Terms of Service

Last updated: [DATE TBD — drafting May 15–30, 2026]

Scaffold only. This page contains section headers for the forthcoming Terms of Service. Content to be drafted between May 15 and May 30, 2026. Nothing in this document is currently binding or effective.

Service Description
Attorney Participation
Consumer Experience
Disclaimers
Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
Refund Policy

1. Service Description

Scope: The Comp Desk operates a neutral lead distribution service connecting injured workers in New York with participating workers' compensation attorneys. This is not a referral service. No compensation is paid or received for recommending any specific attorney; leads are distributed by neutral round-robin rotation.

1.1 Nature of the service

1.2 What The Comp Desk is not

1.3 Relationship to Shulman & Hill, PLLC (founder disclosure)

2. Attorney Participation

Scope: Terms governing participation by licensed New York workers' compensation attorneys — uniform pricing, rotation mechanics, and founder-firm exclusion.

2.1 Eligibility & licensure verification

2.2 Uniform lead pricing ($150 per accepted lead, flat)

2.3 Neutral round-robin assignment

2.4 Founder-firm exclusion (Joel Mays, Esq. / Shulman & Hill, PLLC)

2.5 Attorney obligations & professional conduct

2.6 Termination of participation

3. Consumer Experience

Scope: Terms governing the experience of injured workers using the platform.

3.1 Free use for injured workers

3.2 Intake submission & data use

3.3 What happens after submission

3.4 No guarantee of representation

3.5 Consumer right to select counsel independently

4. Disclaimers

Scope: Platform disclaims the provision of legal advice, formation of an attorney-client relationship through the platform, or any representation of case outcomes.

4.1 Not legal advice

4.2 No attorney-client relationship with The Comp Desk

4.3 Attorney-client relationship formed only directly with counsel

4.4 No warranty of case outcomes

4.5 Third-party content & external links

4.6 Calculators & estimation tools — for informational use only

5. Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Scope: Governing law, arbitration, and limitations. New York state law to govern.

5.1 Governing law (New York)

5.2 Binding arbitration

5.3 Class action waiver

5.4 Limitation of liability

5.5 Venue & jurisdiction for non-arbitrable matters

6. Refund Policy

Scope: Attorney refund policy for undeliverable or unreachable leads. Details TBD.