Legal Notice and Disclaimer

Information sent to the firm or any of its members or employees is not protected by any duty of confidentiality on the part of the firm. Until an attorney-client relationship has been formed, you should not send us any confidential information.

Of equal importance, time-sensitive material should not be sent to the firm or any of its members or employees without verifying receipt by the intended recipient.

By accessing the website of our firm, Checketts Law, PLC, you are requesting information. The information you are requesting is not legal advice, advertising, or solicitation. We only provide legal advice after an attorney-client relationship has been established and we have obtained the necessary information about the matter on which you seek assistance. Neither transmission of nor your accessing the materials on the website constitutes legal advice. In the same vein, your accessing the materials on the website does not establish an attorney-client relationship, and does not create any duty of the firm to any visitor or party in receipt of the materials posted herein.

An attorney-client relationship between individuals or entities and Checketts Law, PLC is not to be established without first searching for conflicts of interest that might prevent the creation of such a relationship. Until an attorney-client relationship is established, information communicated to the firm should be limited to identification of all relevant parties such that any potential conflicts of interest might be identified.

The only way a new attorney-client relationship with Checketts Law, PLC will be created is by signing an engagement letter signed by an attorney who works with the firm. Unless and until there is an attorney-client relationship between you and the firm, communications to anyone in the firm of information about yourself, your business, or your personal affairs will not be protected by attorney-client privilege.

In the event that information is communicated to the firm by any means, caution should be taken if communicating by phone or any unencrypted media. The firm is not responsible for any harm or loss resulting from communication directed at the firm through unsecure media.

IOWA SUPREME COURT NOTICE

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 or self-proclaimed expertise.

A description or indication of limitation of practice does not mean that any agency or board has certified such lawyer as a specialist or expert in an indicated field of law practice, nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer.

Memberships and offices in legal fraternities and legal societies, technical and professional licenses, and memberships in scientific, technical, and professional associations and societies of law or field of practice, does not mean that a lawyer is a specialist or expert in a field of law, nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily more expert or competent than any other lawyer.

All potential clients are urged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered.

This notice is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa.

IRS Circular 230 Disclosure

To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS in Circular 230, we inform you that, unless we expressly state otherwise in this communication (including any attachments), any tax advice contained in this communication is not intended or written 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 other matter addressed herein.