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| | Address | Colonial Brookwood Center, 569 Brookwood Village
Suite 901 | | Birmingham, Alabama 35209 | | (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Civil Litigation, Communications and Media, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Media and Entertainment, Medical Malpractice Defense, Products Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, and White Collar Criminal Defense. | | Year Established: 1926 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1926, Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP is a leading law firm with over fifty lawyers located in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm is a member of Meritas, a worldwide alliance of over 165 independent law firms with shared values for professional excellence and client service. The firm serves a broad client base that includes publicly traded and privately owned businesses, start-up ventures, nonprofit organizations, and individuals. Lawyers at Johnston Barton provide a wide range of legal services, including labor and employment, employee benefits, healthcare, media and communications, intellectual property, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and creditors rights and insolvency, taxation and estate issues, civil litigation, and white collar criminal defense. In order to better advance the business interests of Johnston Barton's clients, teams of lawyers are focused on specific industries including healthcare, media, financial services, food and beverage and others. A detailed description of the firm's practice areas can be found at the firm's web site. Johnston Barton attorneys help their clients to minimize litigation risks and to achieve their financial objectives. The firm's comprehensive Client Service Standards serve as a foundation for the firm and its staff to provide cost effective services to its clients from anywhere in the United States or abroad. Johnston Barton attorneys participate actively in American Bar Association, state and local bar associations, and provide leadership to many charitable and public service organizations. | | Firm Size: 52 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: Advantica, Inc.; Alabama Nursing Home Association; Alabama Public Television; Amedisys, Inc.; American Home Products; American International Group, Inc.; AmSouth Bank; Anderson News Corporation; Associated Press; Ball Healthcare Services, Inc.; Bank One; Bank First; Birmingham Broadcasting (WVTM TV), Inc. (NBC-Owned Affiliate); Birmingham Beverage Company, Inc.; Birmingham Business Journal; The Birmingham News Co.; Black & White, Inc.; Bloomberg News; Broadcast Music, Inc.; Buffalo Rock Co.; Cardiac Pacmakers, Inc.; Case Credit Corporation; Charter Communication Co.; Chubb Group; The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.; The CIT Group/Sales Financing, Inc.; Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.; Consolidated Publishing Co. (publisher of The Anniston Star); ContiGroup Companies, Inc.; Cox Radio; Cytec Industries, Inc; Delphi Automotive Systems; Eli Lilly and Company; Federal Signal Corporation; First Commercial Bank; Fox Broadcasting Company; Fox Television Stations of Birmingham, Inc. (Fox-Owned Affiliate); Goldome Credit Corporation; Harsco Corporation; Hyundai Motor Finance Company; JPMorgan Chase; JVC America, Inc.; Jemison Investment Co., Inc.; MailSouth, Inc.; Marathon Equipment Company; Media/Professional Insurance Agency, Inc.; Melroe Company; Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation; MG Broadcasting of Birmingham, Inc. (CBS Affiliate); Miss Alabama Pageant; National Food Processors Association; Newcourt Financial USA, Inc.; Nimrod Long and Associates, Inc.; Northport Health Services, Inc.; O'Charley's Restaurants, Inc.; Outboard Marine Corporation; Porter White & Company; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Restore Therapy Services, Ltd.; Royal/Sun Alliance; Smith & Nephew, Inc.; Select Medical Corporation; The Survey Companies LLC; Tennessee Valley Printing Co. (publisher of The Decatur Daily); Teva Pharmaceuticals, University of Alabama System; University of Alabama at Birmingham; USA, LLC, including its Sales Division, Gate Pharmaceuticals; USA Healthcare, Inc.; Three Springs, Inc.; Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; WESCO Distribution, Inc. | | PARTNERS | | Jeffrey E. Holmes (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.A., 1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Technology Law; Regulatory Law; Property Law; Personal Injury. | | J. William Rose, Jr. (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, July 13, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1967); University of Alabama (J.D., 1971); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1972). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers. President, Alabama Chapter, Duke University Alumni Club, 1999. President, Birmingham Bar Association, 2001. Chairman, Ethics Commission, 1988 and Tax Section, 1995, Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trusts and Estates; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: J. William Rose, Jr. | | Gilbert E. Johnston, Jr. (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, September 8, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1968); University of Alabama (J.D., 1973); Harvard University (LL.M., 1974). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Alabama Law Review, 1972-1973. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, First Amendment Law and Personal Injury Litigation categories. Board of Directors, Alabama Center for Open Government, Inc. Board of Visitors, University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences. Practice Areas: Communications and Media; Civil Litigation. Email: Gilbert E. Johnston, Jr. | | E. Alston Ray (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, December 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Alabama. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1970); University of Alabama (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Jasons. Editor-in-Chief, Alabama Law Review, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to Judge Seybourn H. Lynne, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1976-1977. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Tax-Exempt Finaciary Committee, Taxation Section); National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal and Public Finance; Economic Development; Local Government Law; Healthcare Law. Email: E. Alston Ray | | James C. Barton, Jr. (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama. Education: Amherst College (B.A., cum laude, 1975); University of Alabama (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability. Email: James C. Barton, Jr. | | Thomas E. Walker (Partner) born Andalusia, Alabama, November 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi. Member, Alabama Law Review, 1979-1981. Member, Board of Directors, Coalition of Food Industry Counsel, 1993-1995. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Banking; Finance. Email: Thomas E. Walker | | David W. Proctor (Managing Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 20, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Alabama (J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Medical Liability; Medical Malpractice. Email: David W. Proctor | | Clark R. Hammond (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, April 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1975); Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member, Curia Honoris. Cumberland Law Review. Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Robert B. Propst, Northern District of Alabama, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Loan Work-outs; Creditors and Debtors Rights; Construction Litigation. Email: Clark R. Hammond | | T. Kurt Miller (Partner) born Madison, Alabama, October 2, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia and Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1981); Emory University (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Financial Services Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Real Estate. Email: T. Kurt Miller | | Richard J. Brockman (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, February 25, 1944; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: Huntingdon College (B.A., 1983); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1986); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1987). Listed in The Best Lawyers of America and Chambers USA. Member, Legal Committee, American Health Care Association. President, Alabama Nursing Home Association, 1981-1982. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care; Taxation; Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Richard J. Brockman | | R. Marcus Givhan (Partner) born Mineral Wells, Texas, May 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1986). Listed in Who's Who in American Law. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Antitrust Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Health Care; Administrative Law. Email: R. Marcus Givhan | | James P. Pewitt (Partner) born San Bernardino, California, September 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1984); University of Alabama (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Communications Law; Appellate Practice. Email: James P. Pewitt | | David M. Hunt (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1988); Emory University (J.D., with honors, 1991). Order of the Coif. Member, Emory Law Journal, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: Hospital and Health Care Law; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law. Email: David M. Hunt | | Lee M. Pope (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., summa cum laude, 1988; J.D., 1991). Beta Gamma Sigma. Order of the Coif. Hugo L. Black Scholar. Dean M. Leigh Harrison Scholar. Member, Alabama Law Review, 1989-1991. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Lee M. Pope | | John W. Sheffield (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, October 26, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama. Education: Emory University (B.A., History, 1989); University of Alabama (J.D., 1992). Member, University of Alabama Law Review, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: John W. Sheffield | | Haskins W. Jones (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, March 9, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1985); University of Alabama (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Health Care; Corporate Law. Email: Haskins W. Jones | | Russell L. Irby, III (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, June 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1987; M.B.A., J.D., 1991); New York University (LL.M., 1992). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate; Securities; Health Care; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trusts and Estates. Email: Russell L. Irby, III | | Randall D. McClanahan (Partner) born Santa Monica, California, August 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1982); University of Alabama (M.T.A., 1983); Duke University (M.B.A., 1989); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1992). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Certified Public Accountant: Georgia, 1986; Alabama, 2005. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Law. Email: Randall D. McClanahan | | Helen Kathryn Downs (Partner) born Shreveport, Louisiana, September 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.A., 1990); University of Virginia (J.D., 1993). Recipient, Top 40 under 40 Award, Birmingham Business Journal, 2001. President, Board of Trustees, Legal Aid Society, 1998-1999. President, Women's Section, 2000 and Member, Executive Committee, 2001-2003, Birmingham Bar Association. Member: Inaugural Class, MOMENTUM Women's Leadership Program, 2003; Executive Committee, Hands on Birmingham, 2004-2007; Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum, 2006; Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Civil Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Identity Theft and Privacy. Email: Helen Kathryn Downs | | Spencer A. Kinderman (Partner) born Bethesda, Maryland, November 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); Emory University (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Editor, Emory International Law Review. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Spencer A. Kinderman | | Bradley C. Mayhew (Partner) born Huntsville, Alabama, March 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., Accounting, summa cum laude, 1991; J.D., 1994); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1995). Editor-In-Chief, The Journal of The Legal Profession, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate; Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate. Email: Bradley C. Mayhew | | Mitchel Hampton Boles (Partner) born Biloxi, Mississippi, February 12, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1993); University of Alabama (J.D., 1996). Co-Author with Susan Pace Hamill: "Agency Powers and Fiduciary Duties under the Alabama Limited Liability Company Act: Suggestions for Future Reform," Alabama Law Review, Vol. 48 Fall 1996 No.1. Member: American Bar Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Law; Personal Injury; Corporate Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Regulatory Law. Email: Mitchel Hampton Boles | | Angie Godwin McEwen (Partner) born Ozark, Alabama, November 10, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1995); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1999). Executive Professional Authorities Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Corporate Law. Email: Angie Godwin McEwen | | Susan S. Lyerly (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1996); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate; Health Care. Email: Susan S. Lyerly | | Terry Charles Fry, Jr. (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, September 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Construction. Email: Terry Charles Fry, Jr. | | COUNSEL | | William D. Jones III (Counsel) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Duke University (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Construction; Commercial Litigation. Email: William D. Jones III | | OF COUNSEL | | G. Burns Proctor, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Enterprise, Alabama, June 7, 1929; admitted to bar, 1952, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1950; LL.B., 1952); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1953). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Corporate; Trusts and Estates; Tax. Email: G. Burns Proctor, Jr. | | Jerome K. Lanning (Of Counsel) born Birmingham, Alabama, December 3, 1941; admitted to bar, 1965, Alabama. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1963); University of Alabama (J.D., 1965). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Category. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Jerome K. Lanning | | Charles L. Robinson (Of Counsel) born Birmingham, Alabama, June 14, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Alabama. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1963); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1967). Phi Alpha Delta. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Charles L. Robinson | | Don B. Long, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Roanoke, Alabama, March 12, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Alabama. Education: Columbia University (A.B., 1963); Duke University (LL.B., 1966). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate; Securities; Insurance Coverage. Email: Don B. Long, Jr. | | ASSOCIATES | | Gina Elaine Pearson-Hines (Associate) born Meridian, Mississippi, December 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., 1992); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Nursing Home Defense. Email: Gina Elaine Pearson-Hines | | Shayana Boyd Davis (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 25, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.A., 1995); Samford University (M.B.A., 1999); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2000). Research and Writing Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Practice Areas: Litigation; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Products Liability. Email: Shayana Boyd Davis | | Lynlee Wells Palmer (Associate) born Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, May 15, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1998); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Lynlee Wells Palmer | | Max A. Moseley (Associate) born May 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2004, Alabama. Education: Auburn University, Montgomery (B.S., 1999); Fordham University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance Law; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Commercial Litigation. Email: Max A. Moseley | | Kenny M. Keith (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 17, 1959; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.S., 1981); University of Alabama at Birmingham (M.S.N., 1984); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D. cum laude, 2003). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barrister. Editor-in-Chief, Cumberland Law Review. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; White Collar Criminal Defense; Administrative Law. Email: Kenny M. Keith | | Alan D. Mathis (Associate) born August 23, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: University of North Florida (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Alan D. Mathis | | Mary Brunson Whatley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Mary Brunson Whatley | | Lance J. Wilkerson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.S., 2001); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate; Intellectual Property; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Lance J. Wilkerson | | Willis James Meriwether, IV (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2000); University of Alabama (J.D., 2004); University of Alabama Manderson Graduate School of Business (M.B.A., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate; Economic Development Incentives; Municipal Finance; Public Finance. Email: Willis James Meriwether, IV | | Angela C. Cameron (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 1998; J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Health Care Liability Litigation. Email: Angela C. Cameron | | John Poole Strohm (Associate) born Bloomington, Indiana, March 23, 1967; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property. Email: John Poole Strohm | | Justin A. Barkley (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: Harvard University (B.A., Government, cum laude, 2002); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Justin A. Barkley | | Joseph W. Carlisle (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, 1971; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: University of North Florida (B.A., 1994); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Media/Communications Litigation. Email: Joseph W. Carlisle | | W. Lee Elebash (Associate) born Pensacola, Florida, February 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Economics, 1998); University of Alabama (J.D., 2005). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Media Law; Litigation; Products Liability. Email: W. Lee Elebash | | Lindan J. Hill (Associate) born Merrillville, Indiana, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S., Anthropology, 1999); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2005). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Real Estate Finance; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Business Law. Email: Lindan J. Hill | | David R. Kinman (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, March 3, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: Presbyterian College (B.S., Business Administration, Accounting, summa cum laude, 2002); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., high honors, 2005). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Finance. Email: David R. Kinman | | Brad S. Anderson (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Indiana University (B.B.A., Marketing, cum laude, 2002); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2006). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Finance; Banks and Banking; Financial Law; Corporate Law. | | Laura M. Jenkins (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Agnes Scott College (B.A., Mathematics, magna cum laude, 2001); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banks and Banking; Financial Law; Corporate Law. | | No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. This web site is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship. Persons accessing this site are encouraged to seek independent counsel for advice regarding their individual legal issues. |
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