Disclaimer
Important information about VdVLaw and this website.
VdVLaw is a legal support and consulting practice operated by Robert van der Vijver. VdVLaw is not a law firm, and Robert van der Vijver is not an attorney. Nothing on this website is legal advice, and nothing on this website should be relied on as a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney.
No attorney-client relationship
Using this website, contacting VdVLaw, requesting information, or engaging VdVLaw for support services does not create an attorney-client relationship. Communications sent directly to VdVLaw are not attorney-client communications and are not protected by attorney-client privilege. If you need legal advice, legal strategy, legal interpretation, or representation, you should consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction.
Support services, not the practice of law
VdVLaw provides legal support, consulting, research, document, litigation-support, policy, reentry, and technical services to attorneys, law firms, legal departments, public agencies, and organizations. These services may include discovery review, litigation support, witness and client interview support, legislative and policy analysis, reentry consulting, document conversion, attorney web presence support, and related administrative, research, and technical support.
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For case-specific or litigation-related work, VdVLaw works in support of, and under the direction of, the engaging attorney, law firm, or legal department. VdVLaw does not practice law, give legal advice, provide legal strategy, represent clients, appear in court, negotiate on behalf of clients, select legal forms for members of the public, or provide legal document assistant services to self-represented individuals.
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All case-related work product should be reviewed and approved by the supervising attorney before use.
Attorney web presence
Website design, website content, search work, and related attorney web presence services provided by VdVLaw are compliance-aware support services, not legal advice. Each attorney and law firm remains solely responsible for reviewing and approving website content, advertising language, testimonials, results, comparisons, practice-area descriptions, intake forms, and public communications for compliance with the California Rules of Professional Conduct and all other applicable laws, rules, and regulations governing attorney advertising and solicitation.
Confidentiality
VdVLaw handles client, case, attorney, organizational, and project materials with confidentiality and care. Any confidentiality obligations are governed by the applicable written agreement, attorney direction, and applicable law. VdVLaw does not determine whether materials are privileged, does not assert or waive privilege, and does not replace the engaging attorney’s responsibility to protect privileged, confidential, or work-product materials and to obtain any required client consent.
No guarantees
VdVLaw makes no guarantee or warranty regarding the outcome of any legal, business, policy, administrative, website, search, or consulting matter. Past work, examples, or prior results do not guarantee future results.
General information
Information on this website is provided for general informational purposes only, on an as-is basis, without warranty of any kind. The information may not be current, complete, or applicable to your circumstances. VdVLaw is not responsible for any action taken or not taken in reliance on information found on this website.
External links
This website may link to third-party websites. VdVLaw does not control and is not responsible for the content, accuracy, security, availability, or practices of any third-party website.
Questions
For questions about this disclaimer or VdVLaw’s services, please use the contact page.