Attorneys

Porterfield, Harper, Mills, Motlow & Ireland, P.A., prides itself on hiring highly qualified attorneys, many of whom graduated with high honors from universities such as Washington and Lee, Vanderbilt, Alabama, and Cumberland School of Law. Larry Harper, a senior partner, acknowledges that "What makes an effective defense trial lawyer is a combination of preparation, flexibility, persuasiveness, sincerity, and an enjoyment of trial work. You cannot fool twelve people on a jury. It doesn't matter how good a lawyer you are, you must be sincere and you must be able to think on your feet."