Effective date: October 9, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Law Office of Donald J. Melancon (the "Firm," "we," or "us") collects, uses, and protects personal information when you visit https://law-help.org (the "Site"), contact the Firm, schedule a consultation, or communicate with us by email or text message. By using the Site you agree to the practices described here.
Law Office of Donald J. Melancon
1622 Sunset Ridge Road, Los Gatos, California 95033
Phone: (504) 261-8812
Email: [email protected]
The Site does not set advertising or tracking cookies of its own.
We do not use your information for marketing to third parties, and we do not sell personal information.
With your consent, the Firm sends text messages to clients and prospective clients about their legal matters, including appointment reminders, scheduling, document requests, and case updates. Consent is obtained when you provide your mobile number and agree to receive texts, whether on a form, in an engagement agreement, by telephone, or by texting the Firm first.
Mobile phone numbers and SMS opt-in consent will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Mobile information is used only to communicate with you about your matter and is shared only with the service providers that deliver our messages, as described below.
Message frequency varies based on your case activity. Message and data rates may apply. You can stop receiving texts at any time by replying STOP. Reply HELP or call (504) 261-8812 for assistance. Full text-messaging terms are in our Terms of Use.
We share personal information only as follows:
We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing.
Information you send through the Site before the Firm has agreed to represent you is not protected by the attorney-client privilege and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send confidential details about your matter until we have confirmed that the Firm can represent you. Once you are a client, information about your matter is protected by the Firm's duty of confidentiality under the California Rules of Professional Conduct.
We keep inquiry information for as long as needed to respond and to run conflict checks. Client files and records are kept for the period required by the California Rules of Professional Conduct and applicable law, after which they may be securely destroyed.
The Site is served over HTTPS, and our service providers maintain their own security programs. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. Email and text messages are not encrypted end to end; if you prefer a more secure channel for sensitive documents, ask us about the client portal.
We do not sell personal information, and we do not share personal information with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising. If you are a California resident, you may ask us what personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it, subject to the Firm's professional obligations to retain client files and records. Send any such request to the contact information below. We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.
The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them online.
The Site links to third-party websites and services, such as LawPay, Formspree, and the state bar directory. Those sites have their own privacy practices, which we do not control.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top shows when it was last revised. Continued use of the Site after a change means you accept the revised policy.
Questions about this Privacy Policy or your information may be sent to Law Office of Donald J. Melancon, 1622 Sunset Ridge Road, Los Gatos, California 95033, by phone at (504) 261-8812, or by email at [email protected].
No Attorney-Client Relationship Created by Use of this Website: Neither your receipt of information from this website, nor your use of this website to contact the Law Office of Donald J. Melancon, or the attorney, creates an attorney-client relationship between you and the Law Office of Donald J. Melancon. As a matter of policy, the Law Office of Donald J. Melancon does not accept a new client without first investigating for possible conflicts of interest and obtaining a signed engagement letter. The Law Office of Donald J. Melancon may, for example, already represent another party involved in your matter. Accordingly, you should not use this website to provide confidential information about a legal matter.
No Legal Advice Intended: This website includes information about legal issues and legal developments. Such materials are for informational purposes only and may not reflect the most current legal developments. These informational materials are not intended, and should not be taken, as legal advice on any particular set of facts or circumstances. You should contact an attorney for advice on specific legal problems.
No Guarantee of Results: The descriptions on this website are meant only to provide information about the activities and experience of our attorney. They are not intended as a guarantee that the same or similar results can be obtained in every matter undertaken by the attorney; and you should not assume that a similar result can be obtained in a legal matter of interest to you. The outcome of a particular matter can depend on a variety of factors—including the specific factual and legal circumstances, the ability of opposing counsel, and, often, unexpected developments beyond the control of any client or attorney.
Third Party Websites: As a convenience, this website may provide links to third-party websites. Such linked websites are not under the control of the Law Office of Donald J. Melancon, and the Law Office of Donald J. Melancon assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the contents of such websites.
Authorized Practice of Law: The jurisdictions in which the attorney is licensed to practice are indicated above. The ability of the attorney to engage in any activities on behalf of a client outside those states of licensure is subject to state statutes, professional codes, and court rules. The Law Office of Donald J. Melancon does not seek, and this website is not intended to solicit, legal employment outside the attorney's states of licensure that would constitute the unauthorized practice of law.
Responsible Attorney: For purposes of compliance with California Rules of Professional Conduct, the attorney responsible for the content of this website is Donald J. Melancon (1622 Sunset Ridge Road, Los Gatos, California 95033).