Contacting the firm
Sending an enquiry, using the website assistant or receiving a reply about availability does not establish an attorney–client relationship. The firm must confirm that it has accepted a matter and agreed the terms of engagement. If a legal deadline or hearing is approaching, call the office promptly. Do not use the website or assistant to serve documents or notify the firm of a deadline.
Using the website assistant
The website assistant, Alpuche AI, is automated. It can answer general questions using information published on this website, help you find a practice area or public office contact information, and pass a short enquiry to the office. It cannot review your case, calculate a deadline, accept instructions, confirm an appointment or give legal advice.
If you choose to send an enquiry, Alpuche AI asks for your name, how you would like to be contacted, your email address or phone number, the type of matter, whether a date is coming up and a short, general description. It shows you a summary before anything is sent. The enquiry is sent to the office by email and, if you give an email address, you receive an automated confirmation. Please keep confidential details, identification numbers, financial records and documents out of the chat and the enquiry.
External information
Links to official registries, regulators and other organisations are provided for general reference. Those organisations maintain their own information and requirements.
Photo credits
- Belize City harbour, Belize by Jasmine Halki, CC BY 2.0.
- Belize City Courthouse by Haakon S. Krohn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Macal River at San Ignacio by Kaldari, CC0 1.0.
- Beach front at Placencia, Belize by Dave ten Broek, CC BY 2.0.
- Baron Bliss Lighthouse in Belize City, Belize. Photo by Didier Moïse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Portrait of José M. Alpuche by Knight & Day Photography; the credit appears on the photograph.
The Belize photographs are resized for the web and cropped for layout on some pages. No other changes have been made.