Effective Date: September 1, 2026

Williford Law respects the privacy of individuals who visit our website, communicate with our firm, inquire about our legal services, or otherwise provide personal information to us. This Privacy Policy explains how Williford Law collects, uses, discloses, protects, and retains personal information obtained through this website and related communications.

This Privacy Policy principally governs information collected through www.jawillifordlaw.com and communications arising from use of the website. Information obtained or maintained by Williford Law in connection with an attorney-client relationship is also governed by the firm's professional responsibilities, applicable rules of professional conduct, attorney-client privilege, the work-product doctrine, engagement agreements, record-retention obligations, and other applicable law. To the extent those obligations provide protections different from or greater than those described in this Privacy Policy, those obligations control.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy creates an attorney-client relationship or limits any professional, ethical, contractual, or legal obligation applicable to information entrusted to Williford Law.

Personal Information We Collect

The personal information we collect depends upon how you interact with Williford Law and the website.

Sources of Personal Information

Williford Law may obtain personal information from several sources, depending upon how you interact with the firm. We may collect information directly from you when you contact or communicate with Williford Law, submit information through this website, request a consultation, or otherwise provide information to the firm.

We may also collect certain information automatically when you visit or interact with this website, including through cookies, analytics technologies, website logs, and similar technologies used to operate, secure, and understand use of the website.

Where appropriate, Williford Law may also obtain information from service providers that assist the firm in operating its website or conducting legitimate business functions; from publicly available records or sources; and from other individuals or entities in connection with evaluating a prospective legal matter, conducting a conflict-of-interest review, providing legal services, complying with professional obligations, or protecting the rights and interests of the firm or its clients.

Information You Provide to Us

When you contact Williford Law through the website, by email, by telephone, or through another means, we may collect information that you voluntarily provide. This may include your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, information concerning the nature of your inquiry or potential legal matter, preferred method of contact, and other information contained in your communications with us.

If you contact the firm concerning potential representation, the information you provide may include facts concerning a dispute, transaction, estate, family matter, business matter, injury, or other legal issue. Such information may, depending upon the circumstances, include sensitive personal information.

You should not submit Social Security numbers, financial-account credentials, medical records, government identification numbers, passwords, or other highly sensitive information through the website unless Williford Law has specifically requested that you do so through an appropriate method.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit this website, certain information may be collected automatically by the technologies used to operate, secure, and analyze the website. This information may include your Internet Protocol address, browser type, device information, operating system, network information, referring website or source, pages viewed, dates and times of visits, links or buttons selected, scrolling activity, searches performed on the website, and similar information concerning interaction with the website.

This information assists Williford Law and its service providers in operating and protecting the website, understanding how visitors use it, evaluating website performance, identifying technical problems, and improving the website and its content.

Website Hosting, Analytics, and Squarespace

This website is hosted through Squarespace. In connection with providing hosting, security, website functionality, and analytics services, Squarespace may process information concerning visitors to this website, including browser, network, device, Internet Protocol address, referral, page-view, and website-activity information.

Squarespace may process this information on behalf of Williford Law as necessary to provide website services and may also process information in accordance with its own applicable privacy terms and policies.

When you submit information through a form on this website, the information you provide may be processed through Squarespace's website infrastructure and may be transmitted to or stored through email, cloud-storage, or other technology services used by Williford Law to receive, manage, secure, and respond to communications.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to operate properly and may use such technologies to understand website traffic, performance, and visitor interaction. Cookies are small data files or pieces of text stored on or associated with a visitor's browser or device.

Necessary or functional cookies may be used to provide essential website functionality, maintain security, remember certain preferences, and enable the website to operate as intended. This website may also use analytics and performance technologies provided through Squarespace to help Williford Law understand matters such as website traffic, referral sources, page views, visitor interactions, and the performance of particular pages or features.

Certain website features or content may be provided through third-party services. When you interact with a third-party feature, that provider may receive information concerning your browser, device, network connection, or interaction with the feature in accordance with its own privacy practices.

Depending upon the website's configuration, your location, and applicable law, nonessential cookies may be subject to consent or preference controls. You may also configure your browser to block or delete cookies, although doing so may affect the operation or availability of certain website features.

Williford Law does not use cookies for the purpose of selling personal information.

How We Use Personal Information

Williford Law may use personal information for legitimate business, professional, security, and legal purposes. These purposes include responding to inquiries and communications; determining whether the firm may be able to assist with a prospective legal matter; conducting preliminary conflict-of-interest, jurisdictional, or matter evaluations; communicating with prospective and existing clients; providing legal services where an attorney-client relationship has been established; administering client and business relationships; scheduling meetings and consultations; maintaining firm records; protecting the security and integrity of the firm's website, systems, and communications; detecting or preventing fraud, misuse, or cybersecurity threats; analyzing and improving the website; complying with professional, ethical, regulatory, and legal obligations; establishing, exercising, or defending legal rights; and carrying out other purposes reasonably related to the reason for which the information was provided.

Williford Law may also use contact information to send legal updates, firm announcements, invitations, or other communications where you have requested such information or where otherwise permitted by applicable law. You may request that discretionary marketing communications cease at any time.

We do not use information submitted concerning a prospective or existing legal matter for unrelated targeted advertising.

Prospective Clients and Confidential Information

Submitting information through this website, sending an email, making a telephone inquiry, or otherwise contacting Williford Law does not by itself establish an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is established only in accordance with the firm's engagement procedures and applicable law.

The extent to which information provided before an attorney-client relationship is established is confidential, privileged, or otherwise protected depends upon the circumstances and applicable law and rules of professional conduct. This Privacy Policy does not create an attorney-client relationship or expand the firm's legal or professional obligations beyond those otherwise imposed by applicable law.

Prospective clients should therefore avoid providing unnecessary confidential or highly sensitive information until the firm has determined that it is appropriate to receive such information.

For additional information concerning communications with the firm and the creation of an attorney-client relationship, please review the firm's Attorney Advertising page.

How We Disclose Personal Information

Williford Law does not sell personal information and does not derive revenue from selling personal information.

We may disclose personal information to service providers that assist us with legitimate firm operations, including website hosting, analytics, communications, email, cloud storage, information technology, cybersecurity, data management, document management, scheduling, and similar functions. These providers may process information only as necessary to provide services to the firm or as otherwise permitted by their agreements with us and applicable law.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, a court order, subpoena, legal process, professional obligation, regulatory requirement, or lawful governmental request; to investigate or prevent fraud, cybersecurity incidents, unlawful activity, or misuse of our systems; to protect the rights, safety, property, or interests of Williford Law, its clients, personnel, website visitors, or others; to establish, exercise, or defend legal rights or claims; or with your direction, authorization, or consent.

Where information relates to an attorney-client representation, any disclosure is additionally subject to the firm's professional obligations and applicable law.

If the ownership, organization, or assets of Williford Law were ever subject to a merger, restructuring, succession, or similar transaction, information may be transferred as reasonably necessary in connection with that transaction, subject to applicable professional obligations and legal restrictions.

No Sale of Personal Information

Williford Law does not sell personal information to data brokers, advertisers, marketers, or other third parties and does not maintain a business model in which revenue is generated from the sale of personal information.

If applicable law defines the terms "sale," "sharing," or "targeted advertising" more broadly than their ordinary meanings, Williford Law will provide any notice, choice, or opt-out mechanism required by applicable law with respect to activities subject to those definitions.

Sensitive Personal Information

Because individuals may contact Williford Law concerning legal matters, information provided to the firm may sometimes reveal information considered sensitive under applicable law. Depending upon the circumstances, this may include financial, health, family, identification, or other private information.

Williford Law uses sensitive personal information only as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was provided, to evaluate or provide legal services, to fulfill professional and legal obligations, to protect the firm or others, or for other purposes permitted by applicable law. We do not use sensitive information provided in connection with a legal inquiry for unrelated advertising purposes.

Data Security

Williford Law maintains reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, acquisition, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse. The nature of those safeguards may vary according to the sensitivity of the information, the manner in which it is maintained, and applicable professional and legal requirements.

No website, email system, network, storage system, or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, although Williford Law takes reasonable measures to protect information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

If you believe that personal information provided to Williford Law has been subject to unauthorized access or misuse, please contact the firm promptly using the information provided below.

Data Retention

Williford Law retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes for which it was collected and to satisfy legitimate professional, operational, security, recordkeeping, and legal requirements.

The appropriate retention period depends upon factors including the nature and sensitivity of the information, the purpose for which it was obtained, whether an attorney-client relationship was established, applicable statutes of limitation, legal and professional obligations, dispute-resolution requirements, and the need to protect the firm and its clients.

Even when Williford Law does not undertake a prospective representation, the firm may retain limited information concerning an inquiry or prospective matter when reasonably necessary for conflict-of-interest checks, recordkeeping, professional-responsibility compliance, risk management, security, or the establishment or defense of legal rights.

When information is no longer reasonably required, the firm may delete, destroy, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it consistent with applicable law and firm practices.

Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending upon where you reside and the law applicable to Williford Law's processing of your information, you may have certain rights concerning personal information. Those rights may include the right to request confirmation of whether personal information is being processed; access to personal information; correction of inaccurate information; deletion of certain information; a copy of information in a portable format; and the ability to opt out of certain sales, sharing, targeted advertising, or profiling activities.

These rights are not absolute. Applicable law may permit or require Williford Law to decline, limit, or modify a request, including where information must be retained to comply with professional obligations, preserve legal claims or defenses, maintain conflict-of-interest records, protect privileged or confidential information concerning another person, prevent fraud or security threats, or satisfy another lawful purpose.

Williford Law may request information reasonably necessary to verify the identity of an individual submitting a privacy request and, where applicable, the authority of a person submitting a request on another individual's behalf. The nature and extent of verification may vary depending upon the sensitivity of the information involved, the nature of the request, and the risk associated with providing access to, altering, or deleting the information.

The firm may compare information provided in connection with a request against information maintained in its records and may request additional information where reasonably necessary to complete verification. Williford Law may decline or limit a request where identity or authority cannot reasonably be verified or where permitted or required by applicable law.

Where applicable law permits an authorized agent to submit a privacy request on your behalf, Williford Law may require reasonable evidence demonstrating the agent's authority and may separately verify your identity before responding to the request.

Privacy rights are not absolute. Williford Law may deny, limit, or modify a request where permitted or required by applicable law, including where information must be retained to comply with professional or ethical obligations, maintain conflict-of-interest records, protect attorney-client privileged or confidential information, preserve legal claims or defenses, prevent fraud or security threats, protect the rights of another person, or fulfill another lawful purpose.

Marketing Communications

If you receive a marketing or informational email from Williford Law that includes an unsubscribe mechanism, you may use that mechanism to discontinue similar discretionary communications. You may also contact the firm directly to request that such communications stop.

An opt-out from marketing communications does not prevent Williford Law from sending nonmarketing communications that may be necessary in connection with an existing client relationship, pending inquiry, transaction, legal matter, security issue, professional obligation, or other legitimate business purpose.

Browser and Privacy Preference Signals

Browser settings may allow you to block cookies, delete stored cookies, or communicate certain privacy preferences. The effectiveness of these settings varies according to the technology involved.

Where applicable law requires Williford Law to recognize a legally valid universal opt-out mechanism or similar privacy preference signal, the firm will honor such a signal to the extent required by law and applicable to the processing activity at issue.

Third-Party Websites and Services

This website may contain links to websites, platforms, social-media services, government resources, courts, professional organizations, publications, or other third-party resources that are not operated by Williford Law.

When you leave this website or interact directly with a third-party service, that third party's privacy practices and terms may apply. Williford Law is not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or data-handling practices of websites or services that it does not control.

Children's Privacy

This website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and Williford Law does not knowingly solicit personal information through the website directly from children under 13 in circumstances requiring parental consent.

Legal matters handled by the firm may, of course, involve minors, and the firm may process information concerning minors where appropriate in connection with legal representation, prospective representation, or another lawful purpose.

If a parent or legal guardian believes that a child under 13 has submitted personal information directly through this website inappropriately, the parent or guardian may contact Williford Law using the information below.

Information Concerning Other Individuals

If you provide Williford Law with personal information concerning another individual, you should provide only information that you are authorized or otherwise lawfully permitted to disclose. Depending upon the nature of the legal matter, information concerning adverse parties, witnesses, beneficiaries, family members, employees, business associates, or other individuals may be necessary for the firm to evaluate or provide legal services.

Williford Law may process such information as reasonably necessary for legitimate legal, professional, security, and business purposes and as permitted by applicable law.

Visitors From Outside the United States

Williford Law is a United States law firm with offices in North Carolina and Georgia, and this website is directed primarily to individuals and businesses seeking information concerning legal services in the United States.

Information collected through the website may be processed or maintained in the United States or in other locations in which the firm's service providers operate. If you access the website from outside the United States, your information may therefore be transferred to a jurisdiction whose data-protection laws differ from those of your location. Where applicable law imposes requirements concerning such transfers or processing, Williford Law will comply with those requirements to the extent applicable.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Williford Law may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the website, the firm's practices, technology, service providers, legal requirements, or other circumstances. When material revisions are made, the updated policy will be posted on this website and the effective date at the beginning of the policy will be revised.

Your continued use of the website following publication of an updated Privacy Policy will be subject to the policy then in effect, except where applicable law requires another form of notice or consent.

Privacy Questions and Requests

Questions concerning this Privacy Policy, Williford Law's handling of personal information, or requests to exercise privacy rights available under applicable law may be directed to dataprotection@jawillifordlaw.com.

When submitting a privacy request, please provide sufficient information to allow Williford Law to understand and appropriately respond to your request. The firm may request additional information where reasonably necessary to verify your identity, verify the authority of an authorized representative, locate relevant information, or determine whether a particular privacy right applies.

Written correspondence may also be directed to Williford Law at 15720 Brixham Hill Avenue, Suite 300, Charlotte, North Carolina 28277, telephone (704) 565-0016, or 3379 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 655, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, telephone (678) 255-8414.