Legal Notices/Disclaimers
No Legal Advice Intended and No Attorney-Client Relationship Created by Use of this Website
The materials at this web site have been prepared by Bigham Law, PLLC for information purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice or legal opinion on any specific facts or circumstances. These materials do not, and are not, intended to constitute legal advice.
General transmission of the information is not intended to create, and receipt does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship between the sender and receiver. Readers should not act upon this information without seeking professional counsel.
The information provided at this site is subject to change without notice. Although we try to keep our site current and accurate, you should not rely on this information or its applicability to any specific circumstances without speaking with an attorney. Information provided at this site is consistent only with basic principles of Pennsylvania law and no other jurisdiction. Bigham Law, PLLC cannot promise that the information on this site is applicable to your circumstances, correct, complete, and up-to-date; that your access will be uninterrupted; or that material accessible from this site is free of viruses.
No Confidentiality for Information Submitted Through this Site
Persons contacting Bigham Law, PLLC through the messaging or e-mail facility provided through this site should not send confidential or sensitive information as such information is not confidential. All confidential and sensitive information should be conveyed to Bigham Law, PLLC as directed specifically by staff of Bigham Law, PLLC. Bigham Law, PLLC may collect personal identifying information through our web site, including for such information that your Internet service provider automatically provides to our web server, such as its web site address and possibly your e-mail address; such information that you send to us in an e-mail message; and such information that you submit to us in a CGI form (for example, when you submit a search request on our web page). Bigham Law, PLLC will use personal identifying information for our own proper purposes, but we will not sell information to third parties.
E-mail sent to us may not be secure. If you choose to send us an e-mail message, we may retain the content of the e-mail, your e-mail address and our response, and it becomes the property of Bigham Law, PLLC.
The information provided at this site is not privileged and does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Bigham Law, PLLC, or any of its staff unless or until (1) you have retained us; (2) we have had an opportunity to check and clear any conflicts; and (3) you have received a copy of documentation from us confirming the retention and its scope. This web site is not an offer to represent you.
Authorized Jurisdictions
Bigham Law, PLLC’s attorney, Francis Edward Bigham ("Ed Bigham"), is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania’s municipal, county, state courts, as well as federal courts. The firm does not intend to practice law in any jurisdiction where the firm is not licensed. Bigham Law, PLLC receives clients at its office located in Souderton, Pennsylvania, and has a second office in, and receives mail to, its Hatfield, Pennsylvania location.
Marketing, Copyright and Links
Material at this site may be considered advertising under the rules of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely on advertising.
The content of this website is subject to copyright claims. All reproductions, copies or printouts from our website are only permitted with the express permission of Bigham Law, PLLC and must include our copyright notation.
Bigham Law, PLLC does not intend any sources and/or links to be a referral to and/or an endorsement of the source identified or of the entity linked or the information made available through the source or the link. Bigham Law, PLLC, will remove any source and/or link from this site at the request of the source identified or of the entity linked. This web site is not sponsored by and/or associated with the sources identified and/or the entities linked.
Photographs
Photograph images included on this website are stock photographs and do not depict actual legal scenarios handled by the firm, the locations or staff of Bigham Law, PLLC.
No Warranty
This website and its contents are provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
Bigham Law, PLLC, encourages you to review this notice periodically for updates that will be posted on our web site. If you have any further questions, please send e-mail to us at contactus@bighamlaw.net.
No Intent to Refer Matters to Other Firms
Unless otherwise expressly stated on a particular page of Bigham Law, PLLC’s website, Bigham Law, PLLC intends to act as primary counsel in representing clients who retain the Firm.
Cost of Website and Contact for Website
The cost of this website is paid for by Bigham Law, PLLC and not by any other lawyer or firm. Any questions regarding this website should be directed to Edward Bigham at contactus@bighamlaw.net.
No Guarantee of Results
Some of the case summaries, reports of past results and other sections on this website may describe past matters handled for clients of Bigham Law, PLLC. These descriptions are meant only to provide information to the public about the activities and experience of Bigham Law, PLLC. They are not intended as a guarantee that the same or similar results can be obtained in every matter undertaken by Bigham Law, PLLC. You must not assume that a similar result can be obtained in a legal matter of interest to you. The outcome of a particular matter can depend on a variety of factors—including the specific factual and legal circumstances, the ability of opposing counsel, and, often, unexpected developments beyond the control of any client or lawyer.
No Claim of Expertise or Board Certification
This website lists legal services provided and areas of law Bigham Law, PLLC practices. Bigham Law, PLLC and Edward Bigham make no claim of “expertise,” “specialization” or “board certification” relating to the listed areas of law or any other area of law.
IRS Circular 230 Notice
In accordance with Internal Revenue Service requirements, this is to inform you that any information on this website that could be construed as United States tax advice is not written or intended to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed on this website. See IRS Circular 230.
Bona Fide Office
The Firm operates a bona fide office at the addresses listed on this website.
Privacy and Cookies
Effective Date: June 1, 2024
We understand the importance of your privacy and strive to take all reasonable efforts to be transparent about what information we collect about you and to safeguard that information against intrusion or misuse. Except as required by a court or other lawful order, we will never re-distribute or sell personal information collected on our web servers.
This privacy policy details the ways in which we collect information about you, what information we collect, and what we do with that information. You can always visit this page for the most up-to-date version of this privacy policy.
Collection and Use of Information
We collect two types of information from our visitors: anonymous information and personal information.
Anonymous Information
You do not have to provide any personal information to use many of the features of this website. However, your web browser or application may automatically provide certain information about you (“anonymous information”), such as your IP address, which may include your geographic location; details about browser software, operating system, and device; access dates and times; and referring and exiting URLs.
We use this information, both individually and in the aggregate, to help us understand how visitors use our site and to improve our content and your experience visiting our site. We may retain this type of information indefinitely, or to the extent permissible by law.
Personal Information
Our website contains certain features, such as contact forms, where you have the option to affirmatively provide information about yourself (“personal information”). You may be asked to provide personal information, including your name, address, email address, and telephone number(s). You have no obligation to use these features of our website. If you choose to provide us with personal information by submitting a contact form on this website, we may use that information to contact you back and to improve subsequent communications with you, if any. We may also use your voluntarily submitted personal information to keep you informed of law firm news and events, but only if you are provided the opportunity to opt out of that type of use (see Removal of Information and Opting Out section, below). We will seek your affirmative consent before using your personal information for any purpose other than those described in this policy.
Information transmitted on the internet, including via the contact forms on our website, is not secure and should not be considered confidential. The submission of a form on our website does not constitute attorney–client communication and does not create an attorney–client relationship.
Our website may also provide a third-party “Live Chat” feature, with which you can choose to provide personal information to the firm. Information provided on the Live Chat feature is not confidential, and your use of Live Chat does not constitute attorney–client communications and does not create an attorney–client relationship. If you choose to provide us with personal information by using the Live Chat feature, we may use that information to contact you back and to improve subsequent communications with you, if any.
If our website includes a Live Chat, the third-party Live Chat provider has its own privacy policy, which we encourage you to review. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of any third parties, including the Live Chat provider.
Do not disclose confidential information, including any information that may expose you to civil or criminal liability, via contact forms or Live Chat on this website.
We may retain information collected from contact forms and Live Chat indefinitely, or to the extent permissible by law.
Use of Cookies
We use “cookies” (small data files) to improve our website’s functionality and our visitors’ experience. These cookies do not identify you personally or give us access to your computer. You can disable cookies in your browser or application settings, but doing so may result in reduced website functionality. By visiting our website and not disabling cookies, you consent to our use of cookies for the purposes described in this policy.
We may use a third-party analytics provider (Google Analytics) to help us understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about our visitors, but it does not receive personally identifiable information through these cookies and is prohibited from combining, matching, or cross-referencing information from our site with any other information. You can review the Google Analytics privacy policy for additional information.
Our website may also use the Google AdWords “remarketing” service to serve advertising on third-party websites (including Google) to previous visitors of our site. This service also uses cookies, and any information collected will be in accordance with this privacy policy and Google’s privacy policy.
Distribution of Collected Information
We will not disclose, without your consent, personal information collected about you, unless we are required to do so by law. In certain limited circumstances, and in compliance with applicable laws, we may share personal information with government authorities or others as required to protect the firm or certain third parties; or as otherwise required for compliance with applicable law or legal process. We will not distribute or sell personal information to third-party organizations.
Do Not Track Requests
We do not respond or otherwise take any action with regard to “Do Not Track” requests.
Third Parties and External Links
Some pages on our website may contain hyperlinks to websites of third parties. We take no responsibility for third-party content or websites, nor for any information you disclose to third parties by visiting their websites.
Removal of Information and Opting Out
Users seeking to opt out of receiving communications from the firm may reply to any marketing communication with the subject line “unsubscribe.”
