These Terms of Use apply to this Website (the “Website” or “Site”), which is the intellectual property of Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P.C. (hereinafter “Powers”).   By making use of this Website, you indicate your acceptance in full of the terms stated below.  If you do not accept these terms, do not use this Website.  We reserve the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time without prior notice.

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update these Terms of Use at any time and your continued use of the Website constitutes your agreement to be bound by such modifications, alterations or updates.

We reserve the right to suspend, modify or discontinue this Website, temporarily or permanently, at any time without notice. Any of the material on our Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material. The information and materials on this Website could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information contained herein.

You agree to comply with all applicable local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content and to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside. 

You are solely responsible for any and all of your acts and omissions that occur when using the Site, and You agree not to engage in unacceptable use of the Site, which includes, without limitation, use of the Site to: (a) transmit unsolicited messages, chain letters or unsolicited commercial email; (b) transmit material that, to a reasonable person may be abusive, obscene, pornographic, defamatory, harassing, grossly offensive, vulgar, threatening or malicious; (c) transmit files, graphics, software or other material that actually or potentially infringes the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or other intellectual property right of any person; (d) transmit viruses, trojan horses or any other malicious code or program; (e) engage in systematic retrieval of data or other content from this Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without written permission from Powers by use of scrapers or other tools; or (f) engage in any other activity deemed by Powers to be in conflict with the spirit or intent of this Agreement.

Except where we have expressly granted our permission, the Website must not be framed on any other Website, nor may you create a link to any part of our Website other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

You may copy or download any complete page, or where a document consists of multiple pages, any complete document, on this Website but solely for personal, non-commercial use, provided you do not modify the materials or create derivative works based on the materials, and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials. No graphics elements of any page or document on this Website may be used, copied or distributed separate from the accompanying text. This permission terminates automatically if you breach any of these terms or conditions. Upon termination, you must immediately destroy any downloaded and/or printed materials. Unauthorized use of any materials contained on this Website may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and/or other regulations and statutes.

Links to Third-Party Websites

Powers may provide hyperlinks to a third-party Website as a convenience to users of this Website. Powers does not control third-party Websites and is not responsible for and makes no representations concerning the contents of any hyperlinked third-party Website or any hyperlink in a hyperlinked Website. Powers does not endorse, recommend, or approve any third-party Website or the contents of any third-party Website hyperlinked from this Website. Powers shall have no liability to any entity for the content or use of the content available through such hyperlinks.

No Legal Advice or Attorney-Client Relationship

This Website is a public resource for general information about Powers.  Use of this Website does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Powers, nor is it intended to do so. The information and articles contained in this Website are provided for general informational purposes only, and are not intended to constitute, and should not be construed as, legal advice on any subject matter. Please do not act or rely on any information in this Website.

Do not send us any information via e-mail about any legal matter that may involve you or any other information that you regard as confidential unless or until you have received a written statement from Powers that we represent you. This written statement is called an “engagement letter.”  Information we receive from you prior to the establishment of this formal relationship may not be treated as confidential.

POWERS DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO REPRESENT ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WITHOUT OBTAINING ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION CONCERNING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND EVALUATING THAT INFORMATION, AND UNTIL SUCH A CONFLICTS CHECK IS COMPLETED AND EVALUATED, POWERS WILL NOT UNDERTAKE AN ATTORNEY CLIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH A PERSON OR ENTITY.  MOREOVE, EVEN IF SUCH A CONFLICTS CHECK REVEALS NO CONFICTS UNDER APPLICABLE ETHICS RULES, POWERS MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, DECLINE TO ACCEPT AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH ANY PERSON OR ENTITY.

No Representations or Warranties; Limitations on Liability

ALL CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON A STRICTLY “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.   Powers hereby expressly disclaims all warranties with regard to any information, materials, or graphics on this Website, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Under no circumstances shall Powers be liable under any theory of recovery, at law or in equity, for loss, injury or any damages, including without limitation, special, direct, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (including, but not limited to loss of use or lost profits), arising out of or in any manner connected with the use of information or services, or the failure to provide information or services, from this Website.

Powers does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability, suitability or usefulness of any portion of the Website, that this Website will be uninterrupted or error free, that any specific information that is requested will be provided or that this Website or its server are or will be free of computer viruses or other harmful elements. You expressly agree that the entire risk as to the quality and performance of this Website and the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the content or services is assumed solely by you.

Admission to Practice

Unless otherwise indicated, none of the attorneys listed in this Website is certified as an “expert” or “specialist” pursuant to any authority governing the practice of law in any jurisdiction in the US.  

Service Marks

The terms “Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P.C.”, “POWERS”, “POWERSLAW”, POWERS KNOWLEDGE” and our Website URL are all service marks owned by Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P,.C. and are protected by law.