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For the purposes of Notices and Conditions of Use contained within this Site, Dale Matthews and all other persons involved in the development of this Site and the information contained within this Site collectively and individually are called the “Authors.”

No Legal Advice:

The Information is provided for informational purposes only. None of the Information is intended to constitute and should not be construed as legal advice on any subject matter.

While some materials contained within this Site may provide information on general legal issues, none of the Information is intended to provide advice on any specific legal matter.

You should not act upon any of the Information provided on this Site, for any purpose, without seeking advice from a lawyer licensed in your own state or country.

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The presentation of Information by this Site and the availability of Information through this Site do not create an attorney–client relationship between you and any attorney identified within or through this Site, nor does your receipt of any of the Information.

Please do not send any information about a specific legal matter that may involve you until we know that representing you does not create a conflict of interest and an attorney–client relationship is established in writing.

Contact an attorney identified on this Site by phone or email to request information regarding our conflict of interest policy.

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Do not send any confidential information to Dale Matthews or person employed by or acting for him until you speak directly with him and receive his authorization to send that information.

Warnings and Disclaimer:

Your use of this Site is at your own risk.

This Site, and all information available on or accessed through this Site, is provided “as is.”

The Information presented on this Site and Other Sites may not reflect the most current legal developments, verdicts or settlements.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Every matter is different. Similar results may not be obtained in your matter.

This Site and the Information presented on this Site may be changed, improved, updated or discontinued without notice.

None of the Authors are responsible, under any circumstances, for any errors or omissions in the Information or for damages arising from the use or performance of this Site.

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The Authors expressly disclaim any and all responsibility and liability with respect to actions or omissions based on any Information contained within in this Site.

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The inclusion on this Site of any hypertext link to any Other Site does not imply any recommendation, approval or endorsement of any Other Site by any of the Authors.

None of the Authors make any warranty, representation, or claims of any kind concerning any of the third–party resources that can be accessed with hypertext links from this Site, or any products, services or persons identified in any Other Site, and no information in any Other Site has been endorsed or approved by this Site.

None of the Authors controls any of the third–party resources that can be accessed with hypertext links from this Site.

The Authors do not incorporate into this Site any materials appearing in such linked sites by reference.

None of the Authors are responsible for the contents of any of third–party resources that can be accessed with hypertext links from this Site, or for the performance, non–performance, action or inaction of any products, services or persons identified in any Other Site, and no information in such sites has been endorsed or approved by this Site.

None of the Authors make any warranties, representations, or claims of any kind concerning any information contained within any Other Site.

The Authors expressly disclaim any and all responsibility and liability with respect to actions or omissions based on any information contained within any Other Site.

Statements in Compliance with Texas Rules of Professional Conduct:

Unless otherwise indicated in individual attorney biographies, no attorney whose biographical materials are included within this Site is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Pro Bono Requests:

E–mail solicitations for Pro Bono assistance are not accepted.

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Dale Matthews claims a copyright in all proprietary and copyrightable text, graphics and computer code on this Site, the overall design of this Site, and the selection, arrangement and presentation of all materials on this Site, including information in the public domain. All rights are reserved. The reproduction or retransmission of the content of this Site is prohibited without the prior written consent of Dale Matthews.

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Privacy Policy:

You may use the Contact Form included on this site to submit questions or comments and provide such information as you elect.

The Authors do not collect personally identifying information from visitors to this Site unless provided by the visitor or the visitor's browser.

The Authors will not use information provided through your use of this Site except to respond to direct inquiries through your summission of the Contact Form or to measure traffic and traffic trends at this Site.

The Authors do not provide or sell any of this information to third parties.

The Authors currently do not use “cookies”—files written to the visitor's computer that are used by some sites for record–keeping or to remember certain information about visitors.

The Authors reserve the right to change their policy regarding cookies and the collection of information from visitors at any time without advance notice. Should any new policy go into effect, the Authors will post it on this Site, and the new policy will apply only to information collected thereafter. Any such policy will permit visitors to “opt out” of the collection of any personally identifying information.

Photo Credits:

Unless otherwise noted, the original photographs used on this ite were taken and produced by Mary Beth Greenwood.

Web Site Design and Development:

This web site was designed and developed by Dale Matthews. It employs HTML and CSS, without tables or frames. Except in cases where expedient for the resolution of certain browser bugs, it complies with standards established by the World Wide Web Consortium (“W3C”).

Contact Information:

For further information concerning this web site, please contact Dale Matthews at (512) 765-6588.