Theus Law Office, L.L.C. provides this Web site as a public service for general information only. The materials contained herein may not reflect the most current legal developments. Such material does not constitute legal advice, and no person should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information contained in this Web site without seeking appropriate legal or other professional advice on that person’s particular circumstances. Theus Law Offices, L.L.C. and all contributing authors expressly disclaim all liability to any person with respect to the contents of this Web site, and with respect to any act or failure to act made in reliance on any material contained herein.

Transmission of the information on the Theus Law Offices, L.L.C. Web site does not create or constitute an attorney-client relationship between the firm and any viewer or user of such information. This Web site is not intended to be advertising or solicitation, and Theus Law Offices, L.L.C. does not wish to represent anyone who desires representation based upon viewing this Web site in a state where this Web site fails to comply with all laws and ethical requirements of that state.

Past performance does not guaranty future results.

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Theus Law Offices, L.L.C. is not responsible for any third party contents which can be accessed through this Web site. We provide links to other sites without endorsement.

Practice Certification 
The listing of areas of practice does not represent any official certification of expertise in any such areas. Unless otherwise indicated in an individual attorney’s biography, Theus Law Offices, L.L.C. attorneys are not certified in any area of specialty.

E-mail Disclaimer
The use of internet e-mail for conveying sensitive information is discouraged. Your communication to us through this Web site may not be considered as privileged or confidential, and will not create or constitute an attorney-client relationship between the firm and any party.

Privacy and Usage Statement
This privacy and usage statement describes our practices in collecting and processing personally identifiable data that is provided through our Web site. Any updates to our policy will be posted in this statement on our Web site.

We do not collect any personally identifiable information unless voluntarily provided by subscribing to an e-mail alert service or sending a comment or a request for information. Any personally identifiable information provided is maintained on a secure server.

Theus Law Offices, L.L.C. will not release any personal information regarding our mailing or e-mail list to any third party. Our e-mail lists will be used exclusively to notify members of legal issues the attorneys of Theus Law Offices, L.L.C. deem important. If you have provided any personal information, you may request that your name be removed from our database at any time.

Cookies and Web Tracking
We do not use cookies on our server. We do collect certain technical information, such as IP address, referral source, page views, bandwidth, and Web browser. We do not link any technical information to personal information.

Client Information

• Fees.  A statement of our rates is available at any time upon request. We bill our clients a minimum of 0.25 hours for any time incurred.
• Costs and Expenses.  Theus Law Offices may incur costs and expenses on your behalf that we will charge to you. Examples of such expenses may include court filing fees, translator fees, associated attorney fees, deposition and transcript fees, consulting or expert witness fees and expenses, computerized legal research, travel expenses, messenger services, and other similar costs. Though out-of-pocket expenses are your responsibility and we assume no liability for payment, we may act on your behalf by advancing payment to third parties if your account is current.
• Our Privacy Policy.  Attorneys are required by their ethical rules to maintain client confidences. We take this and all of our other ethical obligations very seriously.
• Delinquent Accounts.  We add a 1% per month late payment charge to accounts not paid within thirty days of invoicing. If we are required to bring suit to collect fees from you, the prevailing party in that suit will be entitled to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.
• Termination of Services.  We reserve the right to cease performing legal services and to terminate our representation for any reason consistent with the ethical rules, including for nonpayment of legal fees or expenses incurred on your behalf. We may obtain a lien on any of your documents in our possession and on the proceeds of any judgment or settlement entered in your favor to assure we receive payment in full.
• Dispute Resolution.  Our relationship and any issues that arise from that relationship will be governed by Louisiana and/or Washington State law and any disputes will be resolved by arbitration in Alexandria, Louisiana before an agreed upon arbitrator pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association.
• File Retention Policy.  When we complete our work on your matter, we will close our file and place it in storage. We will then destroy the files when allowed to do so, unless you gave us other disposition instructions at the time of our opening the matter.