Not legal advice
This website gives general information about the Cottingham Law Firm and the kinds of matters it handles. It is not legal advice, and it should not be relied on as legal advice for any particular situation. Laws change and differ from state to state. If you have a legal problem, talk with a lawyer about your specific facts.
No attorney-client relationship
Visiting this website, calling the office, or sending a message through the contact form does not make you a client of the Cottingham Law Firm. An attorney-client relationship is formed only when the firm agrees to represent you, which is confirmed in writing.
Until then, please do not send confidential or time-sensitive information through this website. Information you send before the firm agrees to represent you may not be treated as confidential. Be aware that legal deadlines may apply to your situation, and contacting the firm does not stop them from running.
Past results
Descriptions of past cases on this website are provided for information only. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future matter.
Responsible attorney
Ed Cottingham is the attorney responsible for the content of this website. The firm’s office is at 317 Wingo Way, Suite 303, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. Ed Cottingham is licensed to practice law in South Carolina. His court admissions are listed on the Admissions page.
Privacy
This section explains what information the website collects and how the firm uses it.
Information you give us
When you use the contact form, the firm receives the information you enter: your name, email address, and message, plus your company and phone number if you provide them.
The firm uses this information to respond to you and to decide whether it can help with your matter. The firm does not sell your information.
The firm may share your information with companies that help run this website and deliver its email, such as its web host, only as needed to provide those services. The firm may also disclose information when required by law.
Information collected automatically
This website does not use advertising or tracking cookies, and the firm does not run analytics on it. Like most websites, the firm’s web host keeps standard server logs, which can include your IP address, browser type, the pages you visit, and the time of your visit. These logs are used to operate and secure the site.
The website’s fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, so Google receives your browser’s IP address when a page loads. Google’s handling of that information is described in Google’s own privacy policy.
Security
The firm takes reasonable steps to protect information sent through this website. No website or email system is completely secure, however, so please do not use the contact form for confidential details about your matter.
Changes to this notice
The firm may update this notice from time to time. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last changed.