Dozier Internet Law Impersonators

Dozier Internet Law has impersonators. And we also have fraudsters. You'd be surprised how often we get an email from someone pointing us to a site or blog/forum posting in which the claim is made that we are the attorneys for a party. A party that, by the way, we have never heard of. Some sites do this to establish credibility and show they are "connected". Others do this as an attempt to legitimize their position in whatever legal debate is raging that day. Still others steal the use of our name so they can get the benefit of our brand at no cost. Some bloggers and forum posters impersonate us with the intention of attacking our firm. One of the more brazen examples of this impersonation issue follows. I received this letter today from an affiliate marketer we met at Affiliate Summit. A copy follows...don't be fooled by this chicanery. If you receive a letter like this, it is not from Dozier Internet Law or our predecessor law firm from five years ago, Dozier and Associates.

November 2, 2007

Sender Information:

BattleTattle.com

Law offices of Dozier and Associates

P.O. Box 74993

New York, NY 10039 US

Recipient Information:

(Name and Address Redacted)

Sent via: Email

Re: Demand to Cease and Desist and Retract Libel November 2, 2007 Via Email

Dear (Names Redacted),

Our office represents SSL Certifications, and we have been asked to commence possible litigation action against you, (Names Redacted). Many of the statements about SSL Certifications posted on your web site are untrue and defamatory. We believe they were made maliciously to injure SSL Certifications and its affiliates. As such, they are defamatory per se. Under California Civil Code § 47, this letter constitutes a demand for immediate retraction of these false and libelous statements. Your web postings and conduct also constitute tortuous interference with the business and contractual relations of SSL Certifications and its affiliates. As such, they are actionable and expose you to the imposition of compensatory as well as punitive damages. Below, we have noted one of the more malicious, and libelous comments made by you and your associates.

If SSL Certification is forced to file suit to stop your wrongful conduct, it may also seek an award of its attorney fees and litigation expenses.

Here is the location of the exact posting we are referring to:

(Link Redacted)

If you do not immediately remove this posting, and cease and desist from tortuous interference and making false and malicious comments about SSL Certifications on your website, we will advise our clients to file suit against you.

Please govern your website accordingly.

Sincerely yours,

Timothy Myers

Law offices of Dozier and Associates

Of course, if this letter is actually from the party listed as the sender, and not someone else posing as the sender, then there is some rather signficant criminal exposure here. My advice to everyone is to stay away from claiming that our law firm is representing you unless that is true. And if you are impersonating our law firm, you need to stop.

This is the reason we specifically and explicity prohibit use of our name in the Dozier Internet Law Website User Agreement. For all of the liberal, free speech fanatics who don't like that provision, and apparently enjoy having the crooks of the web impersonate legitimate businesses for financial gain, I suggest you stop trying to protect the underbelly of the online world and get a life.