1. No Attorney–Client Relationship Created by This Website
Use of this website does not create an attorney–client relationship. No use of this website creates an attorney–client relationship, regardless of whether the use entails receipt of information, use of this website to contact DeReus Law, LLC (hereinafter “the Firm”), or use of the website to contact Casey C. DeReus. You will become a client of the Firm only if and when you sign an engagement agreement setting forth the scope of the Firm’s engagement, the fee arrangement, and other relevant matters. As a matter of policy, the Firm does not accept a new client without first investigating for possible conflicts of interest and obtaining a signed engagement letter. (The Firm may, for example, already represent another party involved in your matter.)
2. No Confidentiality Because of Use of This Website
You may not use this website to provide confidential information about your legal matter(s) to the Firm. Your use of this website does not make you a client of the Firm or even a prospective client of the Firm. Because use of this website does not create an attorney–client relationship between you and the Firm, use of this website will not result in attorney–client privilege. If you have confidential information that you would like to give to any lawyer at the Firm, please communicate with one of the Firm’s lawyers in person or by telephone—not by filling in any form on this website or by sending an unsolicited email to the Firm or any of its lawyers.
3. No Legal Advice Intended
This website includes general information about legal issues and developments in the law as well as information about the Firm. All these materials are for general informational purposes only and may not reflect the most current legal developments. These informational materials are not intended, and must not be taken, as legal advice on any particular set of facts or circumstances. You need to contact a lawyer licensed in your jurisdiction for advice on specific legal issues or problems.
4. Photographs
All photographs on this website are of actual lawyers, employees, and/or clients of the Firm unless otherwise noted.
5. Cost of Website
The Firm pays for the cost of this website. No other lawyer or law firm pays for the cost of this website.
6. No Guarantee of Results
Some of the case summaries, reports of past results, and individual attorney biographies on this website describe past matters handled for clients of the Firm’s attorneys and/or the Firm. These descriptions are meant only to provide information to the public about the activities and experience of our lawyers. They are not intended as a guarantee that the same or similar results can be obtained in every matter undertaken by our lawyers. You must not assume that a similar result can be obtained in a legal matter of interest to you. The outcome of a particular matter can depend on a variety of factors—including the specific factual and legal circumstances, the ability of opposing counsel, and unexpected developments beyond the control of any client or lawyer.
7. No Claim of Expertise or Board Certification
This website lists areas in which lawyers of the Firm practice. In so doing, no Firm lawyer makes a claim of “certification” or “board certification.” Any lawyers of the Firm who are properly board certified in a practice area have so indicated in their biographies.
8. Links to Third Party
As a convenience, this website provides links to various third-party websites. Such linked websites are not under the control of the Firm, and the Firm assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the contents of such websites.
9. Authorized Practice of Law
Casey C. DeReus is licensed to practice in Louisiana and Texas. Her ability to engage in any activities for a client outside of those states of licensure is subject to state statutes, professional standards, and court rules. This website is not intended to solicit legal engagements in jurisdictions outside of our lawyers’ states of licensure when such engagements would constitute the unauthorized practice of law in any jurisdiction.
10. Responsible Lawyer
The Firm lawyer responsible for the content of this website is Casey C. DeReus.
11. Governing Law and Venue
This website is operated from Louisiana. Any dispute arising out of or relating to your use of this website is governed by the laws of the State of Louisiana, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles, and shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. This provision applies to your use of the website only. It does not limit any rights you may have under the laws of your own jurisdiction, does not create an attorney–client relationship, and does not govern the terms of any representation, which are set out in a separate written engagement agreement.