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Our Introduction |
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What is the Relationship Between
AttorneyLegalDirectory.com And the User: Venue of
Communication is provided. |
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AttorneyLegalDirectory.com is an Internet
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potential users of legal services they provide.
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User Rules |
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General Disclaimer of the
Information You Receive From this Service |
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Confidentiality |
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Other AttorneyLegalDirectory.com
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Modifications to Terms of Service
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Modification or Discountinuing the
Service |
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Disclaimer of Warranties and
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Additional Disclaimer of
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Arbitration |
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ADDITIONAL STATE SPECIFIC
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Alabama
No representation is made that the
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the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.
Alaska
The Alaska Bar Association does not
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organizations.
Florida
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that lawyer to send you free written information about that
lawyer’s qualifications and experience.
Hawaii
The
supreme Court of Hawaii grants Hawaii certification only to
lawyers in good standing who have successfully completed a
specialty program accredited by the American Bar Association.
Illinois
The Supreme Court of Illinois does not
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and that the certificate, award or recognition is not a
requirement to practice law in Illinois.
Iowa
The
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based solely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise.
This disclosure is required by rule of the Supreme Court of
Iowa.
Memberships and offices in legal fraternities and
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A
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specialist or expert in an indicated field of law practice,
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All
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This notice is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa.
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or abuse of process.
Kansas
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an approved or authorized lawyer referral
service.
Massachusetts If a Massachusetts lawyer holds
himself or herself out as "certified" in a particular service,
field or area of law by a non-governmental body, the
certifying organization is a private organization, whose
standards for certification are not regulated by the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Mississippi
Free
Background information is available upon request to a
Mississippi attorney. There is no procedure in Mississippi for
approving certifying or designating organizations and
authorities.
Missouri
ADVERTISING MATERIAL:
COMMERCIAL SOLICITATIONS ARE PERMITTED BY THE MISSOURI RULES
OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BUT ARE NEITHER SUBMITTED TO NOR
APPROVED BY THE MISSOURI BAR OR THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI.
Neither the Supreme Court of Missouri nor the Missouri Bar
reviews or approves certifying organizations or specialist
designations.
Nevada
Neither the state bar of Nevada
nor any agency of the State Bar has certified any lawyer
identified here as a specialist or as an expert. Anyone
considering a lawyer should independently investigate the
lawyer's credentials and ability.
New Jersey
Any
certification as a specialist, or any certification in a field
of practice, that does not state that such certification has
been granted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or by an
organization that has been approved by the American Bar
Association, indicates that the certifying organization has
not been approved, or has been denied approval, by the Supreme
Court of New Jersey and the American Bar Association.
New Mexico
LAWYER ADVERTISEMENT
Any
certification by an organization other than the New Mexico
Board of Legal Specialization does not constitute recognition
by the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization, unless the
lawyer is also recognized by the board as a specialist in that
area of law.
Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Supreme
Court licenses all lawyers in the general practice of law. The
court does not license or certify any lawyer as an expert or
specialist in any field of practice.
Tennessee
Certifications of Specialization are available to
Tennessee lawyers in all areas of practice relating to or
included in the areas of Civil Trial, Criminal Trial, Business
Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditor's Rights, Medical
Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice, Elder
Law, Estate Planning and Family Law. Listing of related or
included practice areas herein does not constitute or imply a
representation of certification of specialization.
Texas
Unless otherwise indicated, Not Certified by
the Texas Board of Legal
Specialization.
Washington
The Supreme Court of
Washington does not recognize certification of specialties in
the practice of law and that the certificate, award, or
recognition is not a requirement to practice law in the State
of Washington.
Wyoming
The Wyoming State Bar does
not certify any lawyer as a specialist or expert. Anyone
considering a lawyer should independently investigate the
lawyer's credentials and ability, and not rely upon
advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise.
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General Provisions
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The foregoing Agreement, incorporates by
reference our Privacy Policy and any notice by
AttorneyLegalDirectory.com contained in any of the Web site
pages and embodies the entire understanding between the User
and AttorneyLegalDirectory.com regarding the User's
relationship to our Service.
Users can reach our
Service from all fifty states and around the world. Each of
these places has a different set of laws. Since
AttorneyLegalDirectory.com cannot keep track of all these laws
and their requirements, the Agreement and the relationship
between the User and AttorneyLegalDirectory.com shall be
governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina without
regard to its conflict of law provisions.
If
AttorneyLegalDirectory.com fails to exercise or enforce any
right or provision of this Agreement, that failure shall not
be used to prove that AttorneyLegalDirectory.com has waived
the right or provision. If any provision of this Agreement is
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parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to
give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the
provision, and that the other provisions of the Agreement
remain in full force and effect. The User agrees that
regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or
cause of action arising out of or related to use of the
Service or the Agreement must be filed within one (1) year
after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever
barred. The section titles in the Agreement are for
convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
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