BINDING AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO ACCESS AND VIEW THIS WEBSITE
AND TRIAL BY WOMAN BLOGS AND LIST SERVERS
I agree to the terms and conditions set forth below as an agreement between myself and Trial By Woman regarding my viewing of the videos and information on the Trial By Woman Website (www.trialbywoman.com), Trial By Woman Blog, and also participation in and the use of the information shared in the Trial By Woman List Servers and document libraries. I understand that the use of the Trial By Woman Website, Trial By Woman Blog, and also Trial By Woman List Servers is a privilege of Trial By Woman membership that I hereby agree to and which may be revoked if I breach any of the terms of this agreement or if at any time it is determined that my participation on the List Server or Blog does not support Trial By Woman’s mission. By clicking “I AGREE” below I agree to be fully bound by the terms of this agreement. I take full personal responsibility for any actions performed by any other person using my username and password and information obtained through my access that is granted to the Trial By Woman materials and List Servers.
USE OF INFORMATION
I accept full responsibility for any copyright infringement or any other legal actions which may be brought against Trial By Woman or any of its members as a result of information that I post. I understand that any information I post to the list servers will be viewed by other members of Trial By Woman who agree to these terms. My name, address, and other contact information may be included in the Trial By Woman searchable databases or other information collections by Trial By Woman.
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
Under no circumstances will I use information obtained from the Blog or Trial By Woman List Servers for commercial purposes that are not connected with the practice of law on behalf of a client or the administration and management of my law office. I will not download information obtained from the List Servers into any other document, database, or information retrieval system except for those directly under my control and used solely to support the litigation efforts in which I am engaged or the administration and management of my law office. I will not solicit clients through the List Servers. I will not utilize Trial By Woman’s List Servers or Website to advertise programs or activities that are not sponsored by Trial By Woman or one of its partner organizations. This includes announcements of other organizations’ CLE programs. I will not market to List Server users for any profit-making venture. I will not offer items for sale for profit through the List Servers except in connection with the administration and management of my law office. I will not market items for sale for charitable activities or organizations through Trial By Woman List Servers. I will not sell or disseminate any listings of Trial By Woman users to any person or entity (profit or nonprofit). I will not provide any copy, electronic or otherwise, of anything from the Trial By Woman Website or Blog or List Server communications or the identity of participants to any other person or entity, except to participants.
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
I will conform to appropriate standards of conduct at all times on Trial By Woman’s List Servers. These standards include but are not limited to the following:
1. I will not post or respond to messages that contain obscene, offensive, inflammatory, libelous, derogatory language, and/or personal attacks.
2. I will post messages to the appropriate forum to ensure that my message reaches an audience interested in that type of message.
3. I will not exploit the List Server to solicit participation of its members in non-Trial By Woman administered list servers or activities.
4. I will not post non-substantive replies, including messages that indicate a simple “yes/no, me too, I agree/I disagree, or thank you,” without substantive elaboration.
5. To improve clarity, I will do my best to edit replies before posting them to a List Server, including deleting all irrelevant information which add to the “noise” content of the message, such as headers, footers, security notices, and extraneous quoted material from the original message.
6. I will absolutely not under any circumstances take any information from the Trial By Woman Website, Blog, or List Servers and publish such information in any pleading, motion, or correspondence. I agree to honor all information and materials gathered through the Blog, Trial By Woman Website, and List Servers as 100% privileged as this is a private forum where the participants should be able to speak freely and exchange ideas and techniques and feelings and attitudes without any fear of what is said being used against them in a court of law or adversarial proceeding.
7. I will not post any messages regarding legislative, regulatory, or other advocacy efforts that are contrary or could be deemed contrary to Trial By Woman’s mission or run counter to Trial By Woman’s strategic objectives.
RELEASING MESSAGES
I will not forward or distribute materials from the Trial By Woman Website, Blogs, or List Servers to non-subscribers. I will not allow others to use my Trial By Woman subscription(s). Access to the Trial By Woman Website, Blogs, and List Servers is intended for the exclusive use of Trial By Woman members. If information exchanged or released through Trial By Woman or its materials are demanded or ordered to be produced during discovery, I am urged to oppose the discovery, and contact Trial By Woman. I agree to file motions for protective orders before producing any such materials or communications. Nothwithstanding, as with any internet website, I understand that Trial By Woman, its Blogs, and its discussion List Servers should not be regarded as a secure system and should not be used for anything confidential in nature. Therefore, I agree that Trial By Woman and its members shall not be held personally responsible or liable for damages for any unauthorized exchange or release of information that I post or exchange through Trial By Woman and its vehicles of communication.
PARALEGAL AND OTHER LAW OFFICE AFFILIATE USE
In addition to all other provisions in this policy, paralegal and other law firm employee affiliates shall comply with everything stated in this agreement and when posting a message on any List Server shall include language that the paralegal or law firm employee affiliate’s communication is under the general direction of the attorney, and include his or her name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number. All additional identifying information is prohibited.
An example of such a signature is as follows:
This communication is under the general direction of John Smith, sponsoring attorney of Terry Doe.
1234 Main Street
Anytown, USA
123.456.7890
IDENTIFICATION
Every message that I send through the List Servers will be accompanied by information adequate to identify myself, which shall include as a minimum, my name, firm name, city, state, and e-mail address. With the posting of each message to Trial By Woman’s List Servers, I certify that I continue to be qualified for Regular Trial By Woman membership.
MEMBERSHIP
By clicking “I AGREE,” I agree to become a member of Trial By Woman and follow the rules stated herein and above and I promise that I am not opposing counsel in any civil or criminal case against any member or contributor of the Trial By Woman Website, Blog, List Servers or Trial By Woman organization.
By signing up for The Forum and participating in The Forum online video conference calls, I am aware that the video conference calls may be recorded and added to The Forum Membership page for educational purposes.
MEMBERSHIP PERMISSIONS
By signing up for The Forum, I allow Trial By Woman to add me to The Forum Membership email list. This will allow Trial By Woman to send important news and information to me about my membership. If I do not want to be included on The Forum email list, I will send an email to manager@trialbywoman.com asking that I be removed from the mailing list.
By signing up for The Forum and participating in The Forum online video conference calls, I am aware that the video conference calls may be recorded and added to The Forum Membership page for educational purposes.
(updated 6.17.19)
