Terms and Conditions

legal disclaimer

Currently, Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez is an attorney licensed to practice in the US Territory of Puerto Rico.  

No one using this website or any content thereof should act or refrain from acting based on any information contained on this website without first consulting appropriate legal counsel from a professional that is licensed in the relevant jurisdiction.  Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez disclaims any and all liability with respect to actions taken, or not taken, based on any content of this website, social media postings, or any of his media appearances. 

No part or portion of any of the information provided and written on this site shall be deemed to be legal advise or counsel. The information published on this site has only been provided for educational and informational purposes. Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to him over the internet.  

This website may link to services maintained by third-parties and outside organizations.  Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez does not necessarily endorse, and is not responsible for, any third-party content that may be accessed through this website.  We are not responsible for the content or policies maintained by these websites.  Please familiarize yourself with any privacy policy and terms of use of any third-party website or service provider.  The firm expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with any third party content that may be accessed through this website or how any third party service provided manages the information provided for said service.

legal consultation:

NO ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP IS CREATED THROUGH THE FREE 15 MINUTE CONSULTATION OFFERED BY MR. ANDREW MERCADO-VÁZQUEZ. The free 15 minute consultation offered and honored by Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez will in no way constitute or establish in any way a professional or contractual relationship between the caller and Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez. That said, Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez will not knowingly provide to any third party any informations disclosed during said conversation. 

Do not provide Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez any confidential or proprietary information in any way or thought and form of communication unless, or until, a formal attorney-client relationship has been established through a written contract.  

free legal consultation before submitting a filled out "contact form" first:

Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez is under no obligation to accept nor answer any phone calls received from any individual who did not submit a filled out contact form prior to contacting Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez. Notwithstanding, Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez will have full discretion to receive and answer a phone call from someone who did not first submit a filled out contact form. However, the length of said phone call is subject to the full discretion of Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez and under no circumstances will last any longer than 15 minutes in total. 

free legal consultation after submitting a filled out "contact form" first:

Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez will assign 15 minutes of his time to be used during one single phone call. Under no circumstances will Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez be under the obligation to allocate any additional time to said phone call. Notwithstanding, at the absolute and entire discretion of Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez, may occur up to the time Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez decides. 

If the person calling Mr. Andrew Mercado-Vázquez decides to terminate an already established free consultation before exhausting the full 15 minutes assigned for said call, the person receiving said consultation, through said action, will be relinquishing any right to the remaining time and will not be able to request said remaining time in a later phone call or in-person meeting. 

cookies

A “cookie” is a small data file that some websites save to your device's hard drive when you visit them.  A cookie file may contain information that the site uses to track the pages you’ve visited. However, the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply. Some parts of this website may use cookies.

If you do not want to receive cookies on this site, most browsers have an option that if activated will warn you before accepting cookies. Said option may allow you to refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence.  You may also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser.