TROUTMAN AMIN, LLP
WEBSITE TERMS OF USE

Effective Date: July 15, 2026
Last Revised: July 15, 2026

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1. Acceptance of These Terms

These Website Terms of Use (these “Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website located at www.troutmanamin.com, together with any other websites, blogs, podcast pages, and online stores owned or operated by Troutman Amin, LLP that link to these Terms, including TCPAWorld.com, CIPAWorld.com and the You Deserve To Win podcast and swag pages at youdeservetowin.com (collectively, the “Site”). The Site is owned and operated by Troutman Amin, LLP, a California limited liability partnership (“Troutman Amin,” the “Firm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Website Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, each of which is incorporated by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Site.

2. Attorney Advertising; No Legal Advice; No Attorney-Client Relationship

The content of the Site constitutes attorney advertising in certain jurisdictions, including New York, where computer-accessed lawyer communications must be labeled “Attorney Advertising.” The Site complies with the lawyer advertising rules of the jurisdictions in which our attorneys are licensed, including Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and California.

The materials on the Site, including all blog posts, podcast episodes, videos, articles, and legal alerts, are provided for general informational purposes only. They do not constitute legal advice, are not a substitute for the advice of licensed counsel and may not reflect the most current legal developments. You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content on the Site without seeking legal advice from an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction regarding your particular circumstances.

Your use of the Site, your submission of information through the Site, and your communication with the Firm through the Site do not create an attorney-client relationship between you and the Firm. An attorney-client relationship with the Firm is formed only through a mutually executed written engagement agreement following the Firm’s conflict-of-interest review. Past results afford no guarantee of future results, and every matter is different and must be judged on its own merits.

3. Do Not Send Confidential Information

Do not send the Firm any confidential or sensitive information through the Site, by email, or otherwise until you have spoken with one of our attorneys and received written authorization to submit that information. Unsolicited information you send to the Firm will not be treated as confidential, will not be protected by the attorney-client privilege, and will not disqualify the Firm from representing other parties in any matter, including matters adverse to you.

4. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Site. By using the Site, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.

5. Intellectual Property; Limited License

The Site and all of its content, including text, articles, blog posts, podcast episodes, audio and video recordings, graphics, logos, photographs, designs, software, and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, the “Content”), are owned by the Firm or its licensors and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access the Site and to view, download, and print Content solely for your personal, non-commercial, informational use, provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices. Any other use of the Content, including reproduction, modification, distribution, republication, public display, or the creation of derivative works, is prohibited without our prior written consent.

6. Trademarks

“Troutman Amin,” the Firm’s logos, and the names and marks associated with the Firm’s blog, podcast, and merchandise, including TCPAWorld,  CIPAWorld, You Deserve To Win, Deserve To Win, and Look For The Lion, are trademarks or service marks of the Firm. Nothing on the Site grants any license or right to use any trademark displayed on the Site without the owner’s prior written permission. All other trademarks appearing on the Site are the property of their respective owners.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree that you will not, and will not permit any third party to:

• Use the Site in any manner that violates any applicable law or regulation, or for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose;
• Interfere with or disrupt the operation or security of the Site, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, its servers, or any connected systems;
• Use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Site or to harvest or collect information from the Site, including for the training of artificial intelligence models, without our prior written consent;
• Introduce any virus, malware, or other harmful code to the Site;
• Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; or
• Frame, mirror, or deep-link to the Site in a manner that misrepresents its source or ownership.

8. Blog, Podcast, and Third-Party Content

The Firm’s blog and podcast reflect the views of their individual authors and speakers as of the date of publication and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Firm or its clients. Content on the Site may become outdated, and the Firm undertakes no obligation to update it. Podcast episodes and videos may be hosted or distributed through third-party platforms, and your use of those platforms is governed by their own terms and policies. Testimonials or endorsements appearing on the Site do not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter.

9. Online Store Terms

The Site offers Firm merchandise for sale. By placing an order, you make an offer to purchase the merchandise, which we may accept or decline in our discretion. All prices are stated in United States dollars and are exclusive of applicable taxes and shipping charges, which will be presented before you complete your purchase. We reserve the right to correct pricing or descriptive errors, to limit quantities, and to cancel orders affected by such errors, in which case any amounts charged will be refunded. Payment is processed by a third-party payment processor, Stripe, and your provision of payment information is subject to that processor’s terms and privacy policy; we do not receive or store complete payment card numbers. Risk of loss and title to merchandise pass to you upon our delivery of the merchandise to the carrier. Merchandise is offered for shipment within the United States only.

10. Third-Party Websites

The Site contains links to third-party websites and services, including social media platforms, podcast directories, and video hosting services. Those websites and services are not under our control, and we are not responsible for their content, policies, or practices. The inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement. Your use of any third-party website is at your own risk and subject to that website’s terms and policies.

11. Privacy

Our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information through the Site are described in our Website Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, which are incorporated into these Terms by reference.

12. Copyright Complaints

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material on the Site infringes a copyright you own or control, you may submit a notification pursuant to Troutman@TroutmanAmin.com. Your notification must include the information required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). We may remove or disable access to material claimed to be infringing and may terminate the access of repeat infringers.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT AND MERCHANDISE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, ALL OF WHICH ARE DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

14. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE FIRM AND ITS PARTNERS, ATTORNEYS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, THE CONTENT, OR ANY MERCHANDISE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US FOR MERCHANDISE THROUGH THE SITE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM AND (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS LIMITS ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, AND NOTHING IN THESE TERMS LIMITS OR MODIFIES ANY PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY THE FIRM OWES TO ITS CLIENTS UNDER APPLICABLE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

15. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Firm and its partners, attorneys, employees, contractors, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your misuse of the Site, except to the extent caused by our own wrongful conduct.

16. Governing Law; Venue

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to the Site are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. You agree that any action arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Orange County, California, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts, provided that nothing in this Section limits any non-waivable right you may have to bring a claim in the courts of your state of residence or any non-waivable consumer protection right under the laws of your state of residence.

17. DISPUTE RESOLUTION; BINDING ARBITRATION; CLASS ACTION WAIVER

17.1  Please Read This Section Carefully. PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. IT REQUIRES YOU AND THE FIRM TO RESOLVE MOST DISPUTES THROUGH FINAL AND BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION RATHER THAN IN COURT, WAIVES YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL, AND WAIVES YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. You have the right to opt out of this Section as described in Section 17.9. This Section does not apply to the disputes described in Section 17.4, including any dispute concerning legal services or an attorney-client relationship.

17.2  Informal Resolution First. Before initiating arbitration, you and the Firm agree to try in good faith to resolve any Dispute informally for at least sixty (60) days. Either party must first send the other a written Notice of Dispute describing the claim and the relief sought. Your Notice must be sent to the Firm at the address in Section 20 or by email to troutman@troutmanamin.com, and the Firm will send its Notice to the email or postal address it has for you. Any applicable statute of limitations and any arbitration filing deadline will be tolled while the parties engage in this process. If the Dispute is not resolved within sixty (60) days after receipt of a complete Notice, either party may commence arbitration. A court may enjoin the filing or prosecution of an arbitration commenced without complying with this Section.

17.3  Agreement to Arbitrate; Scope. Except as provided in Section 17.4, you and the Firm agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, any Content, any merchandise offered or sold through the Site, or your relationship with the Firm arising from your use of the Site (each, a “Dispute”) will be resolved by final and binding arbitration on an individual basis. This includes Disputes that arose before the effective date of these Terms and Disputes concerning the validity, scope, or enforceability of these Terms. This Section evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce, and the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (the “FAA”), governs its interpretation and enforcement. Delegation. The arbitrator, and not any court, has exclusive authority to resolve any threshold question about the arbitrability, interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this Section, and any claim that all or part of this Section is void or voidable, except that a court, and not the arbitrator, will decide (a) whether a Dispute falls within the exceptions in Section 17.4, (b) the enforceability of the Class Action Waiver in Section 17.6, and (c) the application of Section 17.7.

17.4  Exceptions. This Section does not require arbitration of, and you and the Firm do not agree to arbitrate:

(a)  any individual claim that qualifies for a small claims court, so long as it remains in that court and is brought only on an individual basis;

(b)  any action to protect intellectual property rights, including any claim for injunctive or equitable relief to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other intellectual property;

(c)  any dispute arising out of or relating to the provision of legal services, any actual or prospective attorney-client relationship, any claim of legal malpractice or breach of professional or fiduciary duty, or any fee dispute subject to mandatory fee arbitration under California Business and Professions Code sections 6200 through 6206 or a comparable law of another jurisdiction; and

(d)  an application to a court for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or other provisional remedy in aid of arbitration.

Nothing in these Terms limits or modifies any professional responsibility the Firm owes under applicable rules of professional conduct, or any client’s or prospective client’s right to elect arbitration of a fee dispute under applicable law.

17.5  Rules and Forum. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures in effect when the arbitration is commenced (currently effective May 1, 2025), as modified by this Section. If twenty-five (25) or more similar Demands for Arbitration are submitted against the Firm by or with the assistance of the same or coordinated counsel, the AAA Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules and the related fee schedule will also apply, together with Section 17.8. If the AAA is unavailable or declines to administer the arbitration consistent with this Section, the parties will select another established administrator applying consumer-protective rules substantially similar to the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules, and if they cannot agree, a court will appoint one. The AAA rules and filing instructions are available at www.adr.org. A single arbitrator will conduct the arbitration. Hearings will be conducted by video or telephone unless the arbitrator determines that an in-person hearing is required or you request one, in which case any in-person hearing will take place in the county of your residence or another mutually convenient location. The arbitrator may award any individual relief a court could award under applicable law, will apply the substantive law referenced in Section 16, and will issue a written decision stating the essential findings and conclusions on which any award is based.

17.6  Class Action Waiver. YOU AND THE FIRM AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate or join the claims of more than one person and may not preside over any class, collective, or representative proceeding, except as expressly provided in Section 17.8. You and the Firm each waive any right to a trial by jury.

17.7  Public Injunctive Relief. Nothing in this Section waives, or is intended to waive, your right to seek public injunctive relief as recognized under California law. This Section does not require arbitration of a claim for public injunctive relief. Any such claim will be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction and stayed pending arbitration of all arbitrable claims. If, notwithstanding this provision, any part of this Section is construed to require arbitration or waiver of a claim for public injunctive relief, that part alone is severable and will not affect the enforceability of the remainder of this Section.

17.8  Coordinated and Mass Arbitrations. If twenty-five (25) or more similar Demands are filed as described in Section 17.5, the following procedures apply in order to promote the efficient and fair resolution of the claims while preserving each claimant’s right to an individual arbitration:

(a)  the AAA will apply its Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules, including appointment of a process arbitrator and a global mediation;

(b)  the parties may agree, or the process arbitrator may direct, that the claims proceed in sequential batches of a reasonable size, with a limited number of representative bellwether arbitrations selected by the parties to inform a global mediation;

(c)  the outcome of any bellwether arbitration is not binding on, and has no preclusive or precedential effect against, any claimant who did not participate in that arbitration and is not a party to that award;

(d)  all applicable statutes of limitations and filing deadlines are tolled for each claimant whose individual arbitration is stayed while other claims proceed, so that no claimant forfeits a claim by reason of the batching process; and

(e)  if the parties do not resolve all claims through global mediation, each remaining claimant retains the right to proceed with an individual arbitration under Section 17.5. No claim may be delayed unreasonably or held in abeyance indefinitely.

17.9  Your Right to Opt Out. You may opt out of this Section 17 within thirty (30) days after you first accept these Terms or, if you are an existing user, within thirty (30) days after this Section first takes effect. To opt out, send written notice stating your name and a clear statement that you do not wish to resolve Disputes through arbitration, by email to troutman@troutmanamin.com with the subject line “Arbitration Opt-Out,” or by mail to the address in Section 20. Opting out will not affect any other provision of these Terms or your use of the Site. If you opt out, neither you nor the Firm may require the other to arbitrate.

17.10  Fees and Costs. Payment of all filing, administrative, and arbitrator fees will be governed by the applicable AAA rules and consumer fee schedule. The Firm will pay any fees or costs those rules or applicable law require it to bear and will not seek to recover its attorneys’ fees or costs from you, except to the extent a statute or the applicable rules expressly permit an award against a non-prevailing consumer. This Section is subject to, and does not waive any right you have under, California Code of Civil Procedure sections 1281.97, 1281.98, and 1284.3, and comparable laws. If the Firm fails to pay any arbitration fee it is required to pay within the time the applicable law allows, you may elect to proceed in a court of competent jurisdiction and to pursue the remedies that law provides.

17.11  Severability; Survival. If the Class Action Waiver in Section 17.6 is found unenforceable as to a particular Dispute or request for relief, then, except as provided in Section 17.7, that Dispute or request will be severed from arbitration and resolved in a court of competent jurisdiction, and the remaining Disputes will be arbitrated. If any other provision of this Section is found unenforceable, that provision will be severed and the remainder of this Section will remain in effect. This Section survives termination of these Terms and any expiration or termination of your use of the Site.

17.12  Changes to This Section. If the Firm makes a material change to this Section after you have accepted these Terms, the change will not apply to any Dispute of which the Firm had actual notice on the date of the change, and you may reject the change as to future Disputes by sending notice as provided in Section 17.9 within thirty (30) days after the change is posted.

18. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, with or without notice, for any conduct that we believe violates these Terms or applicable law or is otherwise harmful to the Firm, the Site, or others. Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination, including Sections 2, 3, 5, and 12 through 19, will survive.

19. Changes to These Terms

We may modify these Terms from time to time. Changes will be effective when the revised Terms are posted to the Site with an updated “Last Revised” date. Your continued use of the Site after revised Terms take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you must stop using the Site.

20. Miscellaneous

These Terms, together with the Website Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Firm regarding your use of the Site and supersede all prior understandings on that subject. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that provision. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent; we may assign these Terms without restriction. Headings are for convenience only.

21. Contact Us

Questions about these Terms may be directed to:

Troutman Amin, LLP
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1450
Irvine, CA 92618
Telephone: (949) 350-3663
Email: troutman@troutmanamin.com