Terms of use

Using this website

By using this website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use it.

General information, not legal advice

This website gives general information about California estate planning, trusts, probate and conservatorships. It is not legal advice. The law changes, and every family's situation is different, so a page here may not fit yours or may be out of date. Please talk with a lawyer about your own situation before you act, or decide not to act, on anything you read here.

When we become your lawyers

Visiting this website, calling or emailing us, sending our contact form, or making a payment does not by itself make us your lawyers. We represent you only after we have checked for conflicts of interest, agreed to take your matter, and you and the firm have signed a written engagement agreement.

Information you send before we represent you

Please keep private details out of the contact form and email until we have spoken. Until we have checked for conflicts and agreed to represent you, information you send through our contact form or by email will not be treated as confidential.

Who is responsible for this website

Evelyn M. Leathers is the attorney responsible for this website. She is licensed to practice law in California, State Bar number 242488. Check her license on the State Bar website (opens in a new tab).

Our office: 41 Corporate Park, Suite 320, Irvine, CA 92606.

This website is about California law and is meant for people with matters in California.

Fees

Nothing on this website is an offer to do legal work for a particular fee. Your fees are set by your agreement with the firm. In probate and conservatorship matters, attorney fees are set by statute or approved by the court.

Paying online

Our Pay Online page is for current clients making payments the firm has requested. A payment does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship.

• Two kinds of payment. A payment on an invoice goes to the firm's operating account. Money the firm asks you to deposit in advance goes to the firm's client trust account and is used only as described in your signed fee agreement. Any unearned amount is refundable.
• No added fees. No fee is added to your payment. The total shown before you confirm is the amount you pay.
• Your card or bank details are entered on our payment processor's page, not on this website. That company's own terms and privacy policy apply to its page.
• Paying from a bank account. The authorization you give on the bank transfer screen explains what you are authorizing. For a payment plan, it also explains how to cancel future payments.
• Receipts describe the payment as "Legal services" and do not describe your matter.
• Probate and conservatorship fees are not paid through this page. Those fees are set by statute or approved by the court and paid from the estate after the court acts.
• Questions or a problem with a payment? Call us at (714) 543-6829.

Reviews on this website

Our reviews page shows reviews word for word as clients posted them on public review sites, with the source and the date. Reviews describe individual clients' experiences. They are not a guarantee, warranty, or prediction of the outcome of your matter. Every matter depends on its own facts.

Links to other websites

We link to other websites, such as Google and the State Bar of California, for your convenience. We do not control those websites and are not responsible for what they say or do. A link is not an endorsement.

Using this website properly

Please use this website only for lawful purposes. Do not try to break into it, overload it, or interfere with anyone else's use of it.

The words, design, logo and photos on this website belong to the firm or are used with permission. You may print or save pages for your own personal use. Please ask us before copying them for any other purpose.

No promises about the website itself

We provide this website "as is." We do not promise that it will always be available, free of errors, or up to date.

Limits on our responsibility

To the extent the law allows, the firm is not responsible for any loss that comes from using this website or from relying on its general information. If the firm is found responsible anyway, the most it will owe for anything relating to the website itself is [$100].

This section is only about the website. It does not limit any duty the firm owes to a client under an engagement agreement or under the rules for California lawyers.

California law

These terms are governed by California law. Any dispute about this website or these terms will be decided in the state or federal courts located in Orange County, California.

Signed agreements come first

If you have a signed engagement or fee agreement with the firm, that agreement controls wherever it differs from these terms.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

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