Terms of Use

March 25 2024

Welcome to the Thompson Legal Advisory Services P.C.’s website (“site”). Any reference to “We” “Us” “Our”, or “TLAS” means Thompson Legal Advisory Services P.C. Your access to or use of the site or any information displayed or contained herein is subject to this “Terms of Use”, which may limit your rights or remedies, and we strongly encourage you to read these Terms of Use.

The information presented on the site does not constitute legal advice, is not to be acted on as such, may not be current and is subject to change without notice.

1. NO LAWYER-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP OR LEGAL ADVICE

Communication of information by, in, to or through this site and your receipt or use of it:

1. is not provided in the course of and does not create or constitute a lawyer-client relationship;
2. is not intended as a solicitation;
3. is not intended to convey or constitute legal advice;
4. is not a substitute for obtaining legal advice from a qualified lawyer.

Because the information on the site is general in nature and may not pertain to your specific circumstances you should not act upon or refrain from acting based on any information displayed or provided on or through this site without first seeking qualified professional counsel on your specific matter.

You may send us an email. However, the mere transmission of an email message to a lawyer through this site will not in and of itself create a lawyer-client relationship. TLAS has a policy of working with its clients only in accordance with certain procedures which include executing an engagement letter and addressing professional responsibility matters and conflicts. You agree that your access to or interaction with the TLAS site or receipt of the information, or your transmission or receipt of electronic mail to addresses on the TLAS site or systems, does not create a lawyer-client / attorney-client relationship between you and TLAS. 

Unless we already represent you, you should not send us confidential or sensitive information via email because your communication will not be treated as privileged or confidential. Please do not send us any confidential or sensitive information until you speak with one of our lawyers and obtain prior written authorization to send that information to us. You acknowledge that electronic mail and the Internet are generally insecure means of communication, and TLAS cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any electronic mail sent to or received by it or any information submitted by you to TLAS through the site.

TLAS does not wish to represent anyone desiring representation based upon viewing this site in any jurisdiction where this site does not comply with all laws and ethical rules of that jurisdiction.

2. LICENSING STATUS

Unless otherwise expressly specified, the lawyers listed in this site are not certified by, or certified as specialists or experts by, any professional or governmental agency or authority. Designations of our firm’s practice areas, or of expertise, practice concentrations or specializations of our lawyers are not intended (1) to suggest or represent the contrary, or (2) to suggest any professional or governmental standard by which such experience is measured, or (3) to denigrate other lawyers or firms in any way.

IMPORTANT: Our lawyers are licensed to practice only in those jurisdictions designated in their respective biographies. No representation, warranty, inference or reliance shall be made otherwise and we expressly disclaim this as well.

3. LINKS

We may from time to time, directly or indirectly, provide links to other websites. We do not control or maintain the material presented by such third-party websites. The inclusion of any link on our site does not imply any association or relationship between TLAS and the person sponsoring the linked site and does not constitute or imply any endorsement, approval or sponsorship of the linked site by TLAS, or the endorsement, approval or sponsorship of TLAS by the sponsor of the linked site. We assume no responsibility for the content, accuracy or completeness of material presented directly or indirectly in linked sites. If you use any of these links, you will leave our site and any access to or use of any such links or sites is at your own risk.

4. NO WARRANTY OR LIABILITY

THE INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND — AS TO SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, APPLICABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, RESULT, OUTCOME OR ANY OTHER MATTER. WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT SUCH INFORMATION IS OR WILL BE ALWAYS UP-TO-DATE, COMPLETE, OR ACCURATE. ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT MIGHT BE OTHERWISE IMPLIED IS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.

YOU AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU OR OTHERS, IN ANY WAY OR FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND OR UNDER ANY THEORY, ARISING FROM THIS SITE, OR YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION IN OR THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LIABILITY, DAMAGES OR LOSSES UNDER CONTRACT OR TORT THEORIES OR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM VIRUSES OR ISSUES OF OR FROM THIS SITE OR ANY LINKED SITE, REGARDLESS OF PRIOR NOTICE TO US.

5. PRIVACY

With respect to information submitted or collected on or through the TLAS site, you accept TLAS’ Privacy Policy and as set forth in this Section 5. This Section 5 does not pertain to, and TLAS is not responsible for, the privacy practices of any third party websites to which the TLAS site hyperlinks.

TLAS has implemented and follows appropriate technical measures to protect against the risks of unauthorized access to, erroneous disclosure of, and unlawful interception of personally identifiable information. You should know, however, that TLAS cannot fully eliminate such risks. TLAS hopes TLAS’ Privacy Policy clarifies its collection, use and disclosure of your information including Personal Information. From time to time, TLAS may modify the Privacy Policy. Such modifications will be effective on the date that TLAS posts the modified statement to the TLAS site. Questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy may be submitted to info@tlaspc.com.

6. COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Unless otherwise noted, all materials, including but not limited to images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video clips, software, and written and other materials that are part of this site are protected under copyright laws and are the trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual properties owned, controlled or licensed by TLAS. You may download and view material on this site for your personal, temporary, non-commercial viewing only. No part of these materials may otherwise be copied, reproduced, stored, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the prior written permission from TLAS.

7. EMAILS

Please note that when we send you an email message, the information contained in it (or any attachment) is likely to be confidential and legally privileged. It is intended only for the person named in the email. In the event that you receive a message in error, please immediately notify us and delete it. Any dissemination, distribution, copying, disclosure or use of any email message or its contents unless authorized by TLAS is strictly prohibited.

We cannot guarantee the integrity or suitability of any email for your computer, devices or systems. It is possible that our message to you might contain destructive programs known as viruses or worms and we would advise you that we do not accept any liability for consequential effects caused to your computer, or others connected to it and that you should determine the likelihood of such content yourself.

Business emails are sent to you subject to our usual terms of business. When the content of an email is a personal message, the sender is not acting in his/her capacity as a partner, contractor or employee of TLAS.

8. ADVERTISING

Our site is not intended to be an advertisement for legal services or solicitation of clients except in those jurisdictions where specific regulations governing the practice of law define advertising to include websites. TLAS is neither advertising legal services nor representing that any TLAS person holds the authorizations and permissions necessary to provide legal advice in all jurisdictions in which the information contained on our site may be received.

The State of New York, USA provides that under certain circumstances and for certain recipients, some of the material accessible on our site may constitute attorney advertising within the meaning of sections 1200.1 and 1200.6-8 of Title 22 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulatory Attorney Advertising Regulations. The following statement is made in accordance with those rules: ATTORNEY ADVERTISING. PRIOR RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE A SIMILAR OUTCOME.

9. VIRUSES/HARMFUL CODE

We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs, viruses or harmful code or similar issues.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs and platform in order to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, Trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would most likely be deemed to have committed a criminal offence under the applicable laws and regulations. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.

10. SEVERABILITY

If a provision of these Terms of Use, or any of the additional terms referred to, herein, is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction in which these Terms of Use are intended to be effective, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part of a provision under this clause shall not affect:

(1) the legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other provision of these Terms of Use or of another page of the Privacy Policy; or

(2) the legality, validity or enforceability in other jurisdictions of that or any other provision of these Terms of Use or any of the additional terms (including the Privacy Policy) referred to, herein.

11. JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW: ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

We designate, to the extent that any jurisdiction requires designation, Tamara Thompson as the lawyer responsible for this site.

Any disputes concerning this site and the information in or use of it shall be governed by the internal laws of the state of California, U.S.A. (without regard to conflicts of law principles), and any proceeding which may arise out of or in connection with this site shall be brought solely in a court in Santa Clara County, California, U.S.A. That being said, TLAS has the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these terms and conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country, and in such a case, TLAS may request that the applicable local laws be applied to the governance of these conditions.

For additional information about this site or these Terms of Use, please contact us at info@tlaspc.com.

12. VARIATIONS

We may revise these Terms of Use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we have made, as they are binding on you.

13. FINALLY

If there shall be any conflict between the provisions of these Terms of Use and the provisions of our Privacy Policy, then the provisions of these Terms of Use shall prevail.

Thank you for visiting our website.