Terms and Legal Disclaimer

Last Updated: November 2024

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF SERVICES & LEGAL DISCLAIMER (“THIS AGREEMENT”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE VA Benefits Attorneys website www.VABenefitAttorneys.com. These terms explain your (and our) rights under this Agreement, and make certain disclosures required by the law. By using the Site, you give your assent to the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree to these terms, you may not use the Site.

Disputes pertaining to this website and our services are determined by arbitration. Please see the arbitration and class action waiver provision below.

This website does not endorse or recommend any advocate, attorney, or law firm that participates in the network. It does not make any representation and has not made any determination or judgment as to the qualifications, expertise, or credentials of any participating lawyer. No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely on advertisements. The information on this website is for general informational purposes only. Nothing on this site should be taken as legal advice for any individual case or situation. This information is not intended to create, and receipt or viewing does not constitute an attorney-client relationship.

VA Benefits Attorneys is not a law firm but rather a website owned (or, as applicable, licensed) by a third-party, for-profit organization.

VA Benefits Attorneys does not in any way evaluate or otherwise state any opinion about your disability claim or other potential legal claim. If you choose to be assisted by the lawyer or advocate identified by your use of the Site, that lawyer or advocate is solely responsible for the evaluation of your claim and any assistance provided to you in pursuing your claim. Similarly, you are responsible for performing your own due diligence in deciding whether the attorney can properly assist you and we recommend comparing with other potential attorneys. 

Purpose

DO NOT ACT BASED ON ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE WITHOUT FIRST RETAINING THE ADVICE OF AN ATTORNEY.

THIS WEBSITE IS AN ADVERTISEMENT OF LEGAL SERVICE and nothing on the Site should be construed as legal advice. This site serves only to provide information, and the information contained within the Site is not guaranteed to be correct, complete, current, or to reflect recent legal developments and/or legal variances among different jurisdictions. The opinions expressed and information contained in this Site do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the lawyers or advocates, their clients, affiliates, partners, or any other parties who subscribe to or use the services of VA Benefits Attorneys. This Site is not intended to be a substitute for legal advice, and thus should not be used for this purpose.

The applicable lawyer or advocate is solely responsible for providing services to you. Further, you agree that VA Benefits Attorneys shall not be liable for any damages or costs of any type arising out of or in any way associated with your use of such services (including, without limitation, malpractice claims). You also agree that any claim arising out of your relationship with an attorney or advocate shall be brought solely against such attorney or advocate, as VA Benefits Attorneys is only assisting lawyers and advocates market their respective practices.

By submitting your information to us, you agree that we may release such information to attorneys or advocates who have subscribed to advertise their services on the Site, or to any other attorneys or advocates. You also agree that such attorneys or advocates are free to contact you to discuss your case, unless you submit a written request expressing your desire not to be contacted. We shall never be obligated to release any submitted information to our unaffiliated sponsoring lawyers or advocates or any other lawyers or advocates, but may or may not do so at our sole discretion. Although we may accept your submitted information on the Site, we do not offer any advice on whether you may have remedies under the law. If an attorney or advocate chooses to represent you after discussing your case, he/she will enter into a separate agreement directly with you to create a professional relationship between you and him/her. In the meantime, you are encouraged to seek the advice of other counsel to ensure that all deadlines governing your disability claim are met. You hereby agree that, by performing any of the actions described above, you are soliciting and actively requesting a contact by telephone or e-mail and, as such, you may be contacted by telephone or e-mail as set forth in this Agreement, notwithstanding the listing of your telephone number and/or e-mail address in any applicable do-not-call registries.

PLEASE READ THIS DISCLAIMER AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.

By using this website, you signify your assent to the Disclaimer as well as Terms and Conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”). If you do not agree to all of these Terms and Conditions of use, do not use this website.

VABenefitAttorneys.com is an informational and referral resource to assist people who may have legal entitlement to certain VA benefits. The website itself is owned by TLC Mint, LLC dba VA Benefits Attorneys, which is a for-profit organization and your agreement to be bound by the Terms and Conditions is an agreement with VA Benefits Attorneys. Further, VA Benefits Attorneys does not endorse any of the companies/law firms or opinions listed in or linked to or from the website.  

This page spells out the disclaimers for VABenefitAttorneys.com and the terms and conditions for any user of the website. This includes the purpose of the website and also restrictions on use, limited liabilities and issues with disputes and specific state-by-state disclosure information. You can find information about security of your personal information on our Privacy Policy.

The terms and conditions listed herein spell out the website-user agreement for VABenefitAttorneys.com. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions and shall not affect their validity and enforceability. VABenefitAttorneys.com may be used only under the following terms and conditions.

If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions or they are not acceptable to you in full, you must stop using VABenefitAttorneys.com immediately.

Please review the Legal Disclosures that may pertain to your particular state of residence below.

General Website Disclaimer

The information provided on VABenefitAttorneys.com is not legal or professional advice, VABenefitAttorneys.com is not a law firm and no attorney-client privilege should be formed by the use of this website. The company may refer visitors to attorneys who are licensed in their state. Such individuals and law firms are not recommended or endorsed by VABenefitAttorneys.com or any approved or authorized lawyer referral service.

The content of this website is not intended to be a substitute for professional legal advice. Always seek the advice of your attorney or other qualified legal service providers with any questions you may have regarding a potential legal matter. Never disregard professional legal advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on VABenefitAttorneys.com!

Reliance on any information provided by VABenefitAttorneys.com, VABenefitAttorneys.com employees, others appearing on this website at the invitation of VABenefitAttorneys.com, or other visitors to the website is solely at your own risk.

Disclaimers

VABENEFITATTORNEYS.COM IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. VABENEFITATTORNEYS.COM DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO (A) ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM OUR WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TECHNICAL INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; (B) ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES OR CONTENT ON THOSE WEBSITES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ACCESS THROUGH LINKS ON OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS THEREFROM; (C) THE UNAVAILABILITY OF OUR WEBSITE OR ANY PORTION OF IT; (D), THE USER’S USE OF OUR WEBSITE; OR (E) THE USER’S USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION WITH OUR WEBSITE.

Limitation of Liability

VABenefitAttorneys.com, which for the purposes of limitations of liability includes VABenefitAttorneys.com, VA Benefits Attorneys, its affiliates, listees and any officer, director, employee, subcontractor, agent, successor or assignee of VABenefitAttorneys.com, VA Benefits Attorneys, its affiliates and its listees, shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages of any kind pertaining to your use of this website, including your engagement of an attorney, advocate, or other legal professional located through VABenefitAttorneys.com, regardless of any negligence of VABenefitAttorneys.com. That includes, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and lost profits or savings in any way because of, resulting from or arising in connection with VABenefitAttorneys.com.

More specifically, VABenefitAttorneys.com is not and shall not be liable for any claim, loss, cost or liability that arises out of, or relates to a user’s use of (1) VABenefitAttorneys.com, (2) any attorney that provides or fails to provide legal services to the user, (3) any advocate that provides or fails to provide services to the user, (4) the provision by an attorney of false or misleading information to VABenefitAttorneys.com, (5) the provision by an advocate of false or misleading information to VABenefitAttorneys.com or (6) the failure of an attorney to meet its responsibilities under the rules and regulations of the state(s) in which the attorney is licensed to practice law. VABenefitAttorneys.com fully disclaims any and all liability directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the information contained in, use of or services available through VABenefitAttorneys.com or for the results or consequences of any representation or treatment of a user of VABenefitAttorneys.com by an attorney, advocate, or other legal professional with whom VABenefitAttorneys.com put the user in touch.

Any information provided through this website or through links to other websites are provided for educational and general informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice nor substituted for legal advice provided by a competent attorney.

VABenefitAttorneys.com is not and shall not be liable for any claim, loss, cost or liability that arises out of, or relates to a user’s use of links provided by VABenefitAttorneys.com to other websites. A user of VABenefitAttorneys.com assumes total responsibility for any damages that may result from the use of any links, including damages which may result from viruses or computer problems associated with such links or repair and replacement of computers or server information, and for any time lost as the result of such damages.

Website Contents, Ownership, and Use Restrictions

The information contained in this website including all images, illustrations, designs, photographs, video clips, writings and other materials (collectively referred to as “Content”) that appear herein are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress or other intellectual property owned, controlled, or licensed by VA Benefits Attorneys, or are the property of their respective owners. The name VABenefitAttorneys.com, as well as its logos, are registered marks of VABenefitAttorneys.com and its owner and may not be used in any way, including in advertising or publicity without our prior written permission.

You may print a copy of the information contained herein for your personal use only, but you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, download, display, post electronically or mechanically, transmit, record, in any manner mirror, photocopy, or reproduce the same without the prior written permission of VABenfitAttorneys.com or the applicable copyright owner.

LEGAL DISPUTES: BINDING ARBITRATION/CLASS ACTION WAIVER AND CHOICE OF LAW

This arbitration provision is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. and not by any state rule or statute governing arbitration. The subject Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any conflict of laws provisions. In the event of any controversy, claim, or dispute between the parties and anyone else named as a defendant or respondent in such claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the parties agree to first attempt to resolve all issues with the assistance of a certified mediator, with each party bearing their own costs and agreeing to mediate via live video call for at least 30 minutes, including the attendance of a VA Benefits Attorneys representative. In the event there is no resolution through mediation, the parties agree to resolve such outstanding dispute solely through the use of binding arbitration, administered by JAMS pursuant to its Streamlined Arbitration Rules & Procedures. Any such arbitration shall take place within Winnebago County, Wisconsin or such location as the parties may agree, and be conducted by a mutually-agreed-upon arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be neutral, independent, and shall comply with all applicable codes of ethics. The arbitrator shall have the exclusive and sole authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, conscionability, or formation of these Terms and of this arbitration requirement. The award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final, binding on all parties, but subject to further proceedings governing arbitration awards in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act.  Judgment on the award made by the arbitrator may be entered into any court having jurisdiction over the parties. The parties further agree that either party may bring claims against the other only in his/ her or its individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action or representative proceeding. Further, the parties agree that the arbitrator may not consolidate proceedings of more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of representative or class proceeding unless VA Benefits Attorneys specifically requests that multiple separate claims be arbitrated and defended as consolidated proceedings. The parties shall share the cost of arbitration (not including attorneys’ fees) equally. In the event that a party fails to proceed with arbitration, unsuccessfully challenges the arbitrator’s award, or fails to comply with the arbitrator’s award, the other party shall be entitled to costs of suit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees for having to compel Arbitration or defend or enforce the award. This section, the arbitration requirement and class action waiver, shall survive termination.

Binding arbitration means that the parties give up the right to a trial by a jury and their rights to have a dispute resolved in a court of law.  It also means that both parties give up the right to appeal from the arbitrator’s ruling except for a narrow range of issues that can be appealed, that discovery may be severely limited by the arbitrator, and that certain remedies such as statutory injunctions and fee shifting which may be available in a court of law may not be available.   

Changes to Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right to change the Terms and Conditions of VABenefitAttorneys.com at any time and without notice. Users should review this page on a regular basis for any changes. Use of this website following any changes constitutes a user’s acceptance of changes.

Notice and Takedown Procedures; and Copyright Agent

If you believe any materials accessible on or from this website infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from this website by contacting VA Benefits Attorneys’ copyright agent (identified below) and providing the following information:

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work.
  2. Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the material.
  3. Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) email address.
  4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  5. A statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that “under penalty of perjury,” you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
  6. A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.

VA Benefits Attorneys’ agent for copyright issues relating to this website is as follows:

844-461-1438

info@vabenefitattorneys.com

VA Benefits Attorneys

531 N. Main St. 

Oshkosh, WI 54901

Complete Agreement

Except as expressly provided in a particular “legal notice” on the VABenefitAttorneys.com website, these Terms and Conditions and the  VABenefitAttorneys.com Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and VA Benefits Attorneys with respect to the use of the VABenefitAttorneys.com website, and content.

Contact Us

**If you have any questions regarding any information found on this website we invite you to either fill out our contact form or contact us at info@vabenefitsattorneys.com

Special State Disclaimers Regarding Specialty Areas of Practice1

General Disclaimer: THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT

Some states require additional disclaimers concerning specialty areas of practice. Those are as follows:

Alabama: No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.2(e)

Colorado: Colorado does not certify attorneys as experienced in any field. Colo. RPC 7.4(e).

Delaware: A lawyer shall not state or imply that a lawyer is certified as a specialist in a particular field of law. Delaware Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4 (d).

Florida: The hiring of any lawyer should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you select a law firm or lawyer, please ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience. You will not be charged any costs or fees for this information. You will not be charged any fees or costs if there is no recovery in your disability-related legal claim.

Illinois: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law, nor does it recognize certifications of expertise in any phase of the practice of law by any agency, governmental or private, or by any group, organization or association. Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4(c).

Iowa: ADVERTISEMENT ONLY. Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 32:7.3(d). The determination of whether you need legal services and the choice of a lawyer are important decisions that should not be based on advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise. Please do your research about any law firm or lawyer you intend to represent you. This disclosure is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: Memberships and offices in legal fraternities and legal societies, technical and professional licenses, and memberships in scientific, technical and professional associations and societies of law or field of practice do not mean that a lawyer is a specialist or expert in a field of law, nor do they mean that such a lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer. All potential clients are urged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered. This notice is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa.

Kentucky: THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT. Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.09 (3).

Massachusetts: If a Massachusetts lawyer holds himself or herself out as “certified” in a particular service, field or area of law by a non-governmental body, the certifying organization is a private organization, whose standards for certification are not regulated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct 7.4(b).

Minnesota: A lawyer may not state or imply that the lawyer is a specialist or certified as a specialist in a particular field of law. Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4(d).

Mississippi: The Mississippi Supreme Court advises that a decision on legal services is important and should not be based solely on advertisements. FREE BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST to a Mississippi attorney. The listing of any area of practice by a Mississippi attorney does not indicate any certification of experience therein. See Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.2(d), Rule 7.4(a), and Rule 7.6(a).

Missouri: Neither the Supreme Court of Missouri nor the Missouri Bar reviews or approves certifying organizations or specialist designations. Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4.

Nevada: The State Bar of Nevada does not certify any lawyer as a specialist or expert.

New Jersey: Any certification as an experienced, or any certification in a field of practice, that does not state that such certification has been granted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or by an organization that has been approved by the American Bar Association, indicates that the certifying organization has not been approved, or has been denied approval, by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the American Bar Association. See New Jersey Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4(b).

New Mexico: Any certification by an organization other than the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization does not constitute recognition by the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization, unless the lawyer is also recognized by the board as an experienced in that area of law. See New Mexico Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 16-704(D).

New York: LAWYER ADVERTISEMENT. Prior results cannot and do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter, including your case, in which a lawyer or law firm may be retained.”

North Carolina: The case outcomes contained within this website depend upon a variety of legal, factual, and circumstantial factors unique to each case. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome regardless of any similarities to any other legal matter. The cases mentioned on this website are illustrative only of the types of cases the firm handles and not all cases or outcomes are provided. The firm may associate with counsel external to the firm to assist with some cases.

Ohio: ADVERTISEMENT ONLY. Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4(c).

Oregon: THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT. Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.3(c).

Rhode Island: 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 experienced in any field of practice. Rhode Island Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4 (d).

Tennessee: None of the attorneys in this firm are certified as a Civil Trial, Criminal Trial, Business Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditor’s Rights, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice, Estate Planning or Elder Law specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. Certification as a specialist in all other listed areas is not currently available in Tennessee.

Texas: Unless otherwise stated, our attorneys claiming certification in an area of law are not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Vermont: A lawyer may communicate the fact that the lawyer has been certified as a specialist in a field of law by a named organization, provided that the communication clearly states that there is no procedure in Vermont for approving certifying organizations. If, however, the named organization has been accredited by the American Bar Association to certify lawyers as specialists in a particular field of law, the communication need not contain such a statement. Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4 (c).

Virginia: A lawyer may communicate the fact that the lawyer has been certified as a specialist in a field of law by a named organization, provided that the communication clearly states that there is no procedure in the Commonwealth of Virginia for approving certifying organizations. Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4 (d).

Washington: The Supreme Court of Washington does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of law and that the certificate, award, or recognition is not a requirement to practice law in the state of Washington. Washington Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.04 (d)(3).

Wyoming: The Wyoming State Bar does not certify any lawyer as a specialist or expert. Anyone considering a lawyer should independently investigate the lawyer’s credentials and ability, and not rely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise. The disclaimer must appear within the advertisement itself, or in the instance of a telephone or other directory, upon the same or the facing page as the advertisement appears. The disclaimer shall be in a type size at least as large as the smallest type size appearing in the advertisement. Wyoming Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.2 (g).

1While this website was not created for the purpose of being a legal advertisement it may be deemed as such by your state. To the extent that any users inquire about assistance with a particular legal issue, as a precaution, these disclosures are included for the consumer’s consideration when considering any possible attorney choices they make.