These Terms of Use govern your use of our web site. 

We have written this Terms of Use and Privacy Statement to describe the conditions under which this website is being made available to you. Read the Terms of Use carefully. By using this web site, you will be deemed to have accepted them. If you do not accept the Terms of Use, you are directed to discontinue accessing or otherwise using the web site or any materials obtained from it.

Thank you for visiting the Law Office of Joel Ankney, PC ("Ankney Law") web site. This web site was created by Ankney Law, so that you could learn more about the legal services we offer. This is for informational purposes only. None of the information at this web site is intended to constitute, nor does it constitute, legal advice. You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content included in this site without seeking the appropriate legal or other professional advice on the particular facts and circumstances at issue from an attorney licensed in your state.  Joel Ankney is licensed to practice law only in Virginia.

This site is not intended to solicit representation that would constitute the unauthorized practice of law in any jurisdiction.

This Web site is not intended to create and does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Joel Ankney. The only way to become our client is through mutual agreement in a formal letter or electronic agreement. The determination of whether you need legal services and your choice of a lawyer are very important matters and should not be based solely on web site information or advertisements. Sites listed as hypertext links herein are not under our control and are provided merely as a service. We we do not make any representation about the content of these sites.

AS REQUIRED BY THE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. PRIOR CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THIS LAW FIRM. WE HAVE NOT INDICATED ANY SETTLEMENT AMOUNTS OR VERDICTS INTENTIONALLY, ON THIS SITE. NO INFORMATION ON THIS SITE IS MEANT TO GUARANTEE REPRESENTATION OR RESULTS. 

Joel Ankney is the attorney responsible for the content of this Web site. This site is operated under the Law Office of Joel Ankney, PC, a Virginia professional corporation. Joel Ankney is licensed to practice law in Virginia.

Ankney Law 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 site and its content, including but not limited to technical inaccuracies and typographical errors, (B) Any third party web sites or content therein directly or indirectly accessed through links in this site, including but not limited to any errors in or omissions therefrom, (C) the unavailability of this site or any portion thereof, (D) your use of this site, or (E) your use of any equipment or software in connection with this site.

Personal information submitted to the website

Any information that you send us in an email message might not be confidential or privileged. No server or e-mail service is 100 percent secure, and you should take this into account when submitting personal or confidential data about yourself on any web site, including this one.

Additionally, while the web site does not gather your name, email address or similar information about you without your knowledge or consent, the web site does permit you to voluntarily submit data about yourself so that we can provide you with requested services. The information gathered may be incorporated into our mailing database and will not be sold to third parties for marketing purposes. At your request, we will remove your personal information from our files.

If you are interested in having us represent you, you should call us so we can determine whether the matter is one for which we are willing or able to accept professional responsibility. We will not make this determination by email communication.

The telephone number for our office is listed in this web site. We reserve the right to decline any representation. We may be required to decline representation if it would create a conflict of interest with our other clients.

Electronic Form Submissions

The mere submission of a contact form does not necessarily form an attorney-client relationship with Joel Ankney. However, if my case or project is evaluated and I receive a response from the firm, I understand that an attorney-client relationship may be formed under Virginia Bar Interpretation. If I do not receive a response, my case was not evaluated; hence an attorney-client relationship has not been formed.

If you send us information electronically via this web site, you agree that our review of that information, even if you submitted it in a good faith effort to retain us, and, further, even if it is highly confidential, does not preclude us from representing another client directly adverse to you, even in a matter where that information could and will be used against you.

I agree that the information that I will receive in response to the above question is general information and I will not be charged for the response to this e-mail question. I further understand that the law for each state may vary, and therefore, I will not rely upon this information as legal advice. Due to the reach of the internet, this matter may require advice regarding my home state; I agree that local counsel may be contacted for referral of this matter.

If you are interested in having us represent you, you should call us so we can determine whether the matter is one for which we are willing or able to accept professional responsibility. We will not make this determination by e-mail confirmation.

Third-party websites

This web site may occasionally contain links to third party websites for the convenience of our users. Joel Ankney does not endorse any of these third party sites and does not intent to imply any association between the firm and the party(ies) involved.  Furthermore, Ankney Law does not control these third party web sites and cannot represent that their policies and practices will be consistent with these Terms of Use. If you use any links to web sites not maintained by Ankney Law, you do so at your own risk. Ankney Law is not responsible for the contents or availability of any linked sites. These links are provided only as a convenience to the recipient.

To the extent that the professional responsibility rules of any jurisdiction require us to designate a principal office or an attorney responsible for this website, Ankney Law designates its office at 249 Central Park Ave., Suite 300, Virginia Beach, VA 23462. Joel Ankney is the Virginia attorney responsible for the content on this Virginia website.

Ownership, License & Restrictions Of Use

As between Ankney Law and you, all right, title and interest (including all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights) in this web site belongs to Ankney Law, its licensors, or listees. In addition, the names, images, pictures, logos and icons identifying Ankney Law's products and services in many countries are proprietary marks of Ankney Law 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.

You are hereby 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 there from 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 web site be stored in any information storage and retrieval system without Ankney Law's prior written permission.

Use, duplication, or disclosure by or for the United States Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in DFARS 252.227-7013 (c)1)(ii) and FAR 52.227-19.

Limitation of Liability

A covered party (as defined below) shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, attorney fees and lost profits or savings) in any way due to, resulting from, or arising in connection with this site, including its content, regardless of any negligence of any covered party. “Covered Party” means Joel Ankney, Law Office of Joel Ankney, PC, and its affiliates, its listees, and any officer, director, employee, subcontractor, agent, successor, or assign.

Governing laws in case of dispute; jurisdiction

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA, as they apply to agreements made and solely performed therein. Disputes arising hereunder shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the state Courts of Virginia, in Virginia, USA.

These Terms of Use incorporate by reference any notices contained on this site and constitute the entire agreement with respect to your access to and use of this site.  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 their validity and enforceability.

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BLOG DISCLAIMERS

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By reading and subscribing to Joel's Blog, you are not a client of the Law Office of Joel Ankney PC, and Joel is not your attorney.

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This Blog is NOT legal advice. It is meant to be educational or informational only.

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Any belief that a blog post, a book, ebook or video constitutes legal advice – or creates an attorney-client relationship – is an unreasonable and incorrect belief.

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No Blog Post can substitute for the legal advice of an attorney. If you have legal questions or needs, you should engage an attorney to help you.