Attorneys Josh Ferguson and Alec Tyra discuss winter salt use and the implications its alleged environmental impact could have for commercial snow and ice management and how contractors can mitigate potential legal exposure. A frequent contributor to Snow Magazine, Josh Ferguson is a Partner and Co-chair of the Philadelphia office of Freeman, Mathis & Gary LLP. He is a highly experienced attorney with an array of experience in high exposure tort, employment and professional liability cases. Josh’s tort and catastrophic loss practice includes defense of premises liability, transportation, product liability, toxic and mass tort claims. He serves as general counsel for a wide variety of businesses, including those in the construction, snow and ice management, power sweeping, landscaping, and property management industries. Josh regularly advises clients on pending legislation at the federal and state levels. He has drafted legislation on behalf of various industries, and has been asked to speak in Washington, D.C. and Harrisburg, Pa., before house committees. Josh also has experience defending employment discrimination and harassment claims, ADA claims, and disputes surrounding employment agreements. He also has defended claims against homeowners associations and community associations. Alec D. Tyra is an Associate in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Sacramento office. He attended Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law where he graduated cum laude and was an O’Connor Honors Fellow. He was an Articles Editor for Jurimetrics, the ABA’s official journal for the section on law, science, and technology. While at ASU, Alec earned Certificates of specialization in three areas – Trial Advocacy; Law, Science, and Technology; and Law and Sustainability. Alec has published on topics ranging from persistent environmental pollutants, natural resource management, and data privacy in genetic research. Prior to law school, he earned his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California, Davis. As an undergraduate, he graduated with Highest Honors and earned the Scholarship for Outstanding Performance in the Major for 2016. The Snow Magazine Podcast is hosted by Snow Magazine Editor Mike Zawacki and is supported by the Accredited Snow Contractor's Association (ASCA). With education certification that gives you a measurable competitive advantage, a discounted insurance program, networking events, and opportunities to be a part of a legislative effort that is forever changing the professional snow contractor industry, your ASCA membership never stops working for you. For more business management content focused on the professional snow and ice management industry, check out Snow Magazine Online.
