At 911Lawyer, we are committed to fostering a professional, respectful, and informative legal community where individuals can seek guidance and attorneys can share their expertise. By participating in our platform, you agree to adhere to the following guidelines:
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Respectful Engagement
🔹 Professional Conduct: While legal discussions may be passionate, we expect all participants to remain professional. Personal attacks, name-calling, threats, harassment, bigotry, or inappropriate content will not be tolerated.
🔹 Relevant Questions: When posting a question, keep it clear, concise, and specific to your legal concern. Spam, irrelevant, or promotional content is not allowed.
🔹 Quality Answers: Attorneys providing responses should offer informative, relevant legal insights rather than sales pitches. Users are looking for guidance, not advertisements.
🔹 Avoid Generic Responses: Saying “Hire an attorney” without further explanation is discouraged. If hiring an attorney is the best option, provide context on why legal representation is necessary for that situation.
🔹 No Direct Solicitation: Attorneys should not solicit clients directly in answers by adding contact information, website links, or inviting users to contact them privately. While you may refer a user to another reputable attorney, self-promotion within answers is not permitted.
Review Guidelines
🔹 Authentic Experiences Only: Reviews must be based on your personal experience with an attorney you directly hired or consulted outside of 911Lawyer. Reviews based on second-hand information will not be accepted.
🔹 Factually Accurate Feedback: While expressing opinions is welcome, do not exaggerate or misrepresent your experience.
🔹 Serious Accusations Require Details: If you claim unethical behavior or misconduct, include specific factual details. The more serious the accusation, the more context is required.
🔹 Reviews of Opposing Counsel Are Not Allowed: You cannot leave a review for an attorney who was on the opposite side of a legal case, such as your spouse’s lawyer in a divorce.
🔹 Third-Party Payment Scenarios: If someone paid for your legal services (e.g., a parent paying for a minor), reviews are allowed only if interests are aligned. Reviews for attorneys serving as neutrals in probate, mediation, or arbitration will not be accepted.
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Privacy and Safety
🔹 Protect Your Personal Information: Do not share sensitive personal data (e.g., home addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, credit card details, or passwords) in public discussions. Contact professionals through the provided secure messaging options.
For Attorneys: Ethical Promotion
🔹 Profile-Based Promotion Only: Attorneys may share details about their practice through their profile but should not solicit clients in answers, disclaimers, or peer endorsements.
🔹 No Direct Contact Requests: Responses should not include “Call me,” “Visit my website,” or similar direct solicitations. Contact details are already available in your profile.
🔹 Advertising Compliance: If you wish to promote your legal services, we offer dedicated advertising solutions that comply with professional ethics rules.
Content Authenticity and AI Policy
🔹 Originality Matters: Answers must be relevant and unique to each question. Do not copy-paste the same response across multiple questions, as such content will be removed.
🔹 AI-Generated Content: Any content found to be generated by AI without human review and modification may be removed. Users must ensure originality and accuracy in their posts.
🔹 AI Disclaimer for “Ask a Lawyer” Feature
By using our “Ask a Lawyer” AI feature, you automatically agree to the following terms:
- AI-Generated Responses: You acknowledge that the response provided is generated by artificial intelligence and is not a substitute for professional legal advice from a licensed attorney.
- Personal Data Processing: By submitting a question, you consent to providing your personal information and understand that we may process this data for professional and operational purposes in accordance with our privacy policy.
- Legal Email Communications: You agree that we may send legal-related email updates, newsletters, or promotional content to the email address provided. You can opt out of these communications at any time.
For personalized legal guidance, we always recommend consulting a licensed attorney through our verified 911Lawyer network.
Enforcement & Moderation
🔹 Content Moderation Rights: We reserve the right to remove any content that violates these guidelines or negatively impacts user experience.
🔹 Violation Consequences: Non-compliance may lead to temporary or permanent suspension of posting privileges.
By engaging with 911Lawyer, you agree to abide by these rules to maintain a professional, helpful, and ethical legal community.
For questions about these guidelines or to report violations, please contact us via our support page.