about using email
There are a few things you need to know about using email to communicate with a lawyer before you send me an email:
Sending an email does not create an attorney/client relationship
Creating an attorney/client relationship requires an agreement between the attorney and the potential client. If you send an email to me asking for me to represent you, it is simply a request and not an agreement. Until you have signed an engagement agreement, that I have provided, there is no obligation on either you or myself to perform in any manner.
Email is less secure and less private than sending a postcard
A postcard may be easily read by anyone who has access to hold it. The postal service does a pretty good job of limiting how many people have an opportunity to view postcards that they handle. Email on the other hand, may be intercepted and read by virtually anyone with the necessary tools and interest in viewing your email. Once intercepted, it may be republished to an infinite number of parties via the internet. Fortunately, there are probably relatively few people interested in viewing your email from among the millions of email messages sent every day and it may never become a problem for you. It would be prudent however, to never send confidential information in an email. If it would embarass you to see it on the six o'clock news, don't put it in an email message.
Secure email
There is a way to encrypt your email so that only the party you intend to receive it may read it easily. Even encrypted email can be decrypted, but it requires special skills, tools, and time that make it impractical for most purposes. The most popular form of email encryption is PKI. To use PKI, both you and your intended recipient must apply for and receive a certificate from a recognized certificate authority. For more information about using PKI with your email messages, please contact us.
You may email me by clicking on this link: Duke@DrouillardLaw.com