Terms of Use

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of this website, operated by the Law Offices of Corey A. Pingle ("the firm," "we," "us," or "our"). By browsing this site or using any of its features, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.

No Legal Advice

The content on this website, including practice area pages, FAQs, blog posts, and the Free Case Review questionnaire, is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Employment law is fact-specific: the outcome of your matter depends on the details of your situation, and nothing on this site should be relied on as a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney who has reviewed your case.

No Attorney-Client Relationship

Using this website, including submitting the Free Case Review form, a contact form, or sending us an email, does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and the firm. An attorney-client relationship is formed only once we've agreed in writing to represent you. Until then, please don't send us information you consider confidential or privileged.

Attorney Advertising

This website may be considered attorney advertising under the applicable rules of professional conduct. Case results, testimonials, and other outcomes described on this site are specific to the facts of those particular matters and do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case, including yours.

Acceptable Use

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the site, interfere with its normal operation, scrape or harvest content without permission, or use the site to transmit anything unlawful, harassing, or harmful.

Eligibility

This website is intended for adults. By using it, you confirm that you are at least 18 years old, or that you are a parent or legal guardian using the site on behalf of a minor.

User Submissions

Information, messages, documents, and other material you send us through this website, including the Free Case Review questionnaire, the contact form, the newsletter signup, or email ("Submissions"), remain yours. By sending a Submission, you grant the firm a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to store, copy, and use it for the purpose of evaluating your inquiry, responding to you, checking for conflicts of interest, and, if we agree to represent you, handling your matter. We will not publish a Submission, or use it in advertising or as a testimonial, without your express written permission.

You are responsible for what you send. You represent that each Submission is accurate to the best of your knowledge, that you have the right to share it, and that it does not contain another person's confidential information, anything unlawful, defamatory, or infringing, or any malicious code. Please limit details about third parties to what is needed to describe your situation. We may decline to respond to, or may delete, any Submission at our discretion, and we have no obligation to retain Submissions unless and until an attorney-client relationship is formed. Any general suggestions or feedback you offer about the website itself may be used by us without restriction or compensation.

If you provide a review or testimonial about the firm, we will display it on this site or in other marketing only with your written consent, which you may withdraw at any time by contacting us.

Copyright Complaints

We respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe material on this site infringes your copyright, please email info@pinglelaw.com with a description of the copyrighted work, the location of the material on this site, your contact information, and a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized. We will review your notice and respond promptly.

Intellectual Property

The text, graphics, logos, and other content on this site are owned by or licensed to the firm and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You may view and print pages for your own personal, non-commercial reference, but you may not reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use our content without our prior written permission.

Third-Party Links

This site may link to third-party websites, for example Google, Yelp, or Avvo, for your convenience. We don't control and aren't responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of those sites.

Disclaimer of Warranties

This website and its content, including the calculators and letter templates, are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components, or that any information on it is complete or current.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Law Offices of Corey A. Pingle and its attorneys, staff, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, income, or profits, arising out of or relating to your use of, or inability to use, this website or its content, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total liability for all claims relating to the website will not exceed one hundred U.S. dollars ($100). Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms limits any liability that cannot be limited by law, and nothing in these Terms limits or alters the firm's professional obligations to a client under a written engagement agreement.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the firm and its attorneys and staff from any claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of your misuse of this website, your Submissions, or your violation of these Terms or of any law or third-party right.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, our services, or applicable law. Continued use of the site after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms. The "Last updated" date above reflects the most recent revision.

Dispute Resolution and Binding Arbitration

Please read this section carefully. It affects your legal rights, including your right to bring a claim in court.

What this section covers. This section applies to any dispute, claim, or controversy between you and the firm arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of this website (a "Website Dispute"). It does not apply to any dispute arising from an attorney-client relationship with the firm, including disputes about legal services, fees, or professional conduct. Those matters are governed by your written engagement agreement and, for fee disputes, by California's Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act (Business and Professions Code section 6200 and following) and the fee arbitration programs it establishes.

Talk to us first. Before starting arbitration or any court proceeding, you agree to send a written description of the Website Dispute to info@pinglelaw.com, and we agree to do the same for any claim against you. Both sides will try in good faith to resolve the matter within 30 days of that notice.

Arbitration. If a Website Dispute is not resolved informally, it will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by JAMS under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and, where applicable, its Consumer Arbitration Minimum Standards, before a single arbitrator. The Federal Arbitration Act governs this section. The arbitration will be seated in Orange County, California, but may be conducted by telephone, video conference, or written submissions if the parties or the arbitrator prefer. The arbitrator may award the same individual relief a court could, and the arbitrator's award is final and may be entered as a judgment in any court with jurisdiction. If you are an individual using this site for personal purposes, the firm will pay all JAMS filing, administrative, and arbitrator fees beyond the amount you would have paid to file the claim in Orange County Superior Court, unless the arbitrator determines your claim was frivolous.

Exceptions. Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court instead of arbitration. Either party may seek an injunction or other equitable relief in court to protect intellectual property or to stop unauthorized access to the site. And nothing in this section waives any right you have under California law to seek public injunctive relief in court.

No class or representative actions. You and the firm agree that each may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any class, consolidated, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate claims of different people or preside over any form of class or representative proceeding. If this paragraph is found unenforceable as to a particular claim or request for relief, then that claim or request, and only that one, will be severed and decided in court, while the remainder proceeds in arbitration.

Jury trial waiver. To the extent any Website Dispute proceeds in court rather than arbitration, you and the firm each waive the right to a jury trial to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Your right to opt out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing info@pinglelaw.com within 30 days after you first use this website, with your name, address, and a clear statement that you are opting out of the arbitration agreement in these Terms. Opting out will not affect any other part of these Terms.

Survival. This section survives any termination of these Terms or your use of the website.

Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California and applicable federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Subject to the Dispute Resolution section above, any court proceeding relating to these Terms or this website must be brought in the state or federal courts located in Orange County, California, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

Language

These Terms are also provided in Spanish for your convenience. If there is any conflict between the English and Spanish versions, the English version controls.

Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and the firm regarding your use of this website, and supersede any prior agreements or understandings on that subject.

Contact Us

Questions about these Terms can be sent to info@pinglelaw.com or (714) 593-2306.