Forbes Chochla

We only collect, use and disclose personal information to serve our clients. The primary purpose for collecting personal information is to provide legal advice and services. Where our client is an individual, we collect information about the client's legal issue including anything the client might have done or said that might affect their legal sit... uation, so that we can advise the client as to their legal rights and responsibilities, their options for addressing the issue and then to carry out their instructions. Wherever possible we collect your personal information directly from you at the start of a retainer and in the course of our representation. At times we may obtain information about you from other sources (e.g., from your insurance company and/or their affiliates; a government agency or registry; files of consumer reporting agencies; your accountant; your employer, past and present; other lawyers and law firms or medical professionals. Forbes Chochla may disclose personal information to organizations that perform services on behalf of the firm. Personal information will only be provided to such organizations if they agree to use such information solely for the purposes of providing services to Forbes Chochla and under the instruction of Forbes Chochla and, with respect to that information, to act in a manner consistent with the relevant principles articulated in this policy. Please note that there are circumstances where the use and/or disclosure of personal information may be justified or permitted or where Forbes Chochla is obliged to disclose information without consent. Such circumstances may include: Where required by law or by order or requirement of a court; When the legal services we are providing to you requires us to give your information to third parties (i.e. during examinations for discovery) your consent will be implied, unless you tell us otherwise; When we engage a third party to provide administrative services to us (like process servers or archival file storage) and the third party ...Read More