Fears Law Terms and Conditions

1. User’s Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Terms
Fears Law, PLLC (referred to as “us” or “we”) provides the www.fears.com Site and various related services (together referred to as this “Site”) subject to your compliance with all the terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced herein (the “Terms of Use”), as well as any other written agreement between us (or your company). In addition, when using information, services or materials on this Site, users shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services or materials that may contain terms and conditions in addition to those in these Terms of Use. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.

BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THE THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE EXIT THE SITE NOW. YOUR REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS SITE, OR ANY SERVICES, CONTENT, OR OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE, IS TO STOP USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE PARTICULAR SERVICES, CONTENT OR MATERIALS. YOUR AGREEMENT WITH US REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THESE TERMS OF USE BECOMES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON COMMENCEMENT OF YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.

The content on this Site is for your general information and use only. YOUR USE OF ANY SERVICE, MATERIAL OR INFORMATION IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK, FOR WHICH WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE. It is your responsibility to ensure that any service, material, or information available on or through this Site meets your specific requirements.

These Terms of Use are effective as of March 1, 2022. We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time without notice to you. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Site and these Terms of Use periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Your continued use of this Site after such modifications will constitute your acknowledgment of the modified Terms of Use and agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Terms of Use.

As used in these Terms of Use, references to our “Affiliates” include our owners, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, officers, directors, suppliers, partners, sponsors, and advertisers, and includes (without limitation) all parties involved in creating, producing, and/or delivering this Site and/or its contents.

2. Description of Services
We make various services, content, and materials available to you on or through this Site that may be of a legal nature. But until you enter into an agreement with us, we are not your attorneys nor do we have any obligation to you.

Transmitting or receiving information contained on this Site or communicating with us in any way via this Site does not create an attorney-client relationship with us or impose any other obligation on us. Information communicated to us in the absence of an attorney-client relationship is not privileged. Please do not send us any confidential or sensitive information unless and until you have first talked to one of our attorneys and we have entered into a written agreement that establishes an attorney-client relationship with us.

We reserve the sole right to either modify or discontinue the Site, including any features therein, at any time with or without notice to you. We shall not be liable to you or any third party should we exercise such right. Any new features that augment or enhance the then-current services on this Site shall also be subject to these Terms of Use.

You understand and agree that temporary interruptions of the services available through this Site may occur as normal events. You further understand and agree that we have no control over third party networks you may access in the course of the use of this Site, and therefore, delays and disruption of other network transmissions are completely beyond our control.

3. Registration Data and Privacy
In order to access some of the services on this Site or to set an appointment with us via the Site, we may require some personal information from you by requiring you to complete our online registration or appointment form, which requests some of your personal and contact information (“Registration Data”). By registering, you agree that all information provided in the Registration Data is true and accurate, and you hereby grant us permission to contact you using the Registration Data, whether via email, telephone, text, or regular mail.

You also grant us the right to disclose to third parties certain Registration Data about you. The information we obtain through your use of this Site, including your Registration Data, is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is specifically incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.

4. Conduct on Site
Your use of the Site is subject to all applicable laws and regulations, and you are solely responsible for the contents of your communications through the Site. By using our Site you agree that you will not upload, share, post, or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any content — including text, communications, software, images, sounds, data, or other information — that:

  • Impersonates any person or entity, including any of our employees or representatives;
  • Is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, tortious, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals), or otherwise violates our rules or policies;
  • Victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
  • Infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party;
  • Constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk, or bulk e-mail (also known as “spamming”), chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling;
  • Contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party; or

In addition, you may not use your account to breach security of another account or attempt to gain unauthorized access to another network or server. Not all areas of the Site may be available to you or other authorized users of the Site. You shall not interfere with anyone else’s use and enjoyment of the Site or other similar services. Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability.

You acknowledge that we will cooperate fully with investigations of violations of systems or network security, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in investigating suspected criminal violations.

5. Third Party Sites and Information
This Site may link you to other sites on the internet or otherwise include references to information, documents, software, materials and/or services provided by other parties. These sites may contain information or material that some people may find inaccurate, inappropriate, or offensive. These other sites and parties are not under our control, and you acknowledge that we are not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of such sites, nor are we responsible for errors or omissions in any references to other parties or their products and services. The inclusion of such a link or reference is provided merely as a convenience and does not imply endorsement of, or association with, the site or party by us, or any warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

6. Intellectual Property Information
Copyright © 2022 Fears Law, PLLC. All Rights Reserved.

For purposes of these Terms of Use, “content” is defined as any information, communications, software, photos, video, graphics, music, sounds, and other materials, information and services that can be viewed by users on our Site.

By accepting these Terms of Use, you acknowledge and agree that all content presented to you on this Site is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws, and is the sole property of Fears Law, PLLC and/or its Affiliates. You are only permitted to use the content as expressly authorized by us or the specific content provider. You may not copy, reproduce, modify, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any documents or information from this Site in any form or by any means without prior written permission from us or the specific content provider, and you are solely responsible for obtaining permission before reusing any copyrighted material that is available on this Site. Any unauthorized use of the materials appearing on this Site may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws and could result in criminal or civil penalties.

Neither we or our Affiliates warrant or represent that your use of any content, information or materials displayed on, or obtained through, this Site will not infringe the rights of third parties. See “Use of Your Materials” below for a description of the procedures to be followed in the event that any party believes that content posted on this Site infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party.

All custom graphics, icons, logos, and service names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of Fears Law, PLLC or its Affiliates. All other trademarks or service marks are property of their respective owners. Nothing in these Terms of Use grants you any right to use any trademark, service mark, logo, and/or the name of Fears Law, PLLC or its Affiliates.

7. User’s Materials
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask you to do the same. If you or any user of this Site believes its copyright, trademark or other property rights have been infringed by a posting on this Site, you or the user should send notification to our Designated Agent (as identified below) immediately. To be effective, the notification must include:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed’
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
  3. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
  4. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be subject to infringing activity and that is to be removed and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the materials;
  5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, agent, or the law; and
  6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringing.

Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Sec. 512(c), our Designated Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as indicated below. Service of repeat infringers of copyright or of users about whom repeat claims of copyright infringement are received will be terminated.

Designated Agent for Claimed Infringement:

  • General Counsel for Fears Law, PLLC
  • 6120 Swiss Ave. Suite 140980
  • Dallas, Texas 75214
  • (214) 214-8800
  • chris@fears.com
  • www.fears.com

You acknowledge and agree that upon receipt of a notice of a claim of copyright infringement, we may immediately remove the identified materials from our Site without liability to you or any other party.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties
Unless you enter into a separate, written agreement with us, we do not represent you. As such, NOTHING CONTAINED ON OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE SHALL BE CONTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE OR ATTORNEY-CLIENT REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND.

ALL INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND SERVICES ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THE WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (a) THE INFORMATION, SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (b) THE INFORMATION, SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, OR SECURE, (c) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS OR SERVICES WILL BE EFFECTIVE, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR (d) THE QUALITY OF ANY INFORMATION, MATERIALS OR SERVICES OBTAINED BY YOU FROM OR THROUGH THE SITE, FROM US OR OUR AFFILIATES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS OR BE FREE FROM MISTAKES, ERRORS OR DEFECTS.

THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE MATERIALS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE AT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT NOTICE.

THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE DOWNLOADING, STREAMING OR OTHER ACQUISITION OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIALS THROUGH THIS SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ON RELIANCE THEREFROM.

We may post blogs or other information and materials from time to time, in our sole discretion. If the law changes, some of the information and materials may no longer reflect the current law as we interpreted it. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION OR SERVICES ON THIS SITE ARE UP TO DATE, AND WE MAKE NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH MATERIALS OR SERVICES.

Through your use of the Site, you may have the opportunities to engage in commercial transactions with third parties. You acknowledge that all transactions relating to any services, information or products offered by any party, including, but not limited to the purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees, maintenance, and delivery terms relating to such transactions, are agreed to solely between the seller or purchaser of such merchandise and services and you. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY TRANSACTIONS EXECUTED THROUGH, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE, AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE CONDUCTED ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

9. Limitation of Liability
Your exclusive remedy and our entire liability, if any, for any claims arising out of these Terms of Use and your use of this Site shall be limited to the amount you paid us for the services on the Site during the one (1) month period before the act giving rise to the liability.

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE OR OUR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM USE OF ANY INFORMATION, MATERIALS OR SERVICES OBTAINED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR OF ANY WEB SITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE.

FURTHER, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR THIRD PARTY SERVICES, INFORMATIONA, MATERIALS OR GOODS OFFERED THROUGH THIS SITE OR FOR ASSISTANCE IN CONDUCTING TRANSACTIONS THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PROCESSING OF ORDERS.

10. Indemnification
Upon a request by us, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and our Affiliates harmless from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney’s fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this Site. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.

11. Domestic and International Use
This Site and its content may be considered advertising in some jurisdictions. Fears Law does not seek to represent any person or entity based upon that person’s or entity’s viewing of the Site in any jurisdiction where the Site does not comply with all the laws and ethical requirements of that jurisdiction. Attorneys listed on this website are admitted to practice only in the jurisdictions and courts noted on their individual biographies.

12. Termination of Use
You agree that we may, in our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Site with or without notice and for any reason, including, without limitation, breach of these Terms of Use. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive, or illegal activity may be grounds for terminating your relationship and may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities.

Upon termination or suspension, regardless of the reasons therefore, your right to use the information, materials, or services available on or through this Site immediately ceases, and you acknowledge and agree that we may immediately bar any further access to this Site. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any claims or damages arising out of any termination or suspension or any other actions taken by us in connection therewith. Sections 1, 3, 4-10 and 12 of these Terms of Use, as well as your liability for any unpaid fees, shall survive any termination.

13. Governing Law
This Site (excluding any linked Sites) is controlled by us from our offices within the State of Texas, United States of America. It can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other countries around the world. As each of these places has laws that may differ from those of Texas, by accessing this Site both of us agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Texas, without regard to the choice or conflict of laws principles thereof, will apply to all matters relating to the use of this Site and the use of any information or material, or purchase of services available through this Site. Each of us agrees and hereby submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the District Court of Dallas County and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas with respect to such matters.

14. Entire Agreement
These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement and understanding between us concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties with respect thereto. These Terms of Use may NOT be altered, supplemented, or amended by the use of any other document(s). Any attempt to alter, supplement or amend this document or to enter an order for products or services which are subject to additional or altered terms and conditions shall be null and void, unless otherwise agreed to in a written agreement signed by you and us. To the extent that anything in or associated with this Site is in conflict or inconsistent with these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use shall take precedence.

15. Miscellaneous
In any action to enforce these Terms of Use, the prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees.

You agree not to sell, resell, reproduce, duplicate, copy or use for any commercial purposes any portion of this Site, or use of or access to this Site.

In addition to any excuse provided by applicable law, we shall be excused from liability for non-delivery or delay in delivery of products and services available through our Site arising from any event beyond our reasonable control, whether or not foreseeable by either party, including but not limited to, labor disturbance, war, pandemic, epidemic fire, accident, adverse weather, inability to secure transportation, governmental act or regulation, and other causes or events beyond our reasonable control, whether or not similar to those which are enumerated above.

If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

Any failure by us to enforce or exercise any provision of these Terms of Use or related rights shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.

16. Contact Information

Except as explicitly noted on this Site, the services available through this Site are offered by Fears Law, PLLC, a Texas professional limited liability company, located at 6120 Swiss Ave. Suite 140980, Dallas, Texas 75214. Our telephone number is (214) 214-8800. Please contact us by phone if you wish to discuss your legal matter!