Important: Please read these Legal Notices and Terms of Use (these “Notices and Terms”) carefully before accessing this website.

These Notices and Terms create a legal agreement between you (“You“) and Carrington, Coleman, Sloman and Blumenthal, L.L.P. (“CCSB“) that governs: (1) the information of CCSB (the “Information“) made available through our website at ccsb.com, including our firm-branded blogs and newsletters regardless of the domain on which they are hosted (collectively, the “Website”), (2) the nature of the relationship between You and CCSB; (3) certain other matters of professional responsibility; (4) CCSB’s use of Your information gathered by it through this website; and (5) Your use of the Website, related systems, and the Information (collectively, the “CCSB Site“).

By accessing any portion of the CCSB Site, You are indicating that You have read and understood, and that You agree to these Notices and Terms, which may be amended from time to time by CCSB pursuant to the terms herein. If You do not agree to these Notices and Terms, You are not permitted to access the CCSB Site.

  1. Firm Name and Marks

“CCSB,” “Carrington Coleman,” and the CCSB logo are trade names and/or service marks of CCSB. They may not be used without CCSB’s prior written permission. All other trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing on the CCSB Site are the property of their respective owners.

  • No Legal Advice

The Information is made available for general informational purposes only, and is not intended to constitute specific legal advice or to be a substitute for advice from qualified counsel. Without limiting the foregoing, the Information may not reflect recent developments in the law, may not be complete, and may not be accurate in or applicable to Your jurisdiction. Because the Information is general in nature and may not pertain to Your specific circumstances, You should not act or refrain from acting based on any Information without first obtaining advice from professional counsel qualified in the applicable subject matter and jurisdictions. Discussion of prior case results on the CCSB Site should not be construed as a guarantee that similar results will be obtained in future cases.

  • No Attorney-Client Relationship

CCSB has a policy of entering into attorney-client relationships with its clients only in accordance with certain procedures, which include reaching a mutual agreement regarding the existence and scope of the relationship and addressing professional responsibility conflicts as required by applicable rules of professional conduct. CCSB cannot represent You as a new client or extend representation of an existing client to an additional new matter until the firm determines whether it has a conflict of interest and is otherwise willing and able to accept the new engagement. You have not formed an attorney-client relationship with CCSB unless and until (i) CCSB has informed You that it is willing and able to represent You as a new client or to extend representation of an existing client to an additional new matter and (ii) You and CCSB mutually agree to the terms of such representation, which terms will be confirmed in a written engagement letter or other writing, which may include email. You agree that Your access of the CCSB Site or receipt of the Information, or Your transmission of electronic mail to addresses on the CCSB Site, does not create an attorney-client relationship between You and CCSB.

  • Other Matters of Professional Responsibility
  • No Advertising or Solicitation. The CCSB Site is not intended to be an advertisement or solicitation, but may be deemed an advertisement in certain jurisdictions. The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision, and You should not rely solely upon advertisements. You should act with the benefit of full information about the attorney and firm You select. No representation is made or intended that the quality of the legal services to be performed by CCSB is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.
  • Sensitive Communications. You agree that electronic mail sent by You to CCSB will not be treated as confidential or invoke an attorney-client privilege; provided, however, that if You are an existing client of CCSB and You send an electronic mail to CCSB pertaining to a matter in which CCSB then represents You, such electronic mail may be entitled to be treated as confidential or privileged. Do not send CCSB any unsolicited information or documents that You consider private or confidential through the CCSB Site or using contact information obtained on it. Such information will not be treated as private, confidential, or protected from disclosure. If You wish to become a client or extend CCSB’s representation of You to an additional new matter, confer with a CCSB attorney about what limited information CCSB must first obtain to check for conflicts of interest and to assess whether CCSB is in a position to represent or extend representation of You. Notwithstanding the foregoing, You acknowledge that electronic mail and the Internet are generally insecure media of communication, and CCSB cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any electronic mail sent to or received by it or any information submitted by You to CCSB through the CCSB Site.
  •  Authorized Jurisdictions; Certifications. While CCSB practices law in Texas as well as other jurisdictions, each CCSB attorney is licensed to practice only in those jurisdictions set forth in that attorney’s biography on the CCSB Site. By appearing on the CCSB Site, CCSB attorneys do not solicit, target, or advertise for legal employment in any jurisdiction other than where the attorney is admitted to practice law. Except as specifically stated, each CCSB attorney is not certified (including as a specialist or expert) by any professional or government authority. The listing of an area of practice by a CCSB attorney does not indicate any certification or expertise therein. The listing of CCSB attorneys in practice groups is not intended to indicate any professional or governmental certification.
  • Principal Office; Responsible Attorney.  CCSB’s principal office is 901 Main Street, Suite 5500, Dallas, Texas 75202. CCSB’s responsible attorney for the CCSB Site is D. Wade Emmert.
  • No Warranty of Results. The Information may contain descriptions of matters in which CCSB successfully represented its clients. The results of these matters were dependent on their specific circumstances, and are in no way intended to be predictive of future results, even in similar circumstances, or to offer any type of guarantee or assurance of outcome. Past results afford no guarantee of future results, and every matter is different and must be judged on its own merits. Information pertaining to CCSB clients may not reflect the opinions of such clients.
  •  Photographs and Likenesses. Photographs appearing on the CCSB Site are for illustrative purposes only and may include models. Likenesses do not necessarily imply current client, partnership, or employee status.
  • State-Specific Notices. Unless otherwise indicated, CCSB attorneys are not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Additional state-specific notices may apply based on the jurisdictions in which CCSB attorneys are admitted to practice. Please refer to individual attorney biographies for jurisdiction-specific information.
  • Privacy

With respect to information submitted or collected on the CCSB Site, You accept CCSB’s privacy practices as set forth in CCSB’s Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Notices and Terms and available at https://www.ccsb.com/privacy-policy. The Privacy Policy does not pertain to, and CCSB is not responsible for, the privacy practices of any third-party websites to which the CCSB Site hyperlinks. Certain areas of the CCSB Site may be subject to additional privacy-related provisions, links to which will be posted in those areas.

  • General Terms of Use
  • Prohibited Uses. You will not use the CCSB Site in violation of any applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, You will not use the CCSB Site in connection with (a) the infringement of intellectual property rights, including CCSB’s rights in its marks and its articles and alerts; (b) the unauthorized transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail; (c) the transmission of defamatory materials; or (d) fraud. You will not violate, attempt to violate, or knowingly facilitate the violation of the security (including access control or authentication systems) or integrity of the CCSB Site.
  • Copyright in Information; Limited License. The CCSB Site, including the Information, is protected by United States and international copyright laws. All rights are reserved. Subject to the terms of these Notices and Terms, CCSB grants to You a limited, nonexclusive, personal license to access, view, download, and print the Information solely for noncommercial and informational purposes. You may not modify the Information in any way, and You may not remove or obscure any copyright or permission notices provided on or in connection with the Information. CCSB does not grant to You any rights in its marks. You are free to hyperlink to any page in the publicly available pages of the CCSB Site; provided, however, that You agree to remove any such hyperlink upon CCSB’s written request. Except as expressly and unambiguously provided herein, CCSB does not grant You any express or implied rights to the Information or content provided on the CCSB Site under any copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other intellectual or industrial property rights.
  •  No Use for AI Training. CCSB does not consent to, and specifically objects to, the use of the CCSB Site or any Information contained therein to train, develop, or improve any artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technology, including without limitation large language models, generative AI systems, and other AI platforms, or to include any such Information in the knowledge base of any such technology. This objection applies to all automated access, scraping, crawling, extraction, or collection of Information from the CCSB Site for any such purpose, whether by CCSB’s contractual counterparties or any third party.
  • Electronic Mail. Subject to Section 7.1, You may send electronic mail to those addresses made available on the CCSB Site for the purposes of requesting alerts or other news notification services, submitting voluntary survey responses, responding to or making inquiries regarding CCSB events, requesting information regarding CCSB or legal or other services offered by CCSB, and inquiring about employment opportunities. You agree to cease sending electronic mail to any CCSB address upon CCSB’s request.
  • No Warranties. THE CCSB SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS,” “WHERE IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS.” YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE CCSB SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW AND RULES OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, CCSB DISCLAIMS ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION.
  • Disclaimer of Liability. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW AND RULES OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, CCSB AND ITS PARTNERS, PRINCIPALS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND AFFILIATES DISCLAIM LIABILITY, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LAW (CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE), TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE, FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR INCOME, LOST BUSINESS, OR LOST DATA, OR FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE CCSB SITE (INCLUDING THE INFORMATION AND OTHER CONTENT) OR ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES OR THE INFORMATION, RESOURCES, OR MATERIALS ACCESSED THROUGH ANY SUCH WEBSITES.
  •  Third-Party Information. CCSB may hyperlink to or otherwise make third-party information available on the CCSB Site. This is done solely for the purposes of convenience. These links are not reviewed, controlled, or examined by CCSB. CCSB does not endorse or approve of any such third-party information or such third parties, and CCSB is not responsible for the information, advertising, products, resources, or other materials of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. Your use of any linked site is subject to the terms and conditions applicable to that site.
  • Unauthorized Access. In the event that You gain access to information on the CCSB Site not intended to be accessed by You, You agree that You will immediately notify CCSB and lawfully destroy all copies of such information in Your possession.
  •  Miscellaneous. You agree that any dispute arising out of or in connection with the CCSB Site or these Notices and Terms shall be exclusively governed by the laws of the State of Texas without reference to conflict of laws principles that would require the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction, and You submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Dallas County, Texas. CCSB may be contacted at [email protected].

Last updated: June 16, 2026