sent this way, but we cannot guarantee the security of these transmissions, and we are not responsible for the unintentional disclosure of confidential information to an unauthorized person as a result of using them.
If you would prefer a more secure method of communication for sensitive information, let us know and we will accommodate that preference.
How We Store and Protect Your Information
Lawson Hatch takes reasonable steps to protect your private information, consistent with the New York Rules of Professional Conduct. We use a cloud-based legal document management platform to store client records digitally. This platform applies industry-standard practices to safeguard and protect client data.
As with any technology, there is always some risk of inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. Your engagement agreement with Lawson Hatch includes your acknowledgment of, and consent to, our use of this technology in representing you.