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ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVACY POLICY

As attorneys, we collect nonpublic personal information, from bankers, real estate agents, accountants, insurance agents and other advisors, as well as from our clients. Such information may include your name, address, telephone number, and personal and family financial information.

It is our policy not to disclose nonpublic personal information that we collect as described above on our clients and former clients to anyone, except as authorized by you or as required by law. In providing legal services to our clients, however, it may be necessary to disclose nonpublic personal information to non-affiliated persons that perform services or functions on our behalf, such as, your lender, accountant, appraiser, insurance agent and real estate agent. We may also be obligated to disclose any or all of the nonpublic personal information described above, as permitted by law. For example, we may be obligated under the law to disclose information in response to lawful requests from law enforcement agencies or in reporting requirements of the Internal Revenue Service.

We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to our employees and to those whom we determine have a legitimate need to access such information for your benefit. However, the Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct apply at all times to the protection of our clients' confidences. We maintain security procedures that are designed to protect our client information and educate our employees about the importance of confidentiality.

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