(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice and Trial and Appellate Practice before all State and Federal Courts, Administrative Law, Age Discrimination, Age Discrimination in Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Americans with Disabilities Act, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Business Reorganization, Business Start-Ups, Business Taxation, Civil Appeals, Civil Rights, Class Action Defense, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Torts, Computer and Software Patents, Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Contracts, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Protection, Corporate Finance, Corporate Formation, Corporate Law, Corporate Reorganization, Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy, Design Patents, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Education Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Employee Drug Testing, Employment Civil Rights, Employment Defense, Employment Discrimination, Equipment Finance and Leasing, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Finance, Fraud and Deceit, Government, Government Contracts, Health Care, Health Care Corporate Law, Hospital Law, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Law Enforcement, Leases and Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Libel, Slander, and Defamation, Litigation, Local Government Civil Rights, Medical Malpractice Defense, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures, Mortgages, Municipal Civil Rights, Municipal Corporation Law, Municipal Law, Municipal Torts, Negligence, Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Partnership Law, Patent Applications, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation, Patents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property Law, Public Finance, Race Discrimination, Real Estate, Regulatory Law, School Board Defense, Securities, Sex Discrimination, Special Education, Taxation, Technology and Science, Tort Defense, Torts, Toxic Torts, Unfair Trade, Administrative Adjudications, Federal Administrative Law, Professional Licensing, Professional Licensing Regulation, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Advertising and Marketing, False Advertising, Marketing Law, Affirmative Action, Advertising Law, Outdoor Advertising, Aged and Aging, Farm Equipment Liability, Distribution Agreements, Alcoholic Beverage Law, Dram Shop Liability, Liquor Liability, Arbitration, Mediation, Advertising and Marketing and Trade Regulation, Antitrust, Deceptive Trade Practices, Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Asset Protection, Autism, Foreclosures, Repossessions, Workouts, Bankruptcy Collections, Commercial Workouts, Creditor Bankruptcy, Commercial Loans, Loans, Secured Lending, Biotechnology, Business, Business Associations Law, Business Cooperatives, Business Development, Business Dissolutions, Business Enterprises, Business Estate Planning, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Business Mediation, Business Organization, Business Planning, Business Regulation, Business Succession Planning, Business Successions, Business Torts, Business Transactions, Business Trusts, Business Valuation, Buy-Sell Agreements, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Closely Held Business Estate Planning, Closely Held Business Law, Complex Business Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Emerging Business Law, Cooperative Taxation, Emerging Growth Companies, Entrepreneurial Business Law, Family Business Law, Family Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Company Law, Minority Business Law, Pass-Through Entities, Private Business Law, Privatization, Professional Practices, Small Business Law, Sole Proprietorships, Strategic Alliances, Business Transfers, Civil Practice, Federal Civil Practice, Family Civil Practice, Rights Section 1983, Disabled Access, Disabled Rights, Handicapped Rights, Prisoners Rights, Women's Rights, Class Actions, Collections, Commercial Collections, International Collections, Secured Collections, Commercial Bad Faith, Commercial Liability, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Mediation, Commercial Transfers, Commercial Transactions, International Sale of Goods, Negotiable Instruments, Retail Liability, Sale of Goods, Secured Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Civil Liberties, Negotiable Instruments, Retail Liability, Uniform Commercial Code, Trade Secrets, Theft of Trade Secrets, Trade Secret Misappropriation, Trademarks, Lanham Act, Service Marks, Trade Dress, Trade Names, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Licensing, Trademark Litigation, Trademark Prosecution, Trademark Protection, Trademark Registration, Trusts and Estates, Decedents Estates, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children, Estate Planning for the Disabled, Estate Planning for the Elderly, Estate Settlements, Family Trusts, Family Wealth Transfer, Fiduciary Law, Fiduciary Liability, Fiduciary Litigation, Financial Planning, Personal Planning, Powers of Attorney, Retirement Planning, Special Needs Trusts, Trust Administration, Trust Law, Trust Litigation, Trust Planning, Wealth Planning, Wealth Preservation, Unclaimed Property, Unfair Competition, Utility Law, Public Utility Law, Sewer Utilities, Water Utilities, Wills, Contested Wills, Inheritance, Missing Heir Searches, Workers Compensation, Workers Compensation Appeals, Workers Compensation Arbitration, Workers Compensation Defense, Workers Compensation Mediation, Workers Compensation Self Insurance, Workers Compensation Subrogation, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Historic Preservation, Land Use, Land Use Litigation, Land Use Permitting, Land Use Regulation, Rezoning, Subdivisions, Zoning Law, Zoning Variances.

Representative Clients:

3-D Research Corp.
Adtran, Inc.
Aetna Life & Casualty Co.
Alabama Municipal Insurance Company
Alabama Risk Management for Schools
Alabama Space Science Commission
Allied Signal, Inc.
Associated Long-Term Ins. Co.
Associated Pharmacies, Inc.
Belzon, Inc.
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.
Boeing Company
Camber Corp.
Chrysler Corporation
CIGNA
Cinram, Inc.
CNA
Coldwell Banker Relocation
Colonial Bank
Compass Bank
Continental Grain/Wayne Farms, LLC
Continental National Indemnity Co.
Dillard's Department Store
Dynetics, Inc.
Fireman's Fund
GEICO
Health Group of Alabama
Huntsville City Board of Education
Huntsville Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Huntsville Emergency Medical Services, Inc.
Huntsville Hospital
Kindred Healthcare
Liberty Mutual Ins. Group
Lloyd's of London
Madison City Board of Education
Madison Water & Wastewater Board
Medical Assurance/PRO Assurance
Operon Biotechnologies, Inc.
Redstone Federal Credit Union
Regal Nissan Co.
Regions Bank
Rolta International Inc.
Sheffield Fund
Southeastern Technology Fund
Southern Health Partners
St. Paul Insurance Co.
Steelcase
STG Media, LLC
The Travelers Insurance Cos.
TIG Specialty Insurance Solutions
UNUMProvident
Verilink Corporation
Verizon Wireless.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

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.

Address

2101 West Clinton Avenue, Suite 102
Huntsville, AL 35805, (Limestone & Madison Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 256-535-1100
Fax: 256-533-9322

Website

http://www.lanierford.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

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J. Mark Bledsoe (Associate) born Columbia, South Carolina, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., Biomedical Engineering, magna cum laude, 2000); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 2004; LL.M., 2007). Senior and Junior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Business; Intellectual Property; Securities; Technology and Science; Medical Technology; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Deceptive Trade Practices; Competition; Unfair Trade; Biotechnology; Biochemical Technology; Biomedical Technology; Biotechnology Licensing; Business Law; Business Associations Law; Business Cooperatives; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Taxation; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances; Small Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Sale of Goods; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Computers and Software; Computer Contracts; Software Copyright; Software Licensing; Software Protection; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Formation; Corporate Income Tax; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Taxation; Incorporation; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Copyrights; Copyright Infringement; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Prosecution; Copyright Protection; Copyright Registration; Internet Copyright Law; Internet Law; Web Site Development; Artistic Property; Chemical Intellectual Property; Electrical Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Enforcement; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Rights; Patents; Biochemical Patents; Biotechnology Patent Prosecution; Biotechnology Patents; Chemical Patent Prosecution; Chemical Patents; Molecular Biology Patents; Patent Applications; Patent Infringement; Patent Interference Practice; Patent Licensing; Patent Litigation; Patent Portfolio Management; Patent Prosecution; Patent Protection; Pharmaceutical Patent Prosecution; Pharmaceutical Patents; Securities Law; Private Placement; Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Income Tax; High Technology; Chemistry; High Technology Contracts; Inorganic Chemistry; Life Sciences; Technology Contracts; Technology Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Technology Licensing; Technology Protection; Technology Transfers; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Immunology; Computer Crime; Information Technology Contracts; Information Technology Licensing; Consumer Protection; Breach of Contract; Contract Litigation; International Commercial Contracts; International Contracts; International Copyright Law; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Corporate Governance; Corporate Litigation; Corporate Organization; Nonprofit Corporations; Defense Contracts; Federal Contracts; Intellectual Property Procurement; International Intellectual Property; International Licensing; Mechanical Intellectual Property; Medical Intellectual Property; Proprietary Rights; Protection of Personality; Cybersquatting; Domain Name Infringement; E-Commerce; Internet Licensing; Internet Litigation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Nonprofit Tax Law; Private Foundations; Tax Exempt Organizations; Employment Tax; Technical Litigation; Trademarks; International Trademarks; Lanham Act; Service Marks; Trade Names; Trade Dress; Trademark Infringement; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Protection; Trademark Registration; Unfair Competition.Email: J. Mark Bledsoe

W. Ty Stafford (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Auburn University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2006); University of Alabama (J.D., 2009). Eta Kappa Nu. Junior and Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Member: Intellectual Property Society; Christian Legal Society; National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Reorganization; Business Transactions; Computers and Software; Computer Contracts; Computer Law; Computer Software Law; Computer Technology; Information Technology; Information Technology Contracts; Information Technology Licensing; Software Copyright; Software Licensing; Software Protection; Contracts; Copyrights; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Infringement; Copyright Prosecution; Copyright Protection; Copyright Registration; Internet Copyright Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Formation; Incorporation; Intellectual Property; Electrical Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Enforcement; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Rights; Internet Intellectual Property; Patents; Computer and Software Patents; Design Patents; Electrical Patent Prosecution; Electrical Patents; Electro-Mechanical Patents; Electronic Patents; Patent Infringement; Patent Applications; Patent Licensing; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Patent Protection; Technology and Science; Electronics; High Technology Contracts; Technology Contracts; Technology Finance; Technology Licensing; Technology Protection; Technology Law.Email: W. Ty Stafford

W. Graham Burgess (Associate) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., 2001); University of Alabama (J.D., 2004). Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Civil Practice; Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Industrial Real Estate Law; Retail Development; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Shopping Center Development; Shopping Center Law; Property Law; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Common Interest Community Law; Community Association Law; Condominium Association Law; Condominium Development; Condominium Law; Conveyancing; Easements; Historic Conservation Easements; Homeowners Association Law; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Property Management; Quiet Title; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Fraud; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Tax Liens; Real Estate Tax Foreclosure; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Property; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Real Property Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Foreclosure; Residential Real Estate Sales; Right of Way Easements; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Use; Land Use Litigation; Land Use Regulation; Zoning Law; Zoning Variances; Subdivisions.Email: W. Graham Burgess

Corey W. Jenkins (Associate) born Decatur, Alabama, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.S., 2002); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2006); University of Florida (LL.M., 2007). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Taxation; Asset Protection; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Estate Planning; Business Formation; Business Litigation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Regulation; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Succession Planning; Business Successions; Business Taxation; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Business Valuation; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Estate Planning; Closely Held Business Law; Closely Held Business Taxation; Complex Business Litigation; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Family Business Law; Family Business Successions; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Pass-Through Entities; Private Business Law; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Sale of Goods; Computers and Software; Computer Contracts; Computer Technology; Information Technology; Information Technology Contracts; Information Technology Licensing; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Government Contracts; Technology and Science; Technology Contracts; Technology Finance; Technology Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Technology Licensing; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies; Federal Taxation; Generation Skipping Tax; Income Tax; Individual Taxation; Inheritance Tax; Interstate Tax; Like Kind Exchanges; Local Taxation; Property Tax; Sales and Use Tax; State Income Tax; State Tax Controversies; State Taxation; Tax Appeals; Tax Audits; Tax Controversies; Tax Credits; Tax Deferred Exchanges; Tax Evasion; Tax Fraud; Tax Incentives; Tax Law; Tax Litigation; Tax Planning; Tax Shelters; Tax Valuation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; High Technology; High Technology Contracts; International High Technology; Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Financial Planning; Personal Planning; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Trust Administration; Trust Law; Wealth Planning; Wealth Preservation; Wills; Inheritance; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Corporate Income Tax; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Planning; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Tax Controversies; Corporate Tax Planning; Corporate Taxation; Family Corporations; Incorporation; Nonprofit Corporations; Professional Corporations; Public Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations.Email: Corey W. Jenkins

David J. Canupp (Associate) born Johnson City, Tennessee, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Law Clerk to Judge Lynwood Smith, United States District Court for Northern District of Alabama, 2006-2008. Member: Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Rights; Civil Rights Section 1983; Civil Litigation; Aged and Aging; Age Discrimination; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights Defense; Disabled Rights; Discrimination; Handicapped Rights; Prisoners Rights; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Women's Rights; Age Discrimination in Employment; Americans with Disabilities Act; Disability Discrimination; Employer Liability; Employment at Will; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Harassment; Law Enforcement; Corrections Law; Law Enforcement Liability; Police Liability Defense; Police Misconduct; Excessive Use of Force; Municipal Law; Municipal Liability; Government; County Liability; Governmental Law; Governmental Liability; Governmental Defense; Government Tort Liability; Local Government Civil Rights; Local Government Defense; Local Government Law; Local Government Liability; Political Subdivision Liability; Public Officials Liability; Township Law; Dram Shop Liability; Liquor Liability; Commercial Fraud; Constitutional Law; Fifth Amendment Law; First Amendment Law; Fourth Amendment Law; Freedom of Religion; Media and First Amendment; Breach of Contract; Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contract Litigation; School Equal Protection; Election Law; Lobbying; Voting Rights; Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Environmental Litigation; Fraud and Deceit; Civil Fraud; Fraud; Government Immunity; Local Government Relations; State Government Law; Housing Law; Fair Housing; Housing Discrimination; Affirmative Action; Child Labor Law; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employer Rights; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Contracts; Employment Mediation; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Executive Employment Law; Executive Severance Contracts; Human Resources Law; Management Employment Law; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Personnel Policies; Public Sector Employment Law; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Security Clearances; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA); Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense; False Arrest; False Imprisonment; High Speed Police Pursuit Litigation; Law Enforcement Disciplinary; Police Brutality; Police Liability; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Defamation; Libel and Slander; Libel Defense; Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Municipal Civil Rights; Municipal Labor Law; Municipal Torts; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Premises Liability; Premises Liability Defense; RICO; Civil RICO; Torts; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Civil Liability.Email: David J. Canupp

J. Dale Gipson (Associate) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Huntsville (B.A., cum laude, 2004); University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Business Law; Buy-Sell Agreements; Commercial Law; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Corporate Formation; Corporate Reorganization; Incorporation; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Government Contracts; Defense Contracts; Federal Contracts; Leases and Leasing; Partnership Law; Partnership Formation; Partnership Organization; Limited Partnerships; Technology and Science; High Technology; High Technology Contracts; Technology Contracts; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Transactions; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Joint Ventures; Minority Business Law; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances; Private Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: J. Dale Gipson

Harold D. Mooty, III (Associate) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (B.A., 2005); University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (J.D., 2008). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Hospital Law; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Civil Practice; Collections; Commercial Collections; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Professional Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Health Care; Health Care Liability; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Hospital Liability; Hospital Liability Defense; Insurance; Automobile Insurance; Automobile Insurance Coverage; Casualty Insurance; General Liability; Insurance Litigation; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Automobile Insurance Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Medical Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Negligence; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Nursing Liability; Physicians Professional Liability; Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Products Liability Defense; Business Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Law; Commercial Liability; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Health Insurance Defense; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Hospital Negligence; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Premises Liability; Premises Liability Defense.Email: Harold D. Mooty, III