EMAIL, COMMUNICATION AND WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Warning: If you are currently not a client of our Firm (as used herein "Firm" means attorney Leon Bass and Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP), any information that you send us may not be protected by attorney-client privilege. Therefore, if you are not a client, or you have previously waived attorney client privilege, you should not include any information in what you are about to send us that you or someone else would regard as confidential or privileged until we have performed a conflict check and have confirmed that we have been engaged as your attorney.

By using this site or sending us any communications, including EMAIL, you agree to and accept these  terms and conditions and any applicable disclaimers.

With respect to any Email, letter or any other written communication, the following paragraphs 1-3 apply and are specifically incorporated into every email or other communication:

1. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

The information contained therein is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and it may contain information that is privileged, confidential, attorney work product and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you, the reader of any message is not the intended recipient (or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of such communications prohibited. If you have received the communication in error, please notify the sender by telephone call at 614-431-2277 and by return e-mail. The message may contain information that is attorney-client privileged, attorney work product or otherwise confidential. If you are not an intended recipient, use and disclosure of the message are prohibited. If you received the transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message and any attachments

2. LEGAL NOTICE

If you send e-mail to Leon Bass or the Firm in connection with a matter for which we do not already represent you, your communication may not be treated as privileged or confidential. If you communicate with us by e-mail in connection with a matter for which Leon Bass or the Firm already represents you, please remember that Internet e-mail is not secure and you may wish to consider other means of sharing the information.

3. TAX ADVICE DISCLAIMER

To comply with certain U.S. Treasury regulations, we inform you that any federal tax advice contained in any communication including any email message, including attachments, is not a covered opinion as described in Treasury Department Circular 230 and therefore cannot be relied upon to avoid any tax penalties or to support the promotion or marketing of any federal tax transaction.  Notice: Leon Bass does not give tax advice and no tax advice should be taken as legal tax advice. Internal Revenue Service Circular 230 Disclosure: As provided for in Treasury regulations, advice (if any) relating to federal taxes that is contained in any communication (including attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (1) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (2) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed therein.

 The materials on this World Wide Web site are provided for informational purposes only, do not constitute legal advice, do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this Firm or Leon David Bass,  or any of our attorneys, staff or clients, and are not guaranteed to be correct, complete, or up-to date.

This World Wide Web site or any email, telephone call, or other communication are not intended to create an attorney-client relationship between you and this Firm or Leon David Bass, or any of our attorneys (all of which are hereafter referred to as "this Firm"). You should not act or rely on any information on this World Wide Web site without first seeking the advice of an attorney.

Electronic mail or other communications to this Firm cannot be guaranteed to be confidential and will not, and should not be construed to create an attorney-client relationship between this Firm and you or anyone else. this Firm also specifically disclaims any and all liability for any harm or loss of any kind arising out of the transmission of sensitive or confidential information to this firm via Email. This Firm has endeavored to comply with all known legal and ethical requirements in compiling this World Wide Web site. We do not desire to represent clients based on their review of any portions of this site that do not comply with the legal or ethical requirements in the jurisdictions in which they are located.

Some of the articles on this World Wide Web site may contain links to other resources on the Internet. Those links, when provided, are available as citations and aids to help you identify and locate other Internet resources that may be of interest to you, and are not intended to state or imply that this Firm sponsors, is affiliated or associated with, is legally authorized to use any trade name, registered trademark, logo, legal or official seal, or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in these links. Neither is this Firm liable in any way for the information contained in these other World Wide Web sites.

To the extent the State Bar Rules in your jurisdiction require us to designate a principal office, or a single attorney, responsible for a World Wide Web site the Firm designates its location in Columbus, Ohio USA as its principal office and designates Leon Bass as the attorney responsible for this World Wide site.

The terms located here are incorporated herein and apply as if rewritten: http://www.taftlaw.com/site/terms

Please see also LawNotes Disclaimer, which is incorporated herein.