Liability Waivers in Texas
Understand where your liabilities and obligations begin and end
The Law Office of Nathaniel Gilbert, LLC helps landowners, outfitters, and outdoor business owners with liability waivers and general liability concerns. Chief among the priorities when working with an attorney in this area is understanding your obligations to your guests and clients.
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An Attorney Can Help To Protect Your Land and Business Through:
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LIABILITY WAIVER DRAFTING
Creating custom tailored liability waivers for your ranch, land, or business is an absolute must for anyone engaging in any mildly adventurous tasks. From the agri-tourism business owner, to hunting and fishing outfitters, to serious ranchers and farming operations, a liability waiver for your guests, employees, and clients will help secure your interests in the long term
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IMPLEMENTING STATUTORY PROTECTIONS
Texas offers some of the best protection for landowners in the nation through two separate state statutes. These statutes require careful consideration, however, and implementation of a plan to shelter under these protections should be undertaken only with the guidance of an attorney in order to check every required box. Click here to learn more about the Agritourism Statute and the Recreational Use Statute
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RISK MANAGEMENT
Understanding how risks and injuries can occur, and then implementing strategies to avoid these situations altogether should be on the top of every land and business owner’s list. Working with an attorney to help identify problem areas and draft procedures and rules for those situations will pay dividends down the road in not only avoiding injuries, but managing responses to them when they inevitably occur.
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