Terms & Conditions

IMPORTANT:  Please read these Website Terms & Conditions of Use (“Terms”) carefully.  By accessing Our websites, www.reyesschroederlaw.com, www.reyesschroeder.com, www.rsalawfirm.com, www.rslawca.com, www.schroederlawoffices.com and/or www.trademark.legal (collectively, the “Website”), You agree to adhere to and be bound by these Terms.  The Terms create a legal agreement between You, the visitor or reader (“You”/”Your”), and Reyes & Schroeder Associates, P.C. (“RSA”/ the “Firm”/ ”We”/ “Us”/ “Our”).  When You use this Website, You do so under this agreement.  Your use constitutes Your consent to these Terms.  If You do not consent, You must exit this Website.

In addition, please review this Website’s Privacy Policy, which explains Our information collection practices, such as the types of information We collect regarding visitors to the Website, and how We may use such information. www.schroederlawoffices.comand/or www.trademark.legal

1. No Legal Advice:

This Website provides general information about Our Firm, its people, interests, and generalized information about the law and related, current events.  It is not intended to constitute specific legal advice, and it is not a substitute for advice from qualified counsel.  Our attorneys are licensed in the jurisdictions in which they practice.  If You have a legal dilemma, You should not rely on the information contained herein this Website, which is general in nature and is not intended to apply to particular facts and circumstances, including Your specific circumstances.  Therefore, it is important that You should not use this Website as a source of legal advice.  You are not authorized to rely on the Website for that purpose.

Different attorneys (including different RSA attorneys) may have different opinions on various subjects of legal concern.  Nothing in this Website is intended or designed to constitute an opinion of RSA on any legal matter or question.

2. No Attorney-Client Relationship:

We will provide legal representation, opinions and advice only to Our clients who have formally retained our services.  You can become a client of RSA only by entering into a written engagement agreement which defines the nature and terms of that agreement.  Moreover, the concerns of any reader of, or visitor to, this Website may be adverse to Our clients, and We are prohibited by law from rendering advice to Our clients’ opponents and/or adversaries.  Therefore, You agree that if You are accessing this Website, or if You are sending any inquiry or information to RSA as the result of Your visit to this Website and the information contained therein, such actions will not create an attorney-client relationship between Reyes & Schroeder Associates, P.C. and You.

We welcome new clients.  If You wish to become a client of Reyes & Schroeder Associates, P.C., please contact one of Our attorneys and explain the nature of the legal services You are seeking.  If We are interested in providing such services and entering into an attorney-client relationship with You, and if there are no legal reasons why that cannot be accomplished, one of Our attorneys will send You an engagement letter.  If and when You have signed and returned the engagement letter and paid any deposit or fee, which is required by that letter, You will then—but at no time before then—become a client of Reyes & Schroeder Associates, P.C..​

3. The Information on This Website:

The information found on this Website is general in nature.  It is intended to review some general and current trends in the law for Our friends, clients, colleagues and other interested parties.  It is background material only and will not necessarily be updated as the law or relevant circumstances may change.  We do not claim that this material is current at the time You view it.  Further, it is not a complete analysis of tax considerations.  Internal Revenue Service regulations provide that for tax planning and to avoid penalties, a taxpayer may rely only on formal written opinions of counsel which meet specific regulatory requirements.  The information on this Website is not designed to meet those requirements and does not meet them.  Thus the information is not intended to be used, and taxpayers cannot use it, for the purpose of avoiding United States federal or other tax penalties or for the purpose of promoting, marketing or recommending any tax related matters.

4. No Advertising or Solicitation:

This Website is not intended to be an advertisement or solicitation, but may be deemed an ADVERTISEMENT under the rules of certain jurisdictions.  To the extent the Bar Rules in Your jurisdiction require Us to designate a single attorney responsible for this site, We designate Michael W. Schroeder, Partner, e-mail: mws@rslawca.com.

5. E-mail Communications:

You are welcome to communicate with Us or with Our attorneys at the e-mail addresses listed on this Website, for the purposes of requesting consultation appointments, Firm alerts or other news services, submitting voluntary responses, making inquiries about Our activities or services, or about employment opportunities.  However, any electronic mail which You send to Us will not be treated as confidential and will not invoke any attorney-client privilege.  If You communicate with Us by e-mail in connection with a matter for which We are already representing You, please remember that e-mail may not be entirely secure and that You should avoid sending sensitive or confidential information via e-mail messages, unless they are adequately encrypted.  Although e-mail communication may often be preferred, please understand we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any electronic mail sent or received by You, or of any information which You may submit to Us through Our Website or through e-mails.  You agree to cease the aforementioned e-mail communications upon Our request.

6. Our Intellectual Property Rights:

The material on this Website is the property of Reyes & Schroeder Associates, P.C., © 2017 Reyes & Schroeder Associates, P.C.;  All Rights Reserved.  RSA documents available from this Website are protected by the Copyright laws of the United States and by international treaties.

The RSA logo and the designation, Reyes & Schroeder Associates, (collectively, the “RSA Marks”) are trademarks owned by RSA and may not be used without RSA’s express, written permission.  The RSA Marks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not RSA’s in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits RSA.  Other products, services or company names used on the Website may be trademarks of their respective owners.

You further acknowledge and agree that RSA, or its content suppliers, own all right, title and interest in and to all intellectual property contained in and/or used via the Website, including without limitation, any and all trademarks, service marks, copyrights, or any other intellectual property rights, whether registered or unregistered, and including applications for the grant of any such rights and all rights or forms of protection having equivalent or similar effect in each case in the United States and anywhere else around the world (“Intellectual Property”).  You shall not acquire any right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content contained and/or provided therein.

Further, You acknowledge and agree that any communication or material that You publicly transmit to Us via the Website, excluding personally identifiable information about Yourself or any confidential information obtained as a result of a formal attorney-client relationship, including, but not limited to, any questions, answers, comments, suggestions, or the like, which You publicly post on Our Website in response to Our blog updates and/or news articles (“User Content”) will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary by RSA.  By sending non-confidential, User Content to Us, you automatically grant RSA a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform and/or display such User Content alone, or as part of other works in any form, media, or technology, whether now known of or hereafter invented and to sublicense such rights to anyone.

To the extent permitted by law, You waive Your droit “moral” rights (the right to be identified as the author or to object to derogatory treatment) in any User Content transmitted to RSA via Your use of the Website.

7. Limitations on Use:

By entering this Website, You agree:

  • That You will not use this Website in violation of any applicable law; in particular –

  • That You will not alter or modify any information found on this Website;

  • That You will not use this Website, or the information within it, for any non-personal or commercial use;

  • That You will not interfere with or disrupt operation of the Website;

  • That You will not hack into, harvest or collect any identifiable information about other Website visitors or users, or about RSA, or its personnel, without their express, prior, written consent;

  • That You will not restrict or attempt to restrict anyone’s use of this Website in any manner.

8. Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties:

This Website, the materials contained herein and any materials which You access through links from this Website are provided to You “As Is,” without any warranties or representations of any kind, including but not limited to warranties of accuracy, merchantability, title, content, non-infringement of third party rights, quiet enjoyment or otherwise, whether express, implied or statutory.  By accessing the Website, You expressly agree that You will not claim or seek any damages or compensation of any nature, whether general, special, exemplary or otherwise, under any theory of liability whatever, due to or arising out of Your use of this Website or of any material contained within it or accessed through it.

9. U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act:​

If You are the owner of a U.S. copyright, or a U.S. copyright owner’s agent, You may submit notification, pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), if You believe any content on the Website infringes upon Your copyrights.  To provide adequate notice, You must submit to our Copyright Agent the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3) for further detail):

  • Identify the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;

  • Identify the alleged infringing material requested to be removed, including information reasonably sufficient to have our Copyright Agent locate the material;

  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit Our Copyright Agent to contact You, such as a mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number;

  • A statement indicating You have a good faith belief that the alleged infringing material is not authorized by the copyright owner;

  • A statement, under penalty of perjury, that You are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed, and that the information submitted in the notification is accurate; and

  • A physical or electronic signature of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed, or his or her authorized agent.

You may direct all copyright infringement notifications to our DMCA Agent, Michael W. Schroeder, of Reyes & Schroeder Associates, P.C., at 1300 W. Beverly Blvd., Montebello, CA 90640; email: mws@rslawca.com (Our “Copyright Agent”).  Please only submit DMCA notices to the Copyright Agent.  All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, or other communications should be directed to the Website owners.  You acknowledge that if You fail to comply with all of the above DMCA requirements, Your DMCA notice may not be valid.

Counter-Notice:  If You believe Your content was inaccurately removed or disabled, and due to Your claim of ownership over the alleged infringing material, or of authorization from the copyright owner or his or her agent, or, pursuant to the law, You believe You are allowed to post the material in the alleged infringing content, You may send a counter-notice containing the following information to the Copyright Agent, containing the following information:

  • Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location where the material appeared before it was removed or disabled;

  • A statement that You have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or mis-identification of the material;

  • Your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, a statement that You consent to federal court jurisdiction in California, and a statement that You will accept the service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement; and

  • Your physical or electronic signature.

If a counter-notice is received by the Copyright Agent, the Website owners may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that individual that the Website may replace the removed material or cease disabling it in 10 business days.  Unless the complaining party copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the allegedly infringing content provider, the removed content may be replaced, or access restored, within 10 to 14 business days or more, following receipt of the counter-notice.

PLEASE NOTE:  We reserve the right, in Our sole and absolute discretion, to remove any or all User Content posted on Our Website and/or social media pages.  By submitting User Content to Us, You acknowledge You have no rights whatsoever to publicly display such User Content on Our Website, social media pages or other RSA-controlled media outlets, without Our express written consent, and in any event, You further acknowledge Our rights to remove such User Content at any time and for any reason and/or use it in any manner described in the above section, Our Intellectual Property Rights.

10. Links to Other Websites:

Some links on the Website take You to other websites.  These other websites may not be under the control of Reyes & Schroeder, and We are not responsible for their content, action or re-direction.  We are providing these links as a convenience to You, and in doing so, We do not imply support or endorsement of any kind.

11. Attorneys Listed on This Website:

The attorneys listed on this Website are licensed only in the jurisdictions noted on their individual biographies, posted herein.  No attorney is certified by any jurisdiction as a Certified Specialist in any area of law, unless the attorney is expressly so listed in his or her biographical page.  Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

​​These materials have been prepared by Reyes & Schroeder Associates, P.C. for informational purposes only and are not legal advice.  This information is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute an attorney-client relationship.  Internet subscribers and online readers should not act upon this information without seeking professional counsel.  Do not send Us confidential information until You speak with one of our attorneys and obtain authorization to send that information to Us.

12. Jurisdiction:

Responsibility for this Website lies with Reyes & Schroeder attorneys licensed in the State of California.  These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California.  By accessing this Website, You agree that any disputes arising from or related to Your use of this Website or its contents shall be resolved in the courts of the State of California in and for the County of Los Angeles; and You agree to submit Yourself to the jurisdiction of such courts for such purpose.

13. Miscellaneous:

Failure by RSA to insist upon strict performance of any part of these Terms, or delay in or failure to exercise an rights or remedies to which We are entitled, shall not constitute a waiver of such right, or remedies, nor shall termination of these Terms by RSA operate as a waiver of any of its terms.  If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be severed from these Terms and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect, as if these Terms had been executed without the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.  The provisions of the Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties section above, as well as any other paragraphs that are necessary to give effect to that section, shall survive the termination of these Terms. 

14. Entire Agreement:

These Terms, and all documents referred to herein, including the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between You and RSA, regarding Your access to and use of the Website and govern Your use of the Website.

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