Attorney Advertising Disclosure

01Responsible Attorney and Principal Office

In accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct governing information about legal services and advertising (Rules 7.1 through 7.5), the attorney responsible for the content of this website is:

The Firm’s principal office is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Whitmore & Vance LLP is a limited liability partnership.

02Prior Results Do Not Guarantee a Similar Outcome

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different, and the outcome of any legal matter depends on its own facts, the applicable law, the evidence available, the parties involved and many other factors beyond the Firm’s control. Descriptions of past matters on this website are provided for informational purposes only and are not a promise, prediction or guarantee of the result in any future matter.

03Case Results, Settlements and Recovery Figures

Case results, settlement amounts, verdicts and recovery figures described on this website are gross amounts. They do not reflect the deduction of attorneys’ fees, litigation costs or expenses, liens or other obligations, and they do not represent the net amount received by any individual client or class member.

In class actions and other aggregate litigation, a stated recovery is typically the total amount obtained for the entire class or group and is distributed among many claimants under court-approved procedures. Some results may be subject to appeal or may not have been fully collected. Results achieved in one matter are not necessarily representative of results obtained in other matters handled by the Firm.

04No Claim of Specialist Certification

Unless expressly stated otherwise in an attorney’s biography, the attorneys of Whitmore & Vance LLP do not claim to be certified as specialists or experts in any area of law by any organization accredited for that purpose. References to the Firm’s practice areas, including Securities Fraud, Product Liability & Mass Torts, Antitrust & Civil Rights and Employment Litigation, and to words such as “focus,” “experience” or “practice,” describe the kinds of matters the Firm handles and are not a claim of certification or specialization.

05Recognitions and Rankings

Any awards, honors, rankings or recognitions referenced on this website were conferred by independent third-party organizations. The selection criteria and methodology are determined solely by the issuing organization, and information about them is available from that organization. No aspect of any recognition referenced on this website has been paid for by the Firm or any of its attorneys, and its inclusion does not imply that the Firm or any attorney is superior to other lawyers, nor does it guarantee any particular outcome.

06Images and Dramatizations

Photographs and other images on this website may depict models, actors or licensed stock imagery and are used for illustrative purposes only. Unless expressly identified, they do not depict actual clients, the Firm’s attorneys, or real events, parties or locations involved in any matter. Any dramatization is identified as such.

07Fees and Costs

The Firm handles many matters on a contingency-fee basis, meaning that attorneys’ fees are payable only if there is a recovery. Even in contingency-fee matters, a client may be responsible for court costs and litigation expenses, whether or not there is a recovery, depending on the terms of the written fee agreement. Where costs and expenses are deducted from a recovery, the agreement will explain whether they are deducted before or after the contingency fee is calculated.

The terms of any engagement, including fees, costs and expenses, are set out in a written agreement signed before representation begins. In class actions, attorneys’ fees and expenses are generally subject to court approval.

08Jurisdictions

The Firm’s attorneys are licensed to practice law only in the jurisdictions listed in their individual biographies. The Firm does not seek to represent clients in any jurisdiction in which this website does not comply with applicable laws or rules of professional conduct. Where permitted, the Firm may associate with local counsel or seek admission to appear in a particular matter in another jurisdiction.

09No Attorney-Client Relationship

Viewing this website, submitting the form on our Contact page or otherwise communicating with the Firm does not create an attorney-client relationship. A relationship is formed only after a conflict check has been completed and a written engagement agreement has been signed. Please do not send confidential information until the Firm has confirmed that it represents you. For details on how we handle information you submit, see our Privacy Policy.

10Contact Us

Questions regarding these disclosures may be directed to the responsible attorney at the Firm’s principal office: