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The purpose of Top Legal Minds Service is to give the visitor Information on legal issues and how to obtain legal assistance. The ideas, general principles and conclusions presented at this Service may differ depending on local, state and federal laws and regulations and court cases. Because the law varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, is subject to varying interpretations, and is constantly changing, the user is urged to consult professional legal counsel in his or her Country, State or Province regarding the applicability of any points of law discussed on this Service to any specific or general problem. This website should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice.
Our Services provide access to independent attorneys, Lawyers, Legal Professionals, Law Firms, self-help services, including general information related to the law, and lawyers designed to help users safely cope with their own legal needs.
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We strive to keep our content and documents accurate, current and up-to date. However, because the law changes rapidly, we cannot guarantee that all the information on the site and services is completely current. The law is different from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be subject to interpretation by different courts. The law is a personal matter, and no general information or legal tool like the kind we provide can fit every circumstance. Furthermore, the legal information contained on the site and services is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. Therefore, if you need legal advice for your specific problem, or if your specific problem is too complex to be addressed by our tools, you should consult a licensed attorney in your area. Our Services are not intended to create any attorney-client relationship, and your use of our sites and services does not and will not in any circumstance create an attorney-client relationship between you and us. We are not a lawyer referral service and the sites and services and other resources and information are for personal use only.
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The failure of Top Legal Minds to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms remain in full force and effect.
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Premium Services may include the publication of advertising or website content you provide to us. You retain all rights in, and are solely responsible for, the Premium Services Content posted on Top Legal Minds or websites supported by Top Legal Minds. You give Top Legal Minds, our affiliates, providers of third party services, and subcontractors a non-exclusive, fully-paid, perpetual, royalty-free, transferable, revocable, worldwide license to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute the Premium Services Content (in whole or in part) in providing the Services.
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If you are a lawyer participating in any aspect of this Service, including but not limited to interactive areas, a) you agree not to provide specific legal advice in any of your content and to draft content which is appropriate, educational, and in accordance with lawyer ethics requirements, b) you represent and warrant that you are a lawyer in good standing with a license to practice law c) you agree to promptly notify Top Legal Minds of any grievance, claim, reprimand, or censure brought against you, as well as resignation or other loss of license, d) you acknowledge that the Rules of Professional Conduct of the jurisdictions where you are licensed ("Rules") apply to all aspects of your participation and that you will abide by these Rules.
These Rules include, but are not limited to, the rules relating to advertising, solicitation of clients, rules regarding the establishment of lawyer-client relationships, failure to maintain client confidences, unauthorized practice of law, and misrepresentations of fact. Top Legal Minds disclaims all responsibility for your compliance with these Rules. You further agree and acknowledge that when you participate on this Service, that you will not offer legal advice, but will only provide general information.
Top Legal Minds highly recommends that you include a disclaimer regarding the aforementioned advertising and ethics issues. Top Legal Minds will have no liability to you arising out of or related to your compliance or noncompliance with such laws and rules, or related to Top Legal Minds s inclusion or failure to include a disclaimer.
Top Legal Minds does not verify or warrant the validity, truth, or accuracy of phrases such as, but not limited to, "pre-eminent," "widely recognized," "recipient of notable awards." These subjective phrases are intended to convey the general reputation which a law firm or lawyer may have attained, and which is expressly stated on their law firm's website.
Top Legal Minds does not warrant Local Bar Association Compliance. Each user is solely responsible for including information that’s in compliance with their respective Local Bar Association Rules.
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You authorize us to contact you by telephone at the number you have provided. Telephone calls may include prerecorded or artificial voice messages and calls using an automatic telephone dialing system. Your consent is not a condition of your purchase.
You agree that any calls to or from us may be monitored or recorded for training or quality assurance purposes.
You also understand and agree that the Service may include certain communications from Top Legal Minds, such as service announcements, administrative messages and the Top Legal Minds Newsletter, and that these communications are considered part of Top Legal Minds membership, and you will not be able to opt out of receiving them.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Service, including the release of new Top Legal Minds properties, shall be subject to the TOS.
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The Terms were last updated on January 1, 2023