Frequently Asked Questions
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The Website Advokat.com is an independent and trustable informational source with more than one million records of lawyers from all geographical locations and areas of law. Here you can choose not only the best specialists but also read detailed information about each of them, see their level and quality of service, check their prices for legal services, and read clients’ reviews and feedbacks from other clients. Also you have a unique opportunity to negotiate right on the website, offering your payment conditions to a several skilled lawyers at the same time. Then, after negotiating and discussing of your legal issue, you’ll choose the one that is best for you given your own financial situation. In a few minutes you’ll find all lawyers in your state, city or district, who specialize in your legal issue, who speak your language, and who have the best rating. You can read feedbacks and reviews from other clients about the lawyer you’re interested in (or you can leave your own feedback), compare prices for services; ask directly questions and many other things. All US lawyers, who are “Certified”, are licensed, and the lawyers who are “Silver” or “Gold” members don’t have any complaints and disciplinary sanctions in the last few years of practice.
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Information in lawyers profiles are taken from different sources, including information from state bar, court information, lawyers’ websites and information provided to us by lawyers themselves. Website Advokat.com merges and unites all information in one, convenient for use, website, so that you didn’t have to spend your time browsing and searching for this information yourself. “Certified” lawyers fill out forms or profiles and then we check their information. Some information we collect from various sources, which we have no control over, and we can’t verify it. If you think that you found incorrect information in a lawyer’s profile, please Contact Us. Our goal is to be sure that all information on our website is updated and accurate.
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We try to post the most accurate and updated information in lawyers profiles. However, we depend on how recently the records were updated in other organizations (like State Bar). If you think that some of the information in lawyer’s profile needs correction or updating, please Contact Us. Our goal – is to be sure that all information on our website is the most updated and accurate. “Certified” lawyers renew information in their profiles constantly and we check it annually. If you’re lawyer who has a profile on Advokat and the information is not accurate or not updated, please Contact Us and we’ll update your profile information for free.
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The lawyer’s profile information is taken from different resources. However, the information we post in lawyers profiles are taken from different sources like State Bar records, Court records, lawyers’ websites or information provided by lawyers themselves to our website.
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Lawyers who have more than one profile may be licensed to practice in more than one state. The lawyer’s profiles are listed by states, where lawyer is licensed. If you leave a review about a lawyer who has more than one profile we can merge them, so that your review was posted on each of lawyer profiles. Please send us your request regarding this topic. Click here
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Yes, it is possible in some cases. That’s why if you know that a lawyer had disciplinary sanctions in the past and we do not have such information on our website, please Contact Us.
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A disciplinary sanction is a sanction taken against a lawyer by government agency which controls lawyer’s work. Sanctions can be minor or not very serious, depending on lawyers’ mistake or misconduct. The most serious punishments are suspension or disbarment. Disciplinary sanctions are very important factors while choosing a lawyer, that’s why all lawyers who are “gold” and “silver” members pass through our regular check to discover if they had any sanctions in the past.
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You will not receive emails from Advokat.com if you don’t want to. You always have choice: to receive or not receive newsletters from our company. All you need to do is to login to “My Account” on our website, to click on “Edit Account Info” and to choose “Do not receive any newsletters from Advokat.com”. Also you can click the link “Unsubscribe from newsletters” at the bottom of each email Advokat sends.
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Top 10 is our list of the best lawyers in each area of law in each city/state/country. Only licensed lawyers are presented in that list and only those who by multiple criteria (including practice duration, discipline, professional achievement, statistics of win/lost cases, etc.) are the best in certain areas of law.
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When you have started “Search” on our website, the search results are displayed according to different factors: geographical location, area of law, language, price, experience, and others. The results are displayed by the best match to factors which you have submitted. You can make changes and edit your search criteria anytime by using a search window on the left. The lawyers who are Gold members will be displayed first, followed by Silver members and then Certified. The general list similar to reference book will be displayed in the end.
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The easiest way to narrow or expand your search results is by using more detailed parameters. You can choose a lawyer by indicating zip code, city or state where he’s located. You can select his or her level – “Gold”, “Silver”, “Certified”, also you can choose languages spoken or other skill sets. Using “Search by key word” you can type in directly the law firm or lawyer’s last name you’re interested in. To expand your search results, please click the link “Advanced search”. You can select wider search range here by choosing the radius in miles or selecting few states or areas of law at the same time.
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Accredited lawyers who participate in “Question/Answer” section answer questions to show their knowledge and proficiency in particular topic. Remember, this is a public site, in which other people will see your question, and so it’s better not to mention real names or post detailed private information or reveal confidences. For this reason, the answer you receive, which might depend on confidential factors may not be necessarily accurate. The website www.advokat.com does not give legal advice and can accept no responsibility for any opinions expressed in this section.
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If you found inappropriate language or content in the “Question/Answer” section, or you have found “spam” messages, please let us know. Our administration will review the questions or answers and take necessary steps.
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Question you’re asking in “Question/Answer” section is posted on our website for public use and any user of the website or internet user in general can see your question. Remember, this is a public site, in which other people will see your question, and so it’s better not to mention real names or post detailed private information or reveal confidences. For this reason, the answer you receive, which might depend on confidential factors may not be necessarily accurate. The website www.advokat .com does not give legal advice and can accept no responsibility for any opinions expressed in this section. Generally, your information – name, email, and any other private details will not be posted next to your question. Your question will be a helpful tool for other users, while searching solutions for legal issues similar to yours.
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We care about your privacy. To find out how we protect your confidential or private information which we receive from you on our website, please read our Privacy Policy.
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Submitting a client review or feedback about a lawyer is a very simple process, which takes just few minutes. By leaving your review you’re helping other Advokat users to make a right choice in the future. It’s very important to us that the reviews were submitted by real people, that’s why we’re asking to do a free registration first.
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To protect your privacy your name will not appear. However to leave a review or a feedback you will have to register first on our website Advokat.com and to leave your name and email address. For example, if you left a very bad review about a lawyer who was unprofessional, and that lawyer disputes your claim, we reserve our rights to keep, edit, or remove the review.
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Our team reserves the right to check your reviews before posting them on the website. We will not tolerate abusive or malicious misuse of the review forum, and also scan for and do not authorize improper language, spam, or scams. The moderation process generally takes not more than 24 hours, but can take up to three days sometimes.
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To leave a review or feedback a user must first register personally. Our administration reads all reviews before publishing on a website. Please let us know if you feel that a posted feedback looks suspicious or is wrong. In this case please email us at admin@advokat.com and we’ll get in touch with the review’s author to check the details and authenticity of a review as best we can. However, please not that we cannot always verify the information in reviews and are not responsible for users’ public opinions.
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Client ratings and reviews – are reviews from former or current lawyer’s clients. Everyone who was or currently is a lawyer’s client can leave feedback to help other users of the website to make a right choice in the future. Please note, that each review is itself reviewed prior to posting on our website, and abusive or malicious language or scams will not be tolerated. However, this is a public forum, and the opinions expressed here are not the opinions or the website administrators, and may or may not be correct. The website www.advokat.com is not responsible for the truth of falsity of opinions expressed here.
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We are active in the USA, Canada, Russia, and the Ukraine. Thousands of users visit our website with just one goal – to choose a lawyer they need. That’s why your advertising on the website www.Advokat.com will be very fact-based and specialized. To maximize a continuous stream of potential clients, we constantly run dedicated advertising campaigns, including TV, newspapers, magazines, internet ads, and many other media outlets. We want you to be fully satisfied with the clients and job opportunities you will gain by placing your information on our website, and be getting as much work as you need to grow and maximize your legal potential.