Privacy Policy

Ben Shore Law may collect information that you choose to provide, including your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, preferred contact method, matter type, opposing party, employer, insurer, agency, or other relevant party names, relevant dates, general description of your legal issue, documents or attachments if submission is enabled, and any other information you choose to provide.

Ben Shore Law may also collect technical and usage information automatically, including IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring website, pages viewed, dates and times of access, approximate location derived from technical information, cookie information, and analytics information.

Please do not submit confidential, privileged, highly sensitive, or detailed information through this website unless specifically requested. Initial submissions should include only enough information for Ben Shore Law to identify the general nature of your matter, conduct a conflict check, evaluate whether legal assistance may be available, and contact you.

Submitting information does not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is formed only through a written engagement agreement.

Ben Shore Law may use information to respond to inquiries, evaluate whether legal assistance may be available, conduct conflict checks, schedule consultations, communicate with you, provide legal services if an attorney-client relationship is formed, maintain business and professional records, improve website functionality, monitor website usage and security, comply with legal and professional obligations, and protect rights, clients, prospective clients, website systems, and users.

Ben Shore Law may share information you submit with attorneys or law firms who may evaluate, refer, co-counsel, or potentially handle your matter. Information may be shared for the limited purpose of conflict checks, case evaluation, referral, co-counsel review, or potential representation.

You should not submit confidential, privileged, highly sensitive, or detailed information unless specifically requested. If another law firm agrees to consider or handle your matter, that firm's own engagement agreement and privacy practices may apply.

This website may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, or similar technologies to operate the website, understand visitor activity, improve performance, and measure marketing effectiveness. Users may be able to adjust browser settings to block or delete cookies. Some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

Ben Shore Law may share information with service providers and vendors who assist with website hosting, email, form processing, customer relationship management, scheduling, data storage, cybersecurity, analytics, payment processing, or other business operations. These providers may access information only as needed to provide services.

Ben Shore Law may disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, court orders, subpoenas, or legal process; comply with professional obligations; conduct conflict checks; protect rights, safety, systems, clients, prospective clients, or others; prevent fraud, abuse, security incidents, or unlawful activity; or transfer business records in connection with a merger, restructuring, sale, or similar transaction, subject to applicable professional obligations.

If you become a client, information relating to your representation will be handled in accordance with applicable attorney-client confidentiality obligations, professional responsibility rules, court rules, and law.

If you contact Ben Shore Law as a prospective client but do not become a client, professional duties may still apply to information learned during a consultation. However, you should not provide confidential, privileged, highly sensitive, or detailed information unless specifically requested.

Ben Shore Law uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. No website, email system, form, or electronic storage method is completely secure. Users should avoid sending highly sensitive information through ordinary web forms or unencrypted email unless specifically instructed.

Ben Shore Law retains information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including legal services, conflict checks, professional responsibility obligations, business records, security, dispute resolution, and legal compliance.

Ben Shore Law may retain certain intake and conflict-check information even if representation is declined, to document communications, comply with professional obligations, and avoid conflicts.

This website may link to third-party websites or use third-party tools. Ben Shore Law is not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or practices of third parties. Users should review the privacy policies of any third-party websites or services they use.

Ben Shore Law may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

Questions or requests about this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Ben Shore Law
Ben@benshorelaw.com
Attorney responsible for website content: Benjamin A. Shore, Esq., a Maryland attorney