Welcome to the Dandridge Firm

The Dandridge Firm, PLC is a boutique law practice, with a focus on the unique areas of Non Profit Tax Exemption, Non Profit Law, and Trademark and Copyright Law. By concentrating in these very narrow areas of the law, we are better able to assist you in navigating the legal complexities facing your IRS tax exemption or intellectual property matter.

If you need assistance in preparing your 501(c) tax exemption application, or obtaining protection of your valuable business ideas by way of trademarks or copyrights, you are at the right place. Our staff is prepared to advocate for you, and to assist you in economically and effectively reaching your goals.

Monday, November 3, 2008

LegalZoom.com: No Substitute for Nonprofit, Trademark or Copyright Legal Counsel

Taken directly from LegalZoom.com’s website, their disclaimer reads, “LegalZoom is not a law firm, and the employees of LegalZoom are not acting as your attorney. LegalZoom's legal document service is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.” It further reads that, “LegalZoom is prohibited from providing any kind of advice, explanation, opinion, or recommendation to a consumer about possible legal rights, remedies, defenses, options, selection of forms or strategies.”

If you use LegalZoom.com or other do-it-yourself document preparation service with a legal-sounding name to prepare your Nonprofit, Trademark or Copyright application, you run the risk of filing an extremely flawed document. As these types of services merely take otherwise publicly available forms and plug in the blanks with information you provide to them, without the benefit of legal advice and guidance, you may as well give a go at it yourself. Should you choose to have your documents prepared this way, you run a huge risk of filing a flawed application, for which the IRS, US Patent and Trademark Office and Copyright Office may reject for legal reasons outside the scope of this non-legal service.

See the following links for LegalZoom Customer Complaints, Allegations of Consumer Fraud and Critiques

LegalZoom Mistake In Forming Non-Profit Delaware Corporation
LegalZoom Deceptive Trademark Practice
LegalZoom Applied For A Copyright and Never Received It
LegalZoom.com Faces Consumer Fraud Class Action Over Trademark Filing Fees
Zoom Past LegalZoom
What is LegalZoom?

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This is an advertisement. Certification as a Nonprofit, Trademark or Copyright Specialist is not currently available in Michigan or Florida (although Intellectual Property Specialist is available in Florida). The Dandridge Firm limits its practice principally to IRS nonprofit tax law, trademark and copyright law, which are Federal practice areas, and we do not claim expertise in the laws of states other than where our attorneys are licensed. The Dandridge Firm does not retain clients on the strength of advertising materials alone but only after following our own engagement procedures (e.g. interviews, conflict checks, retainer agreements). The information contained on this site is intended to educate members of the public generally and is not intended to provide solutions to individual problems. Readers are cautioned not to attempt to solve individual problems on the basis of information contained herein and are strongly advised to seek competent legal counsel before relying on information on this site. Copyright © 2008 The Dandridge Firm. All rights reserved.