Terms of Use

Effective: May 14, 2026

About this site

easternshoremediation.com (the “Site”) is published by James W. Fuhrmeister, doing business as Eastern Shore Mediation, a private mediation practice based in Fairhope, Alabama. The Site provides general information about the practice and the mediator’s background.

Not legal advice; not mediation services

Nothing on this Site is legal advice. Nothing on this Site offers mediation services to any particular dispute. If you have a legal question, you should consult counsel of your own choice. If you are interested in engaging Eastern Shore Mediation as a neutral, please have counsel of record contact us by email or telephone.

No advertising claim or guarantee

Past results described on this Site — including any reference to particular matters mediated — do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future matter. Mediation outcomes depend on the facts, the parties, counsel, and circumstances of each engagement.

Permitted use

You may view, print, or quote brief portions of the Site for personal, non-commercial reference, provided you do not remove or alter any attribution. You may not:

• Copy, modify, or republish substantial portions of the Site without prior written permission;
• Use the Site or any of its content in a manner that suggests endorsement of any product, service, or representation by Eastern Shore Mediation or James W. Fuhrmeister;
• Use automated means (scrapers, harvesters, AI training crawlers acting without authorization) to extract Site content at scale;
• Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or to interfere with its operation or security.

Trademarks and content

“Eastern Shore Mediation” and the firm’s wordmark, hairline rule, and color scheme are unregistered trademarks of James W. Fuhrmeister. All textual and visual content on the Site is the copyrighted work of James W. Fuhrmeister unless otherwise indicated.

Links to other sites

The Site may link to third-party resources for reference. Eastern Shore Mediation does not control and is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or privacy practices of third-party sites.

Disclaimer of warranties

The Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Eastern Shore Mediation makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the Site’s availability, accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Eastern Shore Mediation disclaims all such warranties.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither Eastern Shore Mediation nor James W. Fuhrmeister shall be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to your use of the Site, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Total liability arising out of or relating to the Site, on any theory, shall not exceed one hundred United States dollars ($100).

Nothing in this section limits liability that, under applicable law, cannot be excluded or limited.

Governing law and forum

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Alabama, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to the Site or these Terms shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Baldwin County, Alabama, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. This forum-selection provision does not apply to disputes arising under a separate written engagement agreement, which is governed by that agreement’s own dispute-resolution and governing-law provisions.

Changes to these Terms

Eastern Shore Mediation may revise these Terms from time to time. The Effective Date at the top of the page indicates when they were last revised. Continued use of the Site after a revision constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Contact

James W. Fuhrmeister
Eastern Shore Mediation
P.O. Box 1473
Fairhope, AL 36533
jim@easternshoremediation.com · (205) 531-1116