Practice Areas

• Workers’ Compensation Defense
• Employment Law
• Products Liability Defense
• Premises Liability
• Motor Vehicle Negligence
• Litigation and Appeals
• Insurance Defense
• Bad Faith Defense

Premises Liability

At McGivern & Gilliard, our district court defense attorneys have the experience and knowledge to aggressively represent businesses and property owners after an injury has occurred to either invited or uninvited guests on their property. A suspicious or fraudulent claim many times involve a slip and fall on a wet floor, stacked items falling off high shelves in a store, a dram shop lawsuit, dog bites, or other accidents. We focus our attention on representing the business or property owner that is being charged with improperly maintaining their premises.

Proving that the accident did not occur due to negligence or recklessness is our job. Since 1963, the law firm of McGivern & Gilliard has been successfully resolving these types of cases from our offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

Our lawyers have extensive experience defending fraudulent claims related to accidents (such as a slip, trip and fall) occurring on property and locations such as:

• Department stores, discount chains, and shopping centers
• Residential homes
• Parking lots and parking ramps
• Restaurants and bars
• Public and private schools
• Sports facilities, playgrounds, and parks
• Motels and hotels
• Transportation facilities like bus terminals, airports, or subway stations

Our Lawyers Eagerly Take On Complex Liability Issues

With our quick response and take-charge approach, we are able to thoroughly investigate all claims to determine their validity and make our recommendations to the liability insurers or self-insured businesses. We provide transparent advice as to whether it is more prudent to negotiate a settlement or resolve the matter in court, and we always support our assessment with facts and comparative analysis of results in the implicated venue.

We Are Setting the Pace for the Insurance Defense Industry

Respect from our clients and the legal community has been earned by our proven success rate and outstanding communication skills. Clients know that we answer all of their inquiries promptly, and we keep them updated on the status of their cases at all times. After educating ourselves on trends and recent legal decisions in premises liability defense, negligent security defense and other practice areas, we make it a point to pass that knowledge on to our clients through our regular mailings and seminars.

For a free initial consultation to find out how we can represent you against a fraudulent premises claim, contact a premises liability defense attorney at McGivern & Gilliard today.