Terms of Use and Legal Notices

Welcome to the Terms of Use and Legal Notices (these “Terms”) for the websites operated on behalf of Lawyers for Justice, P.C. (“LFJ”, “we” or “us”), including calljustice.com, mrjustice.com, ladamajusticia.com, lawcenter.com, and 818cafires.com (each a “Website”, and collectively, the “Websites”).

These Terms govern your access to and use of the Websites. Please read these Terms carefully, as they include important information about your legal rights. By accessing and/or using the Websites, you are agreeing to these Terms. If you do not understand or agree to these Terms, please do not use the Websites.

1. No Legal Services or Attorney Client Relationship
   1. Not Legal Advice. Although the Websites may provide information concerning potential legal issues, your use or access of the Websites or the information therein is not a substitute for legal advice from qualified counsel. You should not and are not authorized to rely on the Websites as a source of legal advice.
   2. No Attorney-Client Relationship. Your use of the Websites alone does not create any attorney-client relationship between you and LFJ. The Websites contain electronic contact information for many LFJ attorneys. The mere act of contacting an LFJ attorney electronically, however, does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you wish to become a client of LFJ, you must contact an appropriate LFJ attorney, and explicitly negotiate a retention. The Websites are not an invitation to form an attorney-client relationship. As a matter of policy, LFJ does not accept a new client without first investigating for possible conflicts of interest and obtaining a signed engagement letter.
   3. No Confidentiality. Unless you have an attorney-client relationship with LFJ, we are not obligated to keep confidential information you may send to us. Under no circumstances, therefore, should you send confidential information to LFJ unless you have been authorized to do so by an LFJ attorney or you have a pre-existing documented attorney-client relationship with LFJ.
   4. Intake Communications. Please note that your initial communications with LFJ, including those made via phone, web forms, or chat, may be handled by trained intake specialists employed by third-party service providers. These communications are for informational and scheduling purposes only and do not constitute legal advice or establish an attorney-client relationship. Calls may be recorded for quality assurance and training purposes. By continuing with the call or submitting information through the Websites, you consent to such recording and handling of your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
2. Legal Notice
   1. Advertising. Portions of the Websites contain attorney advertising. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision, and it should never be based solely on an advertisement. Before choosing a lawyer, you should give the matter careful consideration. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each representation. Any results portrayed on the Websites were dependent on the facts of the particular matters and the results will differ if based on different facts.
   2. Informational Posts. LFJ may present certain informational content on the Websites from time to time, such as blogs, press releases, alerts, newsletters, or other content (“Informational Posts”). Informational Posts presented on the Websites are for general information and discussion only and may be considered an advertisement for certain purposes. Informational Posts are not full analyses of the matters presented, may not be relied upon as legal advice, and do not purport to represent the views of our clients or LFJ. The views expressed in these Informational Posts are the views of the authors only except as otherwise noted.
   3. Principal Office; Responsible Attorney. To the extent the requirements of the Bar Association in your jurisdiction require such designation: LFJ’s principal office is its Glendale, CA office. LFJ’s responsible attorney for the Websites is Arby Aiwazian for its offices in California, Joana Ghosh for its offices in New York, and Devin Epp for its offices in Washington.
   4. Contingent Fees. LFJ lawyers may sometimes work on a contingency fee basis where attorney’s fees are charged only upon monetary recovery. When an LFJ lawyer engages a client pursuant to a contingency fee arrangement, such client may still be responsible for certain expenses incurred during the legal process, including court filing fees, expert witness fees, and other litigation expenses.
3. Location of Our Privacy Policy
   1. Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy describes how we handle the information you provide to us when you use the Websites. For an explanation of our privacy practices, please visit our Privacy Policy located at calljustice.com/privacy-notice/.
4. Rights We Grant You
   1. Right to Use Websites. We hereby permit you to use the Websites for your personal non-commercial use only, provided that you comply with these Terms in connection with all such use. If any software, content or other materials owned or controlled by us are distributed to you as part of your use of the Websites, we hereby grant you, a personal, non-assignable, non-sublicensable, non-transferrable, and non-exclusive right and license to access and display such software, content and materials provided to you as part of the Websites, in each case for the sole purpose of enabling you to use the Websites as permitted by these Terms. Your access and use of the Websites may be interrupted from time to time for any of several reasons, including, without limitation, the malfunction of equipment, periodic updating, maintenance or repair of the Websites or other actions that LFJ, in its sole discretion, may elect to take.
   2. Restrictions On Your Use of the Websites. You may not do any of the following in connection with your use of the Websites, unless applicable laws or regulations prohibit these restrictions or you have our written permission to do so:
      1. download, modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, duplicate, publish, license, create derivative works from, or offer for sale any information contained on, or obtained from or through, the Websites, except for temporary files that are automatically cached by your web browser for display purposes, or as otherwise expressly permitted in these Terms;
      2. use, reproduce or remove any copyright, trademark, service mark, trade name, slogan, logo, image, or other proprietary notation displayed on or through the Websites;
      3. access or use the Websites in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, disrupt or impair the Websites or interfere with any other party’s access to or use of the Websites or use any device, software or routine that causes the same;
      4. attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt the Websites, or the computer systems or networks connected to the Websites;
      5. circumvent, remove, alter, deactivate, degrade or thwart any technological measure or content protections of the Websites;
      6. use any robot, spider, crawlers, scraper, or other automatic device, process, software or queries that intercepts, “mines,” scrapes, extracts, or otherwise accesses the Websites to monitor, extract, copy or collect information or data from or through the Websites, or engage in any manual process to do the same;
      7. introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other materials that are malicious or technologically harmful into our systems;
      8. violate any applicable law or regulation in connection with your access to or use of the Websites; or
      9. access or use the Websites in any way not expressly permitted by these Terms.
5. Ownership and Content
   1. Ownership of the Websites. The Websites, including their “look and feel” (e.g., text, graphics, images, logos), proprietary content, information and other materials, are protected under copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. You agree that LFJ and/or its licensors own all right, title and interest in and to the Websites (including any and all intellectual property rights therein) and you agree not to take any action(s) inconsistent with such ownership interests. We and our licensors reserve all rights in connection with the Websites and its content, including, without limitation, the exclusive right to create derivative works.
   2. Ownership of Trademarks. LFJ’s name, LFJ’s logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks of LFJ or its affiliates or licensors. Other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans that appear on the Websites are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by us.
   3. Ownership of Feedback. We welcome feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements to the Websites (“Feedback”). You acknowledge and expressly agree that any contribution of Feedback does not and will not give or grant you any right, title or interest in the Websites or in any such Feedback. All Feedback becomes the sole and exclusive property of LFJ, and LFJ may use and disclose Feedback in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever without further notice or compensation to you and without retention by you of any proprietary or other right or claim. You hereby assign to LFJ any and all right, title and interest (including, but not limited to, any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, show-how, know-how, moral rights and any and all other intellectual property right) that you may have in and to any and all Feedback.
6. Third Party Services and Materials
   1. Use of Third Party Materials in the Websites. Certain Websites may display, include or make available content, data, information, applications or materials from third parties (“Third Party Materials”) or provide links to certain third party websites. By using the Websites, you acknowledge and agree that LFJ is not responsible for examining or evaluating the content, accuracy, completeness, availability, timeliness, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency, quality or any other aspect of such Third Party Materials or websites. We do not warrant or endorse and do not assume and will not have any liability or responsibility to you or any other person for any third-party services, Third Party Materials or third-party websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third parties. Third Party Materials and links to other websites are provided solely as a convenience to you.
7. Disclaimers, Limitations of Liability and Indemnification
   1. Disclaimers.
      1. Your access to and use of the Websites is at your own risk. You understand and agree that the Websites are provided to you on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. Without limiting the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, LFJ, its parents, affiliates, related companies, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, partners and licensors (the “LFJ Entities”) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. LFJ periodically adds changes, improves or updates the information and documents on the Websites without notice. LFJ assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Websites. The LFJ Entities do not represent or warrant that the Websites are or will be always up-to-date, complete, or accurate. Any representation or warranty that might be otherwise implied is expressly disclaimed. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from the LFJ Entities or through the Websites, will create any warranty or representation not expressly made herein.
      2. THE LAWS OF CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 8.2 BELOW. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
   2. Limitations of Liability. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, YOU AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT WILL THE LFJ ENTITIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER UNDER THESE TERMS OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITES OR THESE TERMS AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) EVEN IF THE LFJ ENTITIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
   3. Indemnification. By entering into these Terms and accessing or using the Websites, you agree that you shall defend, indemnify and hold the LFJ Entities harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) incurred by the LFJ Entities arising out of or in connection with: (a) your violation or breach of any term of these Terms or any applicable law or regulation; (b) your violation of any rights of any third party; (c) your misuse of the Websites; or (d) your negligence or wilful misconduct. If you are obligated to indemnify any LFJ Entity hereunder, then you agree that LFJ (or, at its discretion, the applicable LFJ Entity) will have the right, in its sole discretion, to control any action or proceeding and to determine whether LFJ wishes to settle, and if so, on what terms, and you agree to fully cooperate with LFJ in the defense or settlement of such claim.
8. ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER
   1. PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY – IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT AND TO HAVE A JURY HEAR YOUR CLAIMS. IT CONTAINS PROCEDURES FOR MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION AND A CLASS ACTION WAIVER.
   2. Informal Process First. You and LFJ agree that in the event of any dispute between you and the LFJ Entities, either party will first contact the other party and make a good faith sustained effort to resolve the dispute before resorting to more formal means of resolution, including without limitation, any court action, after first allowing the receiving party 30 days in which to respond. Both you and LFJ agree that this dispute resolution procedure is a condition precedent which must be satisfied before initiating any arbitration against the other party.
   3. Arbitration Agreement and Class Action Waiver. After the informal dispute resolution process, any remaining dispute, controversy, or claim (collectively, “Claim”) relating in any way to LFJ’s services and/or products, including the Websites, and any use or access or lack of access thereto, will be resolved by arbitration, including threshold questions of arbitrability of the Claim. You and LFJ agree that any Claim will be settled by final and binding arbitration, using the English language, administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Procedures (the “AAA Rules”) then in effect (those rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this section, and as of the date of these Terms). Because your contract with LFJ, these Terms, and this Arbitration Agreement concern interstate commerce, the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) governs the arbitrability of all disputes. However, the arbitrator will apply applicable substantive law consistent with the FAA and the applicable statute of limitations or condition precedent to suit. Arbitration will be handled by a sole arbitrator in accordance with the AAA Rules. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court that has jurisdiction. Any arbitration under these Terms will take place on an individual basis – class arbitrations and class actions are not permitted. You understand that by agreeing to these Terms, you and LFJ are each waiving the right to trial by jury or to participate in a class action or class arbitration.
   4. Exceptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you and LFJ agree that the following types of disputes will be resolved in a court of proper jurisdiction:
      1. disputes or claims within the jurisdiction of a small claims court consistent with the jurisdictional and dollar limits that may apply, as long as it is brought and maintained as an individual dispute and not as a class, representative, or consolidated action or proceeding;
      2. disputes or claims where the sole form of relief sought is injunctive relief (including public injunctive relief); or
      3. intellectual property disputes.
   5. Costs of Arbitration. Payment of all filing, administration, and arbitrator costs and expenses will be governed by the AAA Rules, except that if you demonstrate that any such costs and expenses owed by you under those rules would be prohibitively more expensive than a court proceeding, LFJ will pay the amount of any such costs and expenses that the arbitrator determines are necessary to prevent the arbitration from being prohibitively more expensive than a court proceeding (subject to possible reimbursement as set forth below).
      Fees and costs may be awarded as provided pursuant to applicable law. If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of your claim or the relief sought in the demand is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), then the payment of all fees will be governed by the AAA Rules. In that case, you agree to reimburse LFJ for all monies previously disbursed by it that are otherwise your obligation to pay under the applicable rules. If you prevail in the arbitration and are awarded an amount that is less than the last written settlement amount offered by LFJ before the arbitrator was appointed, LFJ will pay you the amount it offered in settlement. The arbitrator may make rulings and resolve disputes as to the payment and reimbursement of fees or expenses at any time during the proceeding and upon request from either party made within 14 days of the arbitrator’s ruling on the merits.
   6. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BRING CLASS ACTION AND REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you and LFJ each agree that any proceeding to resolve any dispute, claim, or controversy will be brought and conducted ONLY IN THE RESPECTIVE PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS PART OF ANY CLASS (OR PURPORTED CLASS), CONSOLIDATED, MULTIPLE-PLAINTIFF, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING (“CLASS ACTION”). You and LFJ AGREE TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS ACTION. You and LFJ EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY ABILITY TO MAINTAIN A CLASS ACTION IN ANY FORUM. If the dispute is subject to arbitration, THE ARBITRATOR WILL NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO COMBINE OR AGGREGATE CLAIMS, CONDUCT A CLASS ACTION, OR MAKE AN AWARD TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY NOT A PARTY TO THE ARBITRATION. Further, you and LFJ agree that the ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE PROCEEDINGS FOR MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS, AND IT MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A CLASS ACTION. For the avoidance of doubt, however, you can seek public injunctive relief to the extent authorized by law and consistent with the Exceptions clause above.
      IF THIS CLASS ACTION WAIVER IS LIMITED, VOIDED, OR FOUND UNENFORCEABLE, THEN, UNLESS THE PARTIES MUTUALLY AGREE OTHERWISE, THE PARTIES’ AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE SHALL BE NULL AND VOID WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROCEEDING SO LONG AS THE PROCEEDING IS PERMITTED TO PROCEED AS A CLASS ACTION. If a court decides that the limitations of this paragraph are deemed invalid or unenforceable, any putative class, private attorney general, or consolidated or representative action must be brought in a court of proper jurisdiction and not in arbitration.
9. Additional Provisions
   1. SMS Messaging and Phone Calls. Certain portions of the Websites may allow us to contact you via telephone or text messages. You agree that LFJ may contact you via telephone or text messages (including by an automatic telephone dialing system) at any of the phone numbers provided by you or on your behalf in connection with your use of the Websites, including for marketing purposes. You understand that you are not required to provide this consent as a condition of using the Websites. You also understand that you may opt out of receiving text messages from us at any time. If you do not choose to opt out, we may contact you as outlined in our Privacy Policy.
   2. Updating These Terms. We may modify these Terms from time to time in which case we will update the “Last Revised” date at the top of these Terms. If we make changes that are material, we will use reasonable efforts to attempt to notify you, such as by e-mail and/or by placing a prominent notice on the first page of the Websites. However, it is your sole responsibility to review these Terms from time to time to view any such changes. The updated Terms will be effective as of the time of posting, or such later date as may be specified in the updated Terms. Your continued access or use of the Websites after the modifications have become effective will be deemed your acceptance of the modified Terms. No amendment shall apply to a dispute for which an arbitration has been initiated prior to the change in Terms.
   3. Termination of License. If you breach any of the provisions of these Terms, all licenses granted by LFJ will terminate automatically. All sections which by their nature should survive the termination of these Terms shall continue in full force and effect subsequent to and notwithstanding any termination of these Terms by LFJ or you. Termination will not limit any of LFJ’s other rights or remedies at law or in equity.
   4. Injunctive Relief. You agree that a breach of these Terms will cause irreparable injury to LFJ for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy and LFJ shall be entitled to equitable relief in addition to any remedies it may have hereunder or at law without a bond, other security or proof of damages.
   5. California Residents. If you are a California resident, in accordance with Cal. Civ. Code § 1789.3, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112 Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.
   6. Miscellaneous. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and your use of the Websites, and supersedes all other agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. If any provision of these Terms shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These Terms and the licenses granted hereunder may be assigned by LFJ but may not be assigned by you without the prior express written consent of LFJ. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for reference only and shall not be read to have any legal effect. The Websites are operated by us in the United States. Those who choose to access the Websites from locations outside the United States do so at their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of laws rules, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the arbitration venue set forth in Section 9, or if arbitration does not apply, then the state and federal courts located in the State of California.
   7. How to Contact Us. You may contact us regarding the Websites or these Terms at: 450 N Brand Blvd, Suite 900, Glendale CA 91203, by phone at (818) 265-1020 or by e-mail at policy@calljustice.com.