DON’T RELY ON MY ADVICE!: A PRACTICAL GUIDE …

DON'T RELY ON MY ADVICE!: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DISCLAIMERS*. Are disclaimers worth the paper they're written on, assuming they are written at all? Introduction One definition of a professional is that they are someone who is paid to give advice. Years of schooling, mountains of experience and natural insight are the necessary ingredients required to render a valuable opinion. Every masterpiece however must have an imperfection; a hallmark of its human creator. It has been my experience that an imperfection gets magnified in reverse proportion to its size; in other words, the smaller the imperfection, the greater its impact when the opinion comes into play. This rule may be because obvious and large imperfections in an opinion are often quickly noticed when the opinion is immediately acted upon, which affords the professional time to re-evaluate and issue a fresh opinion. The minor imperfections such as the failure to take an accurate measurement can often be overlooked in the delivery of a report but can have a great effect upon completion of the project.

-3- 2. Bring the disclaimer(s) to the attention of the signor before the inspection is done. The time when the notice is alleged to have been given is of great importance.

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