Bar Membership: Our attorneys are licensed to practice in the District of Columbia. We do not represent anyone based solely on a visit to our website. For more information please contact us. Clients in states other than those in which our attorneys are members of the Bar should consider seeking independent legal counsel from an attorney who is a member of the Bar in those particular states where the advice involves state law.  On occasion, our attorneys will co-counsel with such local attorneys.

No Attorney-Client Relationship: The materials in this website have been prepared by Bull Owen Law, PLLC (“Firm”) for informational purposes only and are not legal advice or counsel. Transmission of the information is not intended to create, and receipt does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Online readers should not act upon any information in this website without seeking professional counsel. The information contained in this website is provided only as general information, which may or may not reflect the most current legal developments. This information is not provided in the course of an attorney-client relationship and is not intended to constitute legal advice or to substitute for obtaining legal advice from an attorney licensed in your state.

Disclosure Regarding Attorney Advertising (Re Website & Blog): This website is not intended to be advertising. Some jurisdictions may consider the Site to be a form of advertising for legal services and as such may require specific disclosures. In such case, please read the following carefully: The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements. Anyone considering a lawyer should independently investigate the lawyer’s credentials and ability, and not rely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise. Hiring a lawyer is an important process that should not be based solely upon advertisements.No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed by us is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. 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 fields of practice do not mean that a lawyer is a specialist, expert, authority or is certified in a particular field of law, nor do such memberships or licenses mean that such a lawyer is more expert or competent than any other lawyer. A description or indication of limitation of practice does not mean that any agency or board has certified such lawyer as a specialist, expert or authority in an indicated field of law practice, nor does it mean that such lawyer is more expert or competent than any other lawyer. We urge all potential clients to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered. No attorney can guarantee the success of a case and past successes even in very similar lawsuits do not mean that success in a subsequent case is guaranteed or even likely. Past success cannot be an assurance of future success because each case must be decided on its own merits. Results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. The material on our Site is not intended to, and does not, include any advertisements for legal services that contain dramatizations, testimonials or endorsements. The images and pictures on our Site are not meant to represent or depict actual persons or events, but rather are merely provided for illustrative purposes only. To the extent that we do not comply with the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which it may be received, we do not wish to, and will not knowingly, accept legal representation based on or resulting from the use of the Site from a person located in that jurisdiction.

Testimonials: We post testimonials for informational purposes only; we do not claim that anyone will experience the same or similar results as mentioned in these writings. Nor do we claim that a significant number of consumers may obtain similar results. Another way to state this is that results experienced by any one individual who has written a testimonial or endorsement, is not necessarily what any given consumer should expect to experience. Consumers generally may not be expected to achieve the same or similar results as others who have used our services and who have subsequently written testimonials and endorsements.

No Warranties: We do not provide any express warranties or representations. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, we disclaim any and all implied warranties and representations, including, without limitation, any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. If you are dissatisfied or harmed by anything relating to this site, you may leave this site and this will be your sole and exclusive remedy. Any review or other matter that could be regarded as a testimonial or endorsement does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of an individual’s legal matter. Any initial consultation either by phone or email exploring the possibility of legal representation and/or preliminarily reviewing possible issues is exploratory only; it does not offer legal advice or opinion and should not be relied upon as such; no attorney-client relationship exists unless and until both parties agree on and mutually sign a binding legal services agreement specifying terms of the engagement.

Limitation of Liability: YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF REVENUES, PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, FAILURE TO REALIZE EXPECTED SAVINGS, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SITE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE; (iii) INVALID DESTINATIONS, TRANSMISSION ERRORS, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SITE; (v) YOUR FAILURE TO RECEIVE ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICES OR PRODUCTS REQUESTED THROUGH THE SITE OR (vi) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE. IN NO EVENT ARE WE LIABLE TO YOU FOR AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO US FOR THE SERVICES IN QUESTION, IF ANY.

Errors & Corrections: We do not represent or warrant that the Site will be error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected. We do not warrant or represent that the information available on or through the site will be correct, accurate, timely, or otherwise reliable. We may (but are not obligated to) make improvements and/or changes to its features, functionality or content of the site at any time. In no event shall we be liable for any such errors or defects.

Links: Website may contain hyperlinks to other sites owned and operated by parties other than us. Such hyperlinks are provided only for ready reference and ease of use. We do not control such websites and cannot be held responsible for their content or accuracy and do not endorse these sites unless we specifically so state. In the event this Website provides hyperlinks to other websites that are not owned, operated or maintained by us, you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for and are not liable for the content, products, services or other materials on or available from such websites. We accept no liability for any information, products, advertisements, content, services or software accessible through these third party websites or for any action you may take as a result of linking to any such website. Any such websites are likely to set forth specific terms of use and privacy policies that you should review. We are under no obligation to maintain any link on this Website and may remove a link at any time in our sole discretion for any reason whatsoever. We are not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damages or losses caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on such content, products, services or other materials available on or through any such website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any other websites.

Submitted Information: Please see our Privacy Policy regarding information you submit to us. In no event is any attorney, law firm, or other group obligated to contact you with regard to information you submit via this website. They may do so at their sole discretion. By accepting the submission of your information, we do not evaluate your legal matter or needs and we do not offer any advice on whether you may have remedies under current law.

Intellectual Property: The Website contains copyright material, trade names and marks and other proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos and graphics, and may in future include video, graphics, music and sound. The content is protected by copyright law, registered and unregistered trademarks, database rights and other intellectual property rights. You may download information from the Website for your own personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without our express permission or that of the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of copyright material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyright material.

Indemnity:You hereby indemnify us and hold us, and our employees, agents, affiliates, contractors, and third-party advertising networks, harmless from all damages, losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, legal expenses and any amounts paid by us to a third party in settlement of a claim or dispute on the advice of our legal advisers) incurred or suffered by us arising out of any breach by you of any provision of these terms of use or arising out of any claim that you have breached any provision of these terms of use, your submission of any information to the site, the use of the site or any use connected to or arising out of your use the site.

Waiver; Severability. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

Arbitration: Any disputes arising out or related to use of this Site, this agreement and/or the relationship between you and us shall be submitted to arbitration in Gainesville, FL carried out in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association.  THERE IS NO JUDGE OR JURY IN ARBITRATION, AND COURT REVIEW OF AN ARBITRATION REWARD IS LIMITED.  BY AGREEING TO ARBITRATION, COMPANY AND YOU ARE AGREEING TO WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A JURY OR COURT TRIAL OF COVERED CLAIMS.  Each party shall advance its own costs and expenses in any such arbitration and one-half (1/2) of the arbitrator’s fees and costs, however, the arbitrator shall award attorneys’ fees and costs to Firm if Firm is the prevailing party. Any decision or award of such arbitration proceeding shall be confidential and may be made public only with the prior written consent of both you and Firm.  The Firm and you agree and acknowledge that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase contained in this Arbitration Clause is found to be invalid, unenforceable, or otherwise inoperative, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion(s) of this Arbitration Clause.

WAIVER OF REPRESENTATIVE/CLASS ACTION PROCEEDINGS

BY REGISTERING TO RECEIVE ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES FROM US OR PROVIDING YOUR INFORMATION TO US IN, YOU KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO BRING ANY CLAIMS (LAWSUITS) AGAINST COMPANY IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF, CLASS MEMBER, GROUP, OR REPRESENTATIVE IN ANY PURPORTED REPRESENTATIVE, COLLECTIVE, OR CLASS ACTION. YOU AGREE TO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY REPRESENTATIVE, COLLECTIVE, OR CLASS ACTION PROCEEDING (A LAWSUIT WHERE YOU SUE AS A GROUP RATHER THAN BEING THE ONLY PLAINTIFF) RELATED TO ANY CLAIMS GOVERNED BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE INDIVIDUAL’S CLAIMS, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF REPRESENTATIVE, COLLECTIVE, OR CLASS ACTION PROCEEDING,

Entire Agreement: This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and us and governs your use of the site, superseding any prior agreements between you and us. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use or purchase certain other services, affiliate services, third-party content or third-party software.

PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy applies to the website, located at bullowenlaw.com, and any mobile application connected or associated with this website (collectively, “Website”), that is owned and operated by Bull Owen Law PLLC (the “Firm,” “we,” or “us”). This Privacy Policy does not apply to our data collection practices conducted offline. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party website or service that you may access through the Services.

Acceptance

You are bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of visitor information pursuant to all of the terms of this Privacy Policy. By using the Firm’s service on the Website, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, you should not use our Website.

Personal Information

The publishing lawyer and law firm value the privacy of its clients and Web/blog site viewers. Any of the following personal information that may be made available to the lawyer or firm when browsing or navigating the site shall be kept confidential:

• First and last name

• Address, City, State, Zip Code

• Telephone number

• Email address

Examples of scenarios where our visitors provide their personal information include, but may not be limited, to:

• Emailing, calling or communicating with the lawyer or law firm, via the contact form on the website.

• Posting a question or comment through the site.

• Registering to attend a seminar or any event.

• Participating in an online survey.

• Requesting inclusion in an email or other mailing list.

• Submitting an entry for a contest or other promotions.

• Logging in to the site, thus requiring a user name and/or a password.

• Any other business-related reason.

The lawyer or law firm provides you the opportunity to agree or decline to give your personal information via the Internet. The lawyer or firm will inform you of the purpose for the collection and does not intend to transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except under the limited conditions described under the discussion entitled “Information Sharing and Disclosure” below. If you choose to provide us with your personal information, we may transfer that information, within the law firm or to a third party service provider as necessary. If you would like to amend the information provided to us, then send us an email with your instructions, via the query box on this website. You may request removal of Personal Information that you have provided to us by submitting a Data Deletion Request.

Domain Information Collection

The lawyer or firm may collect domain information to enable us to analyze how our visitors use this site. This data enables us to become more familiar with which people visit our site, how often they visit, and what parts of the site they visit most often. The lawyer or firm uses this information to improve its Web-based offerings. This information is collected automatically and requires no action on your part.

We do not access or store information that you have saved on your mobile device such as contacts and appointments. However, in order to provide our services, the Website may interact with some features on your mobile device, such as your GPS locator.

We use the Personal Information that you provide to respond to your questions, to provide you the services you select, to send you emails about the Website, and potentially to inform you of material changes to this Privacy Policy. We may also use Personal Information, to display information within the Website about products and services we feel may interest you and in order to send email newsletters, promotional material and other updates to our users. By using the Website, you accept these in-product messages. A user may, at any time, opt out of receiving email newsletters and promotional material, by following the opt-out procedures in such newsletter or promotional material.

We may use publicly available sources outside of the Company to verify or supplement the information you give us. For example, we may obtain address updates from the U.S. Postal Service or demographic information from direct marketing companies. We use this data to help us maintain accurate records and to improve the products and services that we deliver to you.

Select Company employees and independent contractor attorneys and technical operations contractors may have limited access to your Personal Information in the course of providing services to you, to troubleshoot problems or resolve complaints. These technical contractors include vendors and suppliers that provide us with technology, services, and/or content for the operation and maintenance of the Website. Access to your Personal Information is limited to the information reasonably necessary for the employee or contractor to perform the function needed to resolve the issue or to improve the service.

Use of Cookies and Tracking User Traffic

Some pages on this site may use “cookies”- small files that the site places on your hard drive for identification purposes. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID to track the pages visited, but the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. These files are used for site registration and customization the next time you visit us.

Some parts of the site may also use cookies to track user traffic patterns. The lawyer or firm does this in order to determine the usefulness of our Web site information to our users and to see how effective our navigational structure is in helping users reach that information. Please note that cookies cannot read data off of your hard drive. Your Web browser may allow you to be notified when you are receiving a cookie, giving you the choice to accept it or not. If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our Web site, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser, By not accepting cookies, some pages may not fully function and you may not be able to access certain information on this site.

Do Not Track Signals

Our site is hosted by SquareSpace.

We do not track users, who do not interact with our sharing functionality across the web, and therefore we does not use “do not track” signals, even though various browsers offer a “do not track option.” We do not authorize the collection of Personal Information you for third-party use through advertising technologies, without a separate written consent from you for that purpose.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Your personal information is never shared outside the lawyer or firm without your permission, except under conditions listed below:

• Consenting to share your information to a third-party service provider working on our behalf to serve you.

• Requiring us to provide you with a product or service.

The lawyer or firm will also disclose your personal information, if required to do so by law, or in urgent circumstances, to protect personal safety, the public or our sites. We store your information on a third-party customer relations management website, to which select Company employees and technical operations contractors may be have limited access in the course of providing services to you, to troubleshoot problems or resolve complaints. These contractors include vendors and suppliers that provide us with technology, services, and/or content for the operation and maintenance of the Website. Access to your Personal Information is limited to the information reasonably necessary for the employee or contractor to perform the function needed to resolve the issue or to improve the service.

Access Requests

You may request access to any of your Personal Information that you have previously provided to us through the Services. You may also request that we update or modify your Personal Information that we have collected. Please contact us by submitting a contact form to exercise these rights.

Internet Security

The lawyer or firm strives to protect your personal information; however, we urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet. Change your passwords often, use a combination of letters.

We employ reasonable security measures consistent with standard industry practice to protect your Personal Information. We strive to store Personal Information collected by or through the Website in a reasonably secure environment. We strive to provide adequate security measures in our physical facilities to protect against the loss and misuse of the information we collect on the Website. Below are some of the physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that the Company uses to protect your privacy.

Confidentiality: We restrict access to Personal Information collected about you on the Website to select employees, licensees, consultants, or others who need to know that information to provide services to you or in the course of conducting our normal business operations. We also advise them about their responsibility to protect Customer data and we provide them with appropriate guidelines for adhering to our company’s business ethics standards and confidentiality policies. If you are a former customer, we protect your information in the same manner that we treat information about our current customers.

Disclaimer: Despite our efforts to protect your Personal Information, there is always some risk that an unauthorized third party may find a way around our security systems or that transmissions of your information over the Internet may be intercepted. Therefore, we make no representations or warranties with regard to the sufficiency of the above-mentioned security measures. No data transmission over the Internet or through mobile devices can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us on the Website. Therefore, the Company is not responsible for any actual or consequential damages that result from a lapse in compliance with this Privacy Policy as a result of a security breach or technical malfunction.

We store and back up files through an online service. We hope the service’s security systems and the Firm’s own reasonable efforts are sufficient to secure the privacy of your files, but we do not control all these systems and it is not feasible to audit the online service. E-mails are generally sent in unencrypted form over the public Internet. This means that various people and entities might be able to access the content or intercept e-mail. This could compromise the confidentiality of our communications and your privilege against disclosing them in court. Further, regular emails are not HIPAA compliant and we therefore instruct you to not send us any protected health information (PHI); if you do send PHI, then you agree to defend and indemnify us against liability for data breaches, or other HIPAA or privacy and security violations.

Please do not send us, via the contact form, any information regarding your personal health, or any other information you believe raises confidentiality concerns when sent or stored over the Internet.

Protecting the Privacy of Children

Children under 13 years old are not the target audience for our Web site. To protect their privacy, the lawyer or firm prohibits the solicitation of personal information from these children.

Links to Third Party Sites

This site may contain links to other sites. The lawyer or firm does not share your personal information with those Web sites and is not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to learn about the privacy policies of those companies.

Public Discussions

This site may provide public discussions. Please note that any information you post in these discussions will become public, so please do not post sensitive information in the public discussions. Whenever you publicly disclose information online, that information could be collected and used by others. We are not responsible for any action or policies of any third parties who collect information that users disclose in any such forums on the web site. Bull Owen Law, PLLC does not agree or disagree with anything posted on the discussion board. Also remember that you must comply with our other published policies regarding postings on our public forums.

Visitors from Outside the U.S.

The Firm is governed by the laws of the United States of America. By using the Website and submitting any Personal Information, visitors from outside the United States acknowledge that the Website is subject to U.S. law, consent to the transfer of Personal Information to the U.S., and waive any claims that may arise under their own jurisdiction.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy or how we process your Personal Information. Please contact us using the information below, and we will respond to you as soon as reasonably possible.

By Mail: Bull Owen Law, PLLC

747 SW 2nd Ave, IMB 28, Suite 190
Gainesville, FL 32601

202-656-0391

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The lawyer or firm reserves the right to change, modify or update this policy at any time without notice. Any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information will be posted on this site.

If you have questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us.

Effective: April 2023.