Divorce Advisory Services

The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum and Associates, A Professional Law Corporation (OGA) California Legal
Services Limited Scope Representation Agreement

This Limited Scope Representation Agreement (“Agreement”) is between The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum and Associates
(“OGA”), a California Professional Law Corporation, and You (the “Customer”, “Client”, “You”, or “Your”) (together,
the “Parties”) for the limited Advisory Services described below offered though The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum and
Associates, CompleteCase, LLC., Divorce.com, LLC., OnlineDivorce.com, LLC., Online Divorce Service, LLC., and their
parents, subsidiaries and/or affiliated entities (our “Divorce Partners”) are not parties to this Agreement. You
agree our Divorce Partners are not liable for services performed pursuant to this Agreement. A limited scope
representation means that the amount of work the attorney performs for you is limited to certain tasks as defined in
the Limited Scope Advisory Services below. Limited scope representation is a means to provide access to legal services
while making legal help affordable. The remainder of tasks required outside the scope of this Agreement, if any,
will be your sole responsibility. You may choose to hire your attorney or another attorney to perform the additional
tasks for additional fees.

This Agreement is effective as of the date accepted by You.

  1. Incorporation of Additional Terms.

Your use of the Law Offices of Omar Gastelum and Associates Services are subject to The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum
and Associates Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

  1. Firm Services and Use of Third Parties.

OGA uses certain service providers to complete the services under this Agreement. Any funds required for those covered
services are included in your original payment and require no additional payment by you.

Firm. OGA has the right to subcontract services under this Agreement to lawyers located in the
United States. Services performed by attorneys in the United States are governed by the ethical rules in the state
of the licensed attorney. The law firm (“Firm”) performing services on your order depends on the state being
serviced. These are the firms servicing orders in the following states:

Alabama
The Anderson Law Firm LLC

Arizona
The Law Offices of Scott Griffiths

Arkansas
LegalLuxe Law Group

California
Law Offices of Omar Gastelum & Associates, A Professional Law
Corporation
Woodman Garcia Sepulveda

Colorado
Richard P. Poormon, Attorney at Law

Florida
Diane Fowler, Esquire

Georgia
Osbelt & Associates, PC.

Idaho
Poormon Road Law

Illinois
Djuana O’Connor Oshin, Attorney at Law

Kansas
Family Legal Services

Louisiana
The Anderson Law Firm LLC.

Maryland
Law Offices of Thomas G. Harrison, A Professional Corporation

Massachusetts
The Worden Law Firm

Michigan
Kelley Collett, Attorney at Law, PLLC

Mississippi
The Anderson Law Firm LLC

Missouri
Family Legal Services

Montana
Poormon Road Law

Nevada
Right Lawyers Divorce and Custody Attorneys

New Jersey
Shane and White, LLC

New York
Brian D. Perskin & Associates P.C.

North Carolina
LegalLuxe Law Group

Oklahoma
Poormon Road Law

Oregon
Romano Law P.C.

Pennsylvania
Klein, Vogin & Gold

Tennessee
LegalLuxe Law Group

Texas
The Worden Law Firm

Utah
Poormon Road Law

Virginia
BrigliaHundley, P.C

Washington DC
The Law Offices of Jeffrey N. Markowicz

Wyoming
Wright Law, LLC

Third party services.  OGA utilizes marketing, and technology services via the Divorce.com
website and may provide these services as part of a package of other offerings from The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum
& Associates. Divorce.com is not a regulated provider of legal services.

  1. Included Limited Legal Services.

Client and OGA agree that OGA is not engaged to represent Client generally in any matter, but rather, that OGA will
limit the scope of representation to only provide certain specific legal services in connection with the matter for a
particular purpose (“Limited Services”).

OGA must act in your best interest and give you competent help. Because Client and OGA have agreed that OGA will
provide limited help:

  • OGA does not have to give more help than agreed in this contract,

  • Any services provided will be at OGA’s sole and absolute discretion, and

  • OGA does not have to help Client with any other part of the matter.

While performing the Limited Services, OGA:

  • Does not promise any particular outcome.

  • Relies entirely on Client’s disclosure of facts and will not make any independent investigation unless
    expressly agreed to in writing in this document.

  • May advise you that limited representation is not reasonable, and advise you that you need more services
    or another lawyer.

OGA and Client agree that the legal services provided by OGA are identified below and are limited to the specific
Limited Scope Advisory Services identified and do not include any other services.

Limited Scope Advisory Services

The Limited Scope Advisory Services provide the following benefits.

  1. Telephone consultations with Firm, during normal business hours, of up to 45 minutes each and up to one hour
    of time researching the topic of the consultation, limited to one consultation per customer for each new legal
    matter. Letters are not included. Telephone consultations may not include discussion of any of the following:

    1. Tax-related matters.

    2. Customer(s) may not consult about matters related to any customer’s business.

  2. Review by the Firm of legal documents of up to ten (10) pages, limited to review of one (1) document per
    customer for each new legal matter. The Firm will conduct complimentary reviews solely for those final
    document packets that are directly provided by Divorce.com, ensuring that this no-cost service is exclusive
    to documents originating from our Divorce Partners’s specific packets. The Firm shall provide one (1)
    telephone consultation, during normal business hours and advise customer on any areas of concern and the
    legal implications of those provisions and their conformity to United States state and federal law.

  3. Once during each membership year, the customer shall be entitled to a personal legal review (the “Legal
    Review”). The Legal Review is intended to provide the customer with an (a) assessment of his or her legal
    issues and recommendations based on significant issues or gaps. The Firm shall provide a written summary of
    the consultation and any recommendations to the customer. legal documents or strategies. The Legal Check-Up
    shall become available to a customer only after twelve (12) months of membership in the plan.

  4. If a customer engages the Firm for services that are not included in the Plan Benefits described in
    subsections (1) – (3) above, the Firm shall provide such legal services at a twenty-five (25%) discount
    from such Firm’s standard rates for representation.

  5. Nothing in the Plans or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the right of a customer to retain, at his
    or her own expense, a non-affiliated attorney. The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum & Associates shall not be
    obligated to pay for any such services.

  1. Excluded Legal Services

This Agreement specifically excludes the following services:

  1. OGA will not represent, speak for, appear for or sign papers on Client’s behalf in any litigation related
    matter unless contracted separately to do so.

  2. OGA will not represent Client in disputes with employees, contractors or third-parties of any kind,
    including governmental bodies.

  3. OGA will not provide litigation services of any kind, whether in court, arbitration, administrative
    hearings, or government agency hearings unless contracted separately to do so.

  4. Any action that directly or indirectly involves The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum & Associates or any
    of its affiliates, directors, agents, or employees.

  5. Any adversarial action by a customer that directly or indirectly involves any other customer.

  6. Any matter involving the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States or its subdivisions.

  7. Any appeal to an appellate court (i.e., not a trial court); provided, however, that the Firm may, in its
    sole discretion and at its sole risk, disregard this exclusion.

  8. Any matter that, in the Firm’s opinion, is frivolous in nature or objective; or

  9. Any case matter or requested service that is determined by the Firm to lack sufficient merit to warrant
    pursuit, or that the Firm decides has been raised an inordinate or unreasonable number of times without
    a change in circumstances.

  10. If the interests of the customer are adverse to those of another customer in that same Plan, only the
    customer is entitled to receive the applicable services.

  11. OGA will not provide any other service not included as a Limited Service under this Agreement.

  1. Electronic Communication.

You agree to receive communication by email. OGA is not obligated to send correspondence by U.S. or international
postal mail.

OGA is not liable for damages caused by your failure to update and/or check your email address of record.

  1. Sharing Documents.

You agree that, to the extent allowable, our Divorce Partners may share your order information with The Law Offices of
Omar Gastelum & Associates.

OGA will never share attorney-client privileged information with our Divorce Partners.

  1. Firm-Client Privilege.

You agree that, to the extent allowable, our Divorce Partners may share your order information with The Law Offices of
Omar Gastelum & Associates.

  1. Professional, Independent Attorney Judgment.

Attorneys performing legal services for customers under the terms of this Agreement are not agents or employees of our
Divorce Partners. Any attorney rendering legal services to customers under a Legal Plan shall maintain the
attorney-client relationship with the customer, and is solely responsible to the customer for all legal services
provided. It is within the sole discretion of the attorney to determine whether claims or defenses pertaining to any
matter under this Agreement present a frivolous or otherwise unmeritorious claim or defense. Participating attorneys
reserve the right to make independent professional judgments regarding such presentations. Our Divorce Partners will
in no way influence or attempt to affect the rendering of professional services of the participating attorneys.

  1. The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum & Associates.

The Law Offices of Omar Gastelum & Associates, is a California Professional Law Corporation licensed by the
California State Bar.

  1. Resolution of Disputes

OGA is committed to customer satisfaction. If you have a complaint about our services, please contact us by emailing
info@gastelumlaw.com.

This resolution detailed in this policy is independent of the regulatory scheme that governs attorney conduct in the
United States, and thus that may govern an individual attorney’s conduct. The conduct of individual attorneys in the
US is governed by the state bar of the jurisdiction where the attorney is licensed. State bar regulatory authorities
do not engage in the settlement of fee disputes.

  1. Fees & Billing

    1. You agree that OGA may utilize the services of our Divorce Partners to collect payment for these
      services and remit such payment to OGA.

    2. If you have purchased this service as part of a package from our Divorce Partners you will be
      billed in accordance with your agreement between you and our Divorce Partners.

    3. Any fees are earned-on-receipt and will not be billed against on an hourly basis. It will
      not be deposited into OGA’s client trust account, but will be deposited into OGA’s general
      operating account. Even though the fees are earned-on-receipt, you may nevertheless discharge us
      at anytime and in that event may be entitled to a refund of all or part of the fees paid based
      upon the value of the representation.

  2. Termination

By Client

  1. If you have purchased this service as part of a package from our Divorce Partners, cancellation of that
    package is subject to the agreement between you and our Divorce Partners.

  2. You may terminate your order and discharge OGA at any time by written notice to our Divorce Partners,
    effective when received. Unless specifically agreed by OGA and you, OGA will provide no further
    services and advance no further costs on your behalf after receipt of the notice.

By OGA

  1. OGA may terminate your services for any reason and at any time as permitted under the ethical rules of
    conduct in the state of license of your attorney. As your sole remedy, we will refund you any fees,
    minus the amount of any fees for work already performed.

  2. Conflict of Interest. OGA is required to inform you in writing if it has represented a client with an
    interest in your matter. If, at anypoint, a conflict of interest is found between you and another
    client represented by OGA, OGA may obtain written consent of both parties to proceed. If a conflict of
    interest is found which requires OGA to decline representation, or if both parties do not consent, OGA
    will not find alternative counsel and you will be issued a refund.

  1. Right to Refuse

OGA reserves the right to refuse service to anyone.

  1. Entire Agreement

This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the Parties. No other agreement, statement, or promise made on or
before the effective date of this Agreement will be binding on the Parties.

  1. Governing Law

Any dispute arising from this Agreement or your use of OGA’s services will be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the laws of California, except to the extent preempted by U.S. federal law, without regard to
conflict of law rules or principles (whether of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the
application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Any dispute between the parties that is not subject to arbitration
or cannot be heard in small claims court will be resolved in the state or federal courts of California and the United
States, respectively, sitting in Los Angeles County, California.

  1. Miscellaneous

OGA is not responsible for the proper operation of the website(s). You assume all risks for technical difficulties in
placing your order(s) or submitting information over the Internet. By accepting the terms of this Agreement you are
warranting that you are duly authorized to enter into such an agreement.

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