2. Purpose. The purpose of this Web site is to provide lawyer referrals to individuals seeking legal counsel. The site may also contains legal information intended to give the user a general understanding of the law. This site does not provide legal advice. Because the law is constantly changing and varies by jurisdiction, the user is urged to consult professional legal counsel in his or her jurisdiction with respect to any specific legal problem. This web site should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice.

 

3. Representation. Civil Justice operates as an online referral service of attorneys to clients seeking representation. Civil Justice, is also a non-profit law firm any may provide legal advice and represent you directly, but not from this web site and only under the terms of a written and executed Retainer Agreement.  Furthermore, no attorney to whom you are referred to by Civil Justice represents you until that attorney has accepted representation in writing.

 

4. Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts of interest may prevent an attorney to whom you are referred from representing you. You agree to obtain the consent of the attorney before submitting data to the attorney. Unless the attorney acknowledges reviewing data you submit, you agree that the attorney will be presumed to have no knowledge of your confidential information. Furthermore, you agree to waive any conflict of interest that might prevent the attorney from representing a third party caused by your submission of confidential information to the attorney without the attorney's written consent.

 

5. Confidentiality. Civil Justice takes every reasonable precaution to protect the security of your confidential data, including, but not limited to, the use of the SSL encryption protocol, but Civil Justice, and attorneys to whom you are referred, do not guarantee the security of your confidential data. Civil Justice, and attorneys to whom you are referred will maintain the confidentiality of your data, but, just as law firms cannot guarantee the security of paper files, Civil Justice and attorneys to whom you are referred cannot guarantee the security of your electronic data. You agree not to enter any data on this web site that would cause harm to you or your business if the information were illicitly obtained.

 

6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:

a. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. CIVIL JUSTICE  SERVICES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

b. CIVIL JUSTICE MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.

c. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.

d. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM CIVIL JUSTICE OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT CIVIL JUSTICE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF CIVIL JUSTICE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.

8. Choice of Law and Forum. Any action related to this Agreement will be governed by Maryland law and controlling U.S. federal law. Any legal action brought concerning this Agreement or any dispute hereunder shall be brought only in the courts of the State of Maryland, in the City of Baltimore or in the federal courts located in the State of Maryland. Both parties submit to venue and jurisdiction in these courts.

9. Entire Agreement; Severability. These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement with respect to your access to and use of this Web site. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions and shall not affect their validity and enforceability.

10. Changes to Terms and Conditions. This Web site and these Terms and Conditions may be changed by Civil Justice with or without notice. Please review this page regularly for changes. Continued use of this Web site following any change constitutes your acceptance of the change.

11. PRIVACY POLICY

Registration Data, if any, and certain other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, please see our full privacy policy at
 

12. NO RESALE OF SERVICE

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service or use of the Service.
 

 13. TERMINATION

You agree that CIVIL JUSTICE, in its sole discretion, may terminate your use of the Service and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, if CIVIL JUSTICE believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOS. CIVIL JUSTICE may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Service under any provision of this TOS may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that CIVIL JUSTICE may bar any further access to the Service. Further, you agree that CIVIL JUSTICE shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Service.
 

14. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS

Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Service, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that CIVIL JUSTICE shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Service.

15. INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify and hold Civil Justice, and its agents, or other partners, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post to or transmit through the Service, your use of the Service, your violation of the TOS, or your violation of any rights of another.

16. Links

The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because Civil Justice has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Civil Justice is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Civil Justice shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource. You further acknowledge that CIVIL JUSTICE shall not be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright or trademark compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in sites listed in Civiljusticenetwork.org listings or search results, or that otherwise provided to the Civiljusticenetwork.org by third parties.
 

17. , CIVIL JUSTICE PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary software used in connection with the Service ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to you through the Service or advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Civil Justice or advertisers, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service or the Software, in whole or in part. Civil Justice grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of its Software to use the Service through a Web browser on a single computer; provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified versions of the Software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Service. You agree not to access the Service by any means other than through the interface that is provided by Civil Justice for use in accessing the Service.  

18. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.