Hafemann, Magee & Thomas, LLC
Effective Date: November 12, 2026
Hafemann, Magee & Thomas, LLC (“the Firm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect personal information when you visit our website at https://federallitigation.com (the “Website”), contact us, communicate with us by text message (SMS/MMS) or WhatsApp, or otherwise interact with the Firm.
By using the Website or communicating with us, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of information:
- Contact information you provide, such as your name, mailing address, email address, and telephone or mobile number.
- Information about your legal matter that you choose to share with us through our website forms, by email, by phone, by text message, by WhatsApp, or in person, including documents you send to us.
- Messaging information, such as your mobile number, your consent (opt-in) to receive text or WhatsApp messages, the date and time of that consent, opt-out requests, and the content and metadata of messages exchanged with the Firm.
- Technical and usage information collected automatically when you visit the Website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, and referring website, which may be collected through cookies and similar technologies.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and evaluate whether we can assist you with a legal matter;
- Provide legal services to our clients, including communicating about case status, deadlines, appointments, and document requests;
- Send and receive text messages and WhatsApp messages that you have agreed to receive;
- Process and honor opt-out (STOP) and help (HELP) requests;
- Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Website;
- Comply with our legal, ethical, and professional obligations; and
- Protect the rights, property, and safety of the Firm, our clients, and others.
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information only as follows:
- Service providers. We use trusted third-party vendors that perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, case management, document storage, email, and communications providers. These providers may access personal information only as needed to perform services for the Firm and are not permitted to use it for their own marketing purposes.
- As required by law or professional obligations. We may disclose information when required by law, court order, subpoena, or rules of professional conduct, or to protect the rights or safety of the Firm, our clients, or others.
- With your consent or at your direction, for example when you ask us to share information with a medical provider, an employer, an insurance carrier, or a government agency in connection with your matter.
4. Text Messaging (SMS/MMS) and WhatsApp
If you provide your mobile number and consent to receive messages from the Firm, we may send you text messages and/or WhatsApp messages about your legal matter or inquiry, including case updates, appointment coordination, document requests, and responses to your questions. We do not send marketing or promotional text messages. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. You may reply STOP at any time to opt out of text messages, or HELP for help. For full program details, please see our SMS & Text Messaging Terms at https://federallitigation.com/sms-terms.
Messaging service providers. We use Twilio Inc. to send and receive text messages, and WhatsApp (operated by Meta Platforms, Inc.) to send and receive WhatsApp messages. These providers process your mobile number, message content, and related metadata on our behalf in order to deliver messages. Messages sent through WhatsApp are also subject to WhatsApp’s own terms of service and privacy policy.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
5. Confidentiality and Attorney-Client Communications
The Firm takes its duty of confidentiality seriously. However, please be aware that text messaging and WhatsApp are not fully secure methods of communication. Messages may be stored on your device, on your mobile carrier’s systems, or on the systems of our service providers, and may be viewed by others who have access to your phone.
For that reason, please do not send highly sensitive information by text or WhatsApp, such as Social Security numbers, bank or financial account numbers, passwords, or detailed medical records. If you need to share sensitive information, please contact us so we can arrange a more secure method.
Contacting the Firm through the Website, by email, by text message, or by WhatsApp does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is formed only when the Firm agrees to represent you, typically through a signed engagement letter.
6. Cookies and Analytics
The Website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the Website function, understand how visitors use it, and improve its performance. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent; some parts of the Website may not function properly if you do so.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as needed to provide our services, respond to inquiries, and meet our legal, ethical, and professional obligations, including file-retention requirements that apply to law firms. Messages relating to a client matter may be kept as part of the client file. Records of your messaging consent and any opt-out requests are retained as needed to document and honor your choices. When information is no longer needed, we will delete it or securely dispose of it in accordance with our records-retention practices.
8. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information. No method of transmission over the internet or by mobile messaging, and no method of electronic storage, is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Your Choices
- Text messages: Reply STOP to any text message to opt out, or START to opt back in. Reply HELP for help.
- WhatsApp: Reply STOP in the WhatsApp conversation, or tell us you no longer wish to receive WhatsApp messages, and we will stop sending them. You may also block our number within WhatsApp.
- Email and other requests: You may contact us at info@fed-lit.com to update your contact information or ask questions about your information.
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under applicable law to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, subject to the Firm’s legal and professional obligations.
10. Children’s Privacy
The Website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the Website.
11. Third-Party Links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated version on this page and change the Effective Date above.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
Hafemann, Magee & Thomas, LLC
1250 May River Road
Bluffton, SC 29910
Email: info@fed-lit.com
Text / WhatsApp: (843) 773-4789
Phone: (912) 221-4441
Website: https://federallitigation.com