Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

I, L. Bradlee Sheafe, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of Company for the three month period ended December 31, 2008;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

c.	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

5.	The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Firepond, Inc.

Date: as of February 4, 2008 By: /s/ L. Bradlee Sheafe

L. Bradlee Sheafe

President

Firepond, Inc. 10-Q/A