Thank you for visiting the website of The Perrone Firm LLC which is located at www.top-attorneys.com. This website (www.top-attorneys.com) was created by The Perrone Firm LLC (referred herein as “TPF”) to make the public aware and informed of the legal services we offer. This website is for informational purposes only. None of the information at this website is intended to constitute, nor does it constitute, legal advice, and none of the information necessarily reflects the opinions of The Perrone Firm LLC or its attorneys.

By using this website you are agreeing to the terms below:

This is World Wide Website of The Perrone Firm LLC (“TPF”) which is located at the World Wide Web address of www.top-attorneys.com. This website, together with the underling source HTML files that implement the hypertext features of www.top-attorneys.com (referenced together herein as the "Website") may be used solely under the following terms and conditions:

1. PURPOSE OF TOP-ATTORNEYS.COM

The purpose of the Website is to give visitors a general understanding of the services TPF offers to its clients. This Website is not soliciting clients and does not propose any type of transaction. The information presented on the Website does not constitute or contain legal advice. Neither our presentation of the information on the Website, nor your receipt of it, will create an attorney-client relationship.

The content of this Website provides general information and may not reflect current law, legal developments, verdicts or settlements. The information is not guaranteed to be correct, complete, or current. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinions of TPF or any of its attorneys, affiliates or clients. We make no warranty, express or implied, about the accuracy or reliability of the information at this Website or at any other site to which this Website may be linked.

This Website should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice. The reader should consult professional legal counsel in his or her state regarding the applicability any points of law discussed at this Website to any specific problem. No recipients of information from this Website, clients or otherwise, should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content included in the Website without first seeking competent legal advice from an attorney licensed in the recipient's state concerning the particular facts and circumstances at issue. TPF expressly disclaims all liability with respect to actions taken or not taken based on any or all the contents of this Website.

2. SELECTION OF ATTORNEYS; ATTORNEYS WE RECOMMEND

The decision of whether to seek legal services and the choice of which attorney to retain are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise. A description or indication of limitation of practice by an attorney does not mean that any agency or board has certified the attorney as a specialist or an expert in any indicated field of law practice, nor does it mean that the attorney is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer.

Neither TPF nor any information on the Website claim or intend to assert that TPF or the attorneys we recommend are certified, specialists or experts in any field of legal practice. No guarantee is made or intended that the quality of the legal service(s) to be performed by TPF or the attorneys we recommend will be greater than the quality of legal services performed by other competent lawyers. Past successes or results achieved by an attorney, no matter how exceptional or excellent, are not a guarantee of future performance or success.

All persons seeking to retain an attorney are urged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered. TPF does not select attorneys on your behalf. TPF will only assist clients in selecting an attorney by recommending specific attorneys and or law firms. Our clients always have the responsibility of deciding which attorney you will retain, if any. We will always recommend the attorney that we think is best for each of our client's particular needs, but it is our client's responsibility to interview the lawyer and make the final decision whether or not to hire them. To this end, we will assist our clients however we can.

The information we receive concerning attorney reputations, qualifications, credentials or past performance or success may be completely subjective and is never a guarantee of future performance or success. Our recommendation of an attorney(s) is our subjective opinion only and should not be viewed as an assurance or guarantee of any kind concerning their performance in handling your case or your legal needs. No guarantee is made or intended that the quality of the legal service(s) to be performed by TPF or attorneys we may recommend will be greater than the quality of legal services performed by other competent lawyers.

In addition, any attorney we recommend has no obligation to take your case if he or she does not want to. Sometimes, attorneys have conflicts that legally prevent them from representing certain parties in certain contexts or disputes. We will try to assist you in retaining the attorney of your choice to the best of our abilities. However, we do not guarantee the services of any particular attorney or law firm.

3. INITIATION OF REPRESENTATION BY TPF

This Website is not intended to create and does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and TPF or any other attorney. An attorney-client relationship with us cannot be formed by reading the information at this Website or by contacting us through the Website, by e-mail, or by phone. The only way to become our client is through the mutual agreement expressed in a formal written retainer agreement signed by the you and an authorized TPF attorney. We will not make this determination or offer this agreement by e-mail communication or phone. Our telephone number is listed in this Website.

TPF reserves the right to decline any representation of any party to the extent permitted by law and applicable Professional Rules. We may be required to decline representation if it would create a conflict of interest with our other clients.

If after speaking with you and evaluating your claim TPF believes that you do not have a successful case or claim to pursue, or that we have a conflict of interest, or that we otherwise choose not to represent you, we will advise you. TPF is not a judge or jury. TPF is very selective when deciding whether to represent a client and we choose not to represent some clients with valid claims that should be pursued. If we decide not to represent you, it does not mean that you do not have a valid claim, it just means that we have chosen or were obligated by a conflict not to assist you in pursuing that claim. Reasons other than the validity of your claim may cause us to decline representing you. You still have every right to find an attorney on your own and we strongly recommend you promptly seek the advice of an attorney in your area.

4. COMMUNICATION IMPLICATIONS

The act of sending electronic mail to our firm will not create an attorney-client relationship or impose any obligation on TPF. Additionally, any electronic communication between us may not be secure. Unless you are already a client of our firm, such information may not be privileged.

5. RESPONSE TIME AND INTERIM DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Once a potential client has contacted us, by phone or e-mail, we will consider whether we will take their case. We will use our best efforts to contact you within 48 hours to discuss your possible case.

If we decide to take your case, we will always do our best to recommend a lawyer for you as soon as possible, but we maintain no responsibility for any problems to your claim or case that may occur from the moment you first contact us, including statute of limitations violations.

6. OWNERSHIP, LICENSE & RESTRICTIONS ON USE

6.1. All rights, title and interest (including all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights) in this Website are the property of TPF. The names, images, pictures, logos and icons identifying TPF’s services in many countries are proprietary marks of TPF and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Except as expressly provided below, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under copyright or other intellectual property rights.

6.2.If you agree to the complete terms of this Disclaimer, you are granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited license to view and use information retrieved from this Website provided solely for your personal, informational, non-commercial purposes, and provided you do not remove or obscure the copyright notice or other notices. Except as expressly provided above, no part of this Website, including but not limited to materials retrieved therefrom and the underlying code, may be reproduced, republished, copied, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means. In no event shall materials from this Website be stored in any information storage and retrieval system without prior written permission from TPF. All Rights are Reserved.

7. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED; COPYRIGHT; IDENTITY; PERMITTED USES; RESTRICTIONS ON USE

The domain address of “www.top-attorneys.com” is a registered entity of TPF, which is established under the laws of New York. Primary attorney is Marc Perrone Esq. who is admitted to practice in New York and Florida. All material available on this Website is protected by copyright law. TPF owns all copyright and other rights in and to all copyrightable text and graphics on this Website, the selection, arrangement, and presentation of all materials on this Website (including information in the public domain), and the overall design of this Website. You may download and print out any part of this Website for your own personal, non-commercial use. Any other copying, and any distribution, retransmission, or modification of information or materials on this Website, including modification of copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices, whether such material or information is in electronic or hard copy form, without the express prior written permission of TPF, is strictly prohibited. We request that you not use any of the information on this Website, including without limitation the e-mail addresses that are posted here, to transmit, distribute or facilitate the distribution of unsolicited bulk e-mail or other advertisements to TPF, and any such use of the information on this Website is a violation of the terms of use of this Website.

8. LINKING

At its sole discretion, TPF will consider attaching links to this Website and will consider permitting a link to www.top-attorneys.com to be attached to another website provided the following:

a. TPF is notified of your request by sending an e-mail to webmaster@top-attorneys.com;

b. All information concerning the nature and content of the linked Website is provided for TPF’s review;

c. The Requesting party, its agents or affiliates do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, advertisements, the copyright notice, or other notices on this Website; and

d. By making such a request the Requesting Party agrees that all costs arising out of the linking or deletion of a link to the Requesting Party's site are solely the responsibility of the Requesting party;

e. The Requesting party agrees to discontinue providing links to this Website within 15 days of notification by TPF; and

f. The Requesting party agrees to accept that TPF retains the right and sole discretion to permit or decline to permit linking to www.top-attorneys.com, including the right to cancel and links located on or to www.top-attorneys.com without cause or notice at the sole and complete discretion of TPF.

9. TERMS OF USE

9.1. Your use of this Website is at your own risk. This Website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. TPF expressly disclaims all warranties, including the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

9.2. TPF disclaims all responsibility for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage of any kind resulting from, arising out of or any way related to:

a. Any errors in or omissions from this Website and its content, including but not limited to technical inaccuracies and typographical errors; or

b. Any third party websites or content therein, directly or indirectly accessed through links in this Website, including but not limited to any errors in or omissions therefrom; or

c. The unavailability of this Website or any portion thereof; or

d. The users use of this Website; or

e. The user’s use of any equipment or software in connection with this Website.

9.3. This Website and these Terms and Conditions may be changed by TPF without notice. Please review this link on a regular basis for changes. Continued use of this Website following any change constitutes your acceptance of the change.

9.4. This Website might contain links to other resources on the Internet. Those links are to help you identify and locate other resources on the Internet. The links are not intended to state or imply that TPF sponsors or is affiliated or associated in any way with the information at those other sites.

TPF does not review the contents of any sites linked to this Website. If you use any links to sites not maintained by www.top-attorneys.com, you do so at your own risk. These links are provided only as a convenience to the recipient. TPF is not responsible for any material or information contained in the linked websites, or the websites availability. Use of links on www.top-attorneys.com is at the user’s own risk.

10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; SEVERABILITY

These Terms and Conditions incorporate by reference any notices contained on this Website and constitute the entire agreement with respect to your access to and use of this Website. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.

11. SPECIAL ADVERTISING DISCLAIMERS

Attorneys and Law Firms who are or may engage in practice in the following states are required to include a general disclaimer with their advertisements, and this portion of our directory is intended to comply with those requirements. When considering whether to retain an attorney we suggest, you should consider the following rules and regulations:

Alabama

No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.
Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.2(e) (1997).

Alaska

The Alaska Bar Association does not accredit or endorse certifying organizations.
Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4(a)(2) (1998).

Colorado

Colorado does not certify attorneys as specialists in any field.

Florida

The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience.
Florida Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 4-7.2(d) (1997).

Hawaii

There is no procedure for review or approval of specialist certification organizations in Hawaii.
Hawaii Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4(c) (1997).

Illinois

The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and that the certificate, award or recognition is not a requirement to practice law in Illinois.
Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4(c)(2) (1997).

Iowa

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 or self-proclaimed expertise. This disclosure is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: 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 field of practice do not mean that a lawyer is a specialist or expert in a field of law, nor do they mean that such a lawyer is necessarily any 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 or expert in an indicated field of law practice, nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer.

All potential clients are urged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered. This notice is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa.
Iowa Code of Professional Responsibility DR 2-101(A), DR 2-101(C), DR 2-105(A)(3)(c) (1997).

Kentucky

THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT.

Massachusetts

If a Massachusetts lawyer holds himself or herself out as "certified" in a particular service, field or area of law by a non-governmental body, the certifying organization is a private organization, whose standards for certification are not regulated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Code of Professional Responsibility DR 2-105(B) (1997).

Mississippi

The Mississippi Supreme Court advises that a decision on legal services is important and should not be based solely on advertisements. Free Background information is available upon request to a Mississippi attorney. The listing of any area of practice by a Mississippi attorney does not indicate any certification of expertise therein.
Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.2(d), Rule 7.4(a), Rule 7.6(a) (1997).

Missouri

Neither the Supreme Court of Missouri nor the Missouri Bar reviews or approves certifying organizations or specialist designations.
Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4 (1997).

Nevada

Neither the state bar of Nevada nor any agency of the State Bar has certified any lawyer identified here as a specialist or as an expert. Anyone considering a lawyer should independently investigate the lawyer's credentials and ability.
Nevada Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 198 (1997).

New Jersey

Any certification as a specialist, or any certification in a field of practice, that does not state that such certification has been granted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or by an organization that has been approved by the American Bar Association, indicates that the certifying organization has not been approved, or has been denied approval, by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the American Bar Association.
New Jersey Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4(b) (1997).

New Mexico

LAWYER ADVERTISEMENT

Any certification by an organization other than the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization does not constitute recognition by the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization, unless the lawyer is also recognized by the board as a specialist in that area of law.
New Mexico Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 16-704(D) (1997).

Oregon

THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT.

Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Supreme Court licenses all lawyers in the general practice of law. The court does not license or certify any lawyer as an expert or specialist in any field of practice.
Rhode Island Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4 (1998).

Tennessee

Unless otherwise indicated, Tennessee attorneys are not certified as specialists by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization in the areas of practice listed on their profiles.
Tennessee Code of Professional Responsibility DR 2-101(C)(3) (1998).

Texas

Unless otherwise stated, our attorneys claiming certification in an area of law are not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.04(b)(3) (1999).

Washington

The Supreme Court of Washington does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of law. Any certificate, award, or recognition by a group, organization or association used by a Washington attorney to describe his or her qualifications as a lawyer or qualifications in any subspecialty of law is not a requirement to practice law in the State of Washington.
Washington Rules of Professional Responsibility Rule 7.4(b) (1997).

Wyoming

The Wyoming State Bar does not certify any lawyer as a specialist or expert. Anyone considering a lawyer should independently investigate the lawyer's credentials and ability, and not rely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise.
Wyoming Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law Rule 7.4 (1997).

10.2 ADDITIONAL ETHICAL NOTICE

TPF has attempted to comply with all potentially applicable legal and ethical requirements in compiling this Website. We do not want to represent clients based on their review of any portion of this Website that does not comply with legal or ethical requirements. If you believe some portion of this Website does not comply with applicable ethical rules contact us at webmaster@top-attorneys.com.

11. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS

IF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN FULL, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE.

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