Terms and legal notices

Under the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, this website constitutes attorney advertising by Meridian & Cole LLP. It is published to describe the firm and the work it does.

The attorney responsible for this content is Whitman R. Cole, Managing Partner, at the office address below.

Everything on this site, including the articles under Insights, is general information about the law. It is not advice about your situation, it may not be current, and it may not apply in your jurisdiction.

Do not act, or decline to act, on the basis of anything you read here. Legal outcomes turn on specific facts, and only a lawyer who knows yours can tell you what they mean.

Reading this site, sending a message through the contact form, or emailing or calling the firm does not make you a client and does not create an attorney-client relationship.

A relationship begins only when we have completed a conflicts check, agreed a scope of work, and both signed an engagement letter. Until then, please do not send us confidential or privileged material: we may already act for another party with an adverse interest, and unsolicited material may not be protected.

The matters and figures described under Results and on the attorney and practice pages are examples of work the firm has done. Every matter turns on its own facts, its own record and its own forum.

Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any other matter. Where an engagement requires it, descriptions are generalised and client identities are withheld.

Our lawyers are admitted in the jurisdictions listed on their individual pages. The firm does not seek to represent anyone in a jurisdiction where it is not authorised to practise.

Where a matter requires it, we appear pro hac vice or work with local counsel, and we will tell you which arrangement applies before work begins.

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Links to other websites are provided for convenience. We do not control them and we are not responsible for their content.

We try to keep this site accurate and available, but we do not warrant that it will be free of error or uninterrupted. Content may be changed or removed without notice.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the firm is not liable for any loss arising from reliance on this site.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. Any dispute arising from the use of this site is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Cook County, Illinois.

Questions about these terms may be directed to [email protected] or to 181 West Madison Street, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60602.