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Organization
Lawyers Collaborative is a private law firm, organized as a Rhode Island professional corporation, licensed by the Rhode Island Supreme Court to engage in the general practice of law. Lawyers Collaborative is staffed by seasoned lawyers with years of general practice and trial experience, who regularly collaborate with carefully screened specialists in many specialized fields of practice.
* The Rhode Island Supreme Court licenses all lawyers in the general practice of law. The court does not license or certify any lawyer as an expert or specialist in any particular field of practice.

Applicable Law
This site is created, compiled, organized, maintained and controlled by Lawyers Collaborative in the state of Rhode Island, USA. As such, the laws of the state of Rhode Island will govern these disclaimers, terms, and conditions, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. We reserve the right to change this site and these disclaimers, terms, and conditions at any time.

No Attorney-Client Relationship
This site may include content or materials pertaining to legal topics; in such event, such content or materials is for general informational purposes only, may not reflect current legal developments, and do not constitute legal advice. Recipients of any content from this site, even though created or maintained by, for, or on behalf of a lawyer or law firm, should not rely or act upon the information or materials available from this site without obtaining specific legal or other professional advice. Lawyers Collaborative expressly disclaims all responsibility and liability for any actions taken or not taken on the basis of any of the content from this site.

In other words, the content and software on this site IS NOT and SHOULD NEVER be considered or relied upon as legal advice, and viewing of these materials does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. In the event you choose to use this web site or e-mail to inquire concerning legal services or legal advice, please be advised that such inquiry does not create an attorney-client relationship.

As you would expect, in the event you wish to seek our services, we would need to review our records to determine whether representing you would create a conflict with an existing client. We would also need to determine whether your matter is one we wish to undertake, and would need to agree on compensation.

Accordingly, no communication via this web site or by email shall be considered to create an attorney-client relationship. Furthermore, you should not send any confidential information to us unless and until we establish an attorney-client relationship. Information sent before an attorney-client relationship is established may be determined not to be confidential.

Use of Site, Disclaimer
Lawyers Collaborative reserves the right to refuse and/or terminate access in its discretion. Lawyers Collaborative did not produce and is not responsible for the content of off-site legal resources.

This site is provided on an "as is" basis. Lawyers Collaborative makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the information, content, materials, or products included on this site. To the full extent permissible by applicable law, Lawyers Collaborative disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Lawyers Collaborative will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this site or other site accessed through this site, including, but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages.

This site may include advertisements for or links to one or more other sites; such advertising or link is not meant as and should not be considered an endorsement or guarantee, as Lawyers Collaborative expressly disclaims making any such endorsement or guarantee whatsoever. By accessing this site or any other site by a hypertext link, you release Lawyers Collaborative from, and agree and acknowledge that Lawyers Collaborative shall not be responsible for, any resultant loss, cost, damage or liability whatsoever.

Trademarks
The Lawyers Collaborative name and logo are trademarks of Lawyers Collaborative and may not be used in connection with any product or service in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Lawyers Collaborative. Frankly, we work too darn hard to earn our terrific reputation.

Copyright
This site and each page copyright © 2007 by Lawyers Collaborative. All rights reserved. You may reproduce materials available at this site for your own personal use and for non-commercial distribution, so long as any such reproduction or copy includes this copyright statement. Otherwise, neither this site nor any portion or content hereof may be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, republished, transmitted, displayed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose except with the express written consent of Lawyers Collaborative.

Notification of Copyright-Infringement Claims
Lawyers Collaborative respects the intellectual property ownership rights of others. If you believe that any copyrighted work in which you own an exclusive right is accessible on or through this Web site in a way that infringes your right, you may notify us by providing the following items to our designated agent:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the owner, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work, or a representative listing of the copyrighted works, that you claim have been infringed;
3. Identification of the material that you claim to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and information reasonably sufficient to locate the material;
4. Information for contacting you, including your address, telephone number, and, if available, e-mail address;
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the claimed infringement is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
6. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

You may contact our agent designated to receive notice of claims of copyright infringement as follows:

By mail:
Lawyers Collaborative
Attn: Scott J. Summer, General Counsel
The Calart Tower
400 Reservoir Ave, Ste 3A
Providence, RI 02907
By Telephone 401.467.7771
By Email: webmaster@lawyerscollaborative.com

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Last modified Sunday, December 16, 2007