Independent Attorney
Limited Scope Retention Agreement

Effective Date: March 4, 2025

Location: New York

If you (“Client” or “you”) purchase attorney services through First, you agree that this Independent Attorney Limited Scope Representation Agreement (“Attorney Agreement”) will govern your relationship with the independent Attorney (as defined below) who will provide those services.
Introduction
First Tech, Inc. (“First”) is not a law firm and does not employ attorneys to assist its customers. Its services are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. However, First has arranged with independent attorneys to provide First customers, for a separate and additional attorney fee, with limited scope legal advice and service related to your use of our platform (“Attorney Services”). If you purchase Attorney Services through First, those services will be provided by, an independent attorney (“Attorney”), and this Independent Attorney Limited Scope Attorney Retention Agreement (“Attorney Agreement”) will govern your relationship with that Attorney and the Attorney Services you purchase. Your relationship with First will remain governed by the First Terms of Service (including any applicable Service-Specific Terms) and the First Privacy Policy.
Scope of Attorney Services
If you have purchased Attorney Services, the Attorney agrees to provide you with the following services only:

• Review, revise, and finalize a premarital agreement generated using First’s technology platform (“Premarital Agreement”), including a review of the Premarital Agreement for errors, omissions, and consistency with your responses to the online questionnaire, and review the overall scope of the Premarital Agreement for completeness.

• Communicate with you about the Premarital Agreement via First’s technology platform through online comments, document markup, and messaging.

• Explain the options available to you regarding the Premarital Agreement and provide recommendations based on information and preferences you provide via First’s technology platform.

The Attorney Services and the Attorney’s representation and obligation to you are strictly limited to the services described above and no more, and end when those services have been provided, after which the Attorney will have no further obligation to you. Unless separately retained and paid, the Attorney will not be obliged to perform any additional legal services for you in connection with the Prenuptial Agreement, including post-execution questions, issues or disputes, or otherwise.
Independence
The Attorney is an independent practitioner and not an employee or agent of First. First will not direct, control, influence, or interfere with the Attorney’s independent legal judgment in rendering Attorney Services.
Attorney Compensation
A fixed portion of the fee you pay when you purchase Attorney Services will be remitted directly to the Attorney (“Attorney Fee”). The remainder of the fee is retained by First to compensate First for providing access to you and the Attorney to its technology platform. Once paid, the Attorney Fee becomes the property of the Attorney and will not be placed in a trust account. However, the fact that you have paid in advance does not affect your right to terminate the Attorney Services and attorney-client relationship. If your relationship with the Attorney terminates before any or all the Attorney Services have been provided, you may or may not have a right to a refund of all or a portion of the Attorney Fee.

You must address and resolve any disputes, concerns, or questions you may have regarding Attorney Services directly and exclusively with the Attorney, not First. You agree that First is not responsible for the nature, substance, timeliness, or accuracy of any Attorney Services provided by an Attorney, and that First bears no responsibility or liability with regard to any Attorney Services provided by any Attorney you may retain through First’s website.
Attorney Communications
While receiving Attorney Services, you and the Attorney may communicate using First’s website and technology platform. You expressly grant First permission to receive, store, forward, and review communications between you and the Attorney, solely to facilitate those communications and the Attorney Services provided under this Attorney Agreement. First has agreed to keep such communications confidential to the same extent that the Attorney has that obligation under the laws and rules governing the Attorney’s communications with you. To the extent any provision of this Attorney Agreement conflicts with any provision of First’s Privacy Policy, the provision of this Attorney Agreement controls.
Binding Arbitration Before a Sole Arbitrator of all Disputes Including Claims of Malpractice
Any dispute between Attorney and Client regarding the construction, application or performance of any services under this Agreement, and any claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its breach, including, without limitation, claims for breach of contract, professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentation, fraud and disputes regarding attorney fees and/or costs charged under this Agreement, shall be determined by arbitration in New York City, New York before one arbitrator. The arbitration shall be administered by JAMS pursuant to its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures and in accordance with the Expedited Procedures in those Rules or pursuant to JAMS’ Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures. Judgment on the Award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. This clause shall not preclude parties from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration from a court of appropriate jurisdiction. The parties shall maintain the confidential nature of the arbitration proceeding and the Award, including the Hearing, except as may be necessary to prepare for or conduct the arbitration hearing on the merits, or except as may be necessary in connection with a court application for a preliminary remedy, a judicial challenge to an Award or its enforcement, or unless otherwise required by law or judicial decision. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Attorney may disclose the details and results of the arbitration to its insurance providers.

In any arbitration arising out of or related to this Agreement, the arbitrator shall award to the prevailing party, if any, the costs and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the arbitration. If the arbitrator determines a party to be the prevailing party under circumstances where the prevailing party won on some but not all of the claims and counterclaims, the arbitrator may award the prevailing party an appropriate percentage of the costs and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the arbitration.

Any arbitration arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be conducted in accordance with the expedited procedures set forth in the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures as those Rules exist on the effective date of this Agreement, including Rules 16.1 and 16.2 of those Rules.

Attorney and Client acknowledge the above and agree that this agreement for binding arbitration is voluntary. Client may consult with an independent lawyer of Client’s choice to review these arbitration provisions, and this entire Agreement, prior to signing this Agreement.

In agreeing to this arbitration provision, Client and Attorney acknowledge that they are specifically giving up:
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A. ALL RIGHTS CLIENT AND ATTORNEY MAY POSSESS TO HAVE SUCH DISPUTES DECIDED BY A COURT OR JURY TRIAL; AND
B. ALL JUDICIAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE ARBITRATOR.
Your Acknowledgments and Agreement
You acknowledge and agree that:

1. You have read, understand, and agree to this Attorney Agreement.

2. The Attorney will rely entirely on the facts, information, and documents that you provide. The Attorney will not make any independent investigation of the facts or information you provide, or the authenticity of any documents you provide. It is therefore extremely important that you are completely truthful as to anything you tell or provide the Attorney.

3. The Attorney is not guaranteeing that you will obtain any specific favorable result on account of the Attorney Services provided. Attorney’s comments about the outcome of the matter are expressions of opinion only, are neither promises nor guarantees, and will not be construed as promises or guarantees.

4. You are responsible for the Attorney Fee and agree that the Attorney Fee may be taken from the purchase price you paid to First for the Service you purchased and paid by First to the independent Attorney that assists you. You understand that the Attorney may receive additional compensation from First beyond the Attorney Fee, but that you are not responsible for any such additional compensation.

5. The Attorney’s representation of you ends when the Attorney Services described above have been completed or the attorney-client relationship is terminated.

6. The Attorney Services described above in the section titled “Scope of Representation” are the only legal services the Attorney has agreed to provide, and no more.You acknowledge and agree that the Attorney is not required to provide you any further or other legal services of any kind with regard to that or other legal matters.
Exhibit 1
STATEMENT OF CLIENT'S RIGHTS

1. You are entitled to be treated with courtesy and consideration at all times by your lawyer and the other lawyers and nonlawyer personnel in your lawyer's office.

2. You are entitled to have your attorney handle your legal matter competently and diligently, in accordance with the highest standards of the profession. If you are not satisfied with how your matter is being handled, you have the right to discharge your attorney and terminate the attorney-client relationship at any time. Court approval may be required in some matters and your attorney may have a claim against you for the value of services rendered to you up to the point of discharge.

3. You are entitled to your lawyer's independent professional judgment and undivided loyalty uncompromised by conflicts of interest.

4. You are entitled to be charged reasonable fees and expenses and to have your lawyer explain before or within a reasonable time after commencement of the representation how the fees and expenses will be computed and the manner and frequency of billing. You are entitled to request and receive a written itemized bill from your attorney at reasonable intervals. You may refuse to enter into any arrangement for fees and expenses that you find unsatisfactory. In the event of a fee dispute, you may have the right to seek arbitration: your attorney will provide you with the necessary information regarding arbitration in the event of a fee dispute, or upon your request.

5. You are entitled to have your questions and concerns addressed promptly and to receive a prompt rely to your letters, telephone calls, emails, faxes, and other communications.

6. You are entitled to be kept reasonably informed as to the status of your matter and are entitled to have your attorney promptly comply with your reasonable requests for information, including your requests for copies of papers relevant to the matter. You are entitled to sufficient information to allow you to participate meaningfully in the development of your matter and make informed decisions regarding the representation.

7. You are entitled to have your legitimate objectives respected by your attorney. In particular, the decision of whether to settle your matter is yours and not your lawyer's. Court approval of a settlement is required in some matters.

8. You have the right to privacy in your communications with your lawyer and to have your confidential information preserved by your lawyer to the extent required by law.

9. You are entitled to have your attorney conduct himself or herself ethically in accordance with the New York Rules of Professional Conduct.

10. You may not be refused representation on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, or disability.