Terms of Use

LEGAL NOTICES AND TERMS OF USE FOR THE HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC WEB SITE

PLEASE READ THESE LEGAL NOTICES AND TERMS OF USE (THESE "TERMS OF USE") CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE. BY USING HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC WEB SITE (THE "HPS SITE"), YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY PORTION OF THE HPS SITE.

HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC reserves the right to at any time change or modify these Terms of Use or to impose new conditions with respect to your use of the HPS Site. Such changes, modifications, or additions shall be effective immediately upon updating this Terms of Use page or at such earlier date that you obtain actual knowledge thereof. We recommend periodically reviewing this page. Additionally, to view our privacy practices, please see our Privacy Policy. HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC shall also have the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect of or feature of this HPS Site, including but not limited to content, functionality, and means of access or use.

NO LEGAL ADVICE OR RELATIONSHIP
The information contained in the HPS Site is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice or legal opinion on any specific facts or circumstances. No users of the HPS Site, clients or otherwise, should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content included in the site without seeking appropriate professional advice. Although we endeavor to keep this HPS Site current and accurate, the content on the site may not apply to you, may not be complete and may not reflect current legal developments. HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC expressly disclaims all liability in respect to actions taken or not taken based on the content of the HPS Site.

Please be aware that our operation of this HPS Site, and/or communication with us via Internet e-mail through this site, does not constitute or create an attorney-client relationship between HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC and any recipients. No attorney-client relationship with HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC or any of its attorneys will be established unless and until (i) you have sought to retain us; (ii) we have had an opportunity to check and clear any conflicts; and (iii) you have received and accepted an engagement letter from us concerning the retention and the scope of our services.

LEGAL NOTICES
We designate our office in Chicago, Illinois, as our principal office and Eric P. Schoonveld as the attorney responsible for the content of the HPS Site.

THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT. The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience. No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements of self-proclaimed expertise.

Certifications of Specialization are available to lawyers in certain states in all areas of practice relating to or included in the areas of Civil Trial, Criminal Trial, Business Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditor's Rights, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice, Elder Law and Estate Planning. Any description of such practice areas in this HPS Site does not constitute or imply a representation of certification or specialization.

HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC has endeavored to comply with all known legal and ethical requirements in compiling the HPS Site. In the event that this communication does not comply with the laws or regulations of any state or country in which it may be received, HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC will not accept legal representation based on this communication from a person or entity in such state or country.

OWNERSHIP RIGHTS; RESTRICTIONS ON USE
HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC, its licensors or identified third parties are the owners of all copyrightable text, graphics, sound, photographs, graphics, video, computer programming, messages and other materials displayed or made available on or through the HPS Site ("Content"), any computer programming incorporated into this HPS Site, the overall design of this HPS Site, and the selection, arrangement and presentation of all of the foregoing. No material from this site may be copied, reproduced, downloaded, uploaded, displayed, sold, published, posted, transmitted, distributed, modified, incorporated into another work or otherwise exploited in any way without the prior written consent of HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC; provided, however, that you may download and print Content displayed on this HPS Site for non-commercial use only by you or your organization if you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices on all such electronic and print copies of Content.

The trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on this HPS Site (the "Trademarks") are the registered and unregistered Trademarks of HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC and identified third parties. Nothing contained on this HPS Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark without the written permission of HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC or its respective owner.

SUBMISSIONS
Any communication or material you send to or through this HPS Site, electronically or otherwise, including but not limited to data, questions, comments, suggestions, or submissions, may not be secure and is sent on a non-privileged and non-confidential basis. Therefore, do not send us information you consider confidential or proprietary until you speak with one of our attorneys and obtain authorization to send that information to us.

LINKS
As a convenience to help you locate additional Internet resources that may be of interest to you, this HPS Site contains links to third party web sites that we do not operate or control. The existence of such links does not indicate any approval, association or endorsement of the linked web sites, and HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD LLC is not responsible for the content or operation of any site linked to this HPS Site. Your access to and use of any such linked site is at your own risk, and subject to the terms and conditions of such web site.

You may establish a hypertext link to this HPS Site, provided (a) the link does not state or imply any endorsement or sponsorship of you, your company, or your site by HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC, (b) you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, advertisements, the copyright notice, or other notices on this site, and (c) you promptly discontinue providing links to this HPS Site at the request of HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC.

NO WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
ALL MATERIAL ON THE HPS SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS." HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD LLC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND RELATING TO THE CONTENT OR OPERATION OF THE HPS SITE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

IN ADDITION, NEITHER HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD LLC NOR ANY OTHER PARTY OR PERSON INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THE HPS SITE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THIS HPS SITE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS WEBSITE.

While we endeavor to include accurate and current information on the HPS Site, HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC makes no representations or warranties as to its accuracy, currency or completeness. HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC does not warrant that the use of this HPS Site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects or inaccuracies will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.

GOVERNING LAW; INTERPRETATION
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found void or unenforceable, including without limitation the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, this will not affect the validity of the balance of these Terms of Use, which shall remain valid and enforceable, and the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision.