ENGAGEMENT TERMS
FOR REDUCED-FEE 30 MINUTE INTRODUCTORY CONSULT
This Agreement (“Agreement”) contains the terms and conditions that govern your agreement to retain Adler Law Group (“Law Firm”) to provide a one-time legal consultation lasting up to thirty (30) minutes during which an attorney will speak with you and review your Marketing Strategy, Revenue Model, and aspects of your Website, for a reduced, flat-fee of $99.00 (“Consult Fee”), paid in advance (the “Introductory Consult”). The Introductory Consult shall be scheduled in advance at a date and time that is mutually convenient for the parties, during normal business hours. Upon completion of the Introductory Consult you may request Law Firm provide additional legal services from time to time, which services shall be billed at Law Firm’s standard hourly rates, currently $450.00 per hour, billed in six (6) minute increments.
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY REVISED VERSION OF THIS AGREEMENT, PLEASE DO NOT CLICK “I ACCEPT” AND DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THE INTRODUCTORY CONSULT.
By clicking “I Accept” and paying the Consult Fee, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. Law Firm reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Agreement at any time effective immediately upon notice.
This Agreement shall continue in effect until completion of the services, unless earlier terminated by either party for any reason or no reason at any time. Law Firm shall charge Attorney’s Fees at the rates set forth in this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that except for the $99.00 one-time, Introductory Consult, Law Firm has made no promises about the total amount of Attorney’s Fees that may be incurred by you under this Agreement or the outcome of any matter for which Law Firm has been engaged.
Please note that Law Firm uses certain Internet-based data storage and retrieval computing resources commonly known as “cloud services.” Law Firm uses commercially standard security practices (e.g. username & password) to ensure private and secure storage of your data. However, You acknowledge and agree that no computer network is entirely impenetrable or secure, and you agree to permit Law Firm to use cloud services to store your data. Unless you direct otherwise, Law Firm will place your name and a link to your web site under the Representative Clients page of Law Firm’s Web Site. Please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by singing below and returning a signed copy to me.
This Agreement, exclusively and completely states the rights, duties and obligations of the parties as to the Introductory Consult, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous representations, letters, proposals, discussions and understandings by or between the parties as to its subject matter. Law Firm has no obligation to provide any legal Services beyond the Introductory Consult, unless expressly agreed in writing, in advance.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois and the parties agree that this Agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into and performed exclusively in the State of Illinois. You agree that the state or federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of adjudicating any such action. If any provision of this Agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions, and the provision held to be unlawful, void or unenforceable shall be modified if possible to the extent necessary to become lawful, valid and enforceable and the Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to replace the unlawful, void or unenforceable provision with the modified provision. No other amendment, modification or claimed waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid except when written and signed by the parties.