Transportation
Expertise. Risk Management. Information. Coordination. Communication.
Key factors for success in the transportation and logistics industries and the qualities your company requires in your legal representation. Companies nationwide rely on lawyers within ALFA International’s Transportation Practice Group for all their legal needs so their business can keep its eye on the road.
ALFA International’s Transportation Attorneys are available 24/7 to respond to serious accidents. In addition, the Transportation Practice Group’s rapid-response GO TEAM Directory provides immediate access to transportation attorneys. Click on the link to access the Go Team Directory:
Go Team Directory Link
2023 Transportation Pictorial Directory
The challenges facing the highly regulated and fiercely competitive transportation and logistics industries can make even the most complex road map look simple. To respond effectively to immediate issues and proactively to emerging legislation, businesses need attorneys who are as well-versed in the industry as they are in the law.
As one of ALFA International’s most-seasoned and largest practice groups, the members of the Transportation Practice Group provide comprehensive, effective legal guidance to clients across the United States and Canada. With a high level of coordination and communication across our member firms, the group is the perfect partner for regional and national transportation companies whose vehicles travel the nation—and the world.
The ALFA International Transportation Practice Group offers your company skilled, knowledgeable transportation lawyers in all 50 states and Canada. And our lawyers have experience representing almost every type of common or private carrier, including companies that carry goods and passengers by truck, trailer, bus, rail, plane, and ship. We also serve equipment manufacturers, insurers, and third-party administrators.
Areas of Focus
- Risk management and insurance
- Commercial disputes
- Property and casualty losses
- Corporate and business law
- Environmental issues and hazardous materials
- Lobbying and government relations
- Arbitration
- Driver qualification
- Labor and employment
- Trade association law
- OSHA compliance
- Controlled substances and alcohol testing
- Department of Transportation (DOT) matters
- Litigation, including criminal defense, personal injury, and wrongful death
- Regulatory compliance
Client Advisory Board (CAB)
The ALFA International Transportation Practice Group is grateful to have the following clients contribute to our ongoing success by participating in our Client Advisory Board:
- April Arnold, Senior Director Claims & Litigation, Mohave Transportation Insurance Company
- Rebecca Baggett, Managing Attorney, Casualty Litigation, AutoZone
- Chip Campbell, Director, Assistant General Counsel – Insurance, Old Dominion Freight
- Rocky Coe, Claims Manager, McLane Company
- Bryan Currie, Assistant Vice President, Claims, National Interstate Insurance
- Mark Dietz, Sr. Legal Counsel, DHL Global Business
- Vallie Dugas, Associate General Counsel & Director of Safety – Claims Management, Melton Truck Lines, Inc.
- Ryan Johnson, Assistant General Counsel, HUB Group
- Jeff Kaplan, Risk Manager, UPS
- Leslie Leazer, Vice President of Claims & Litigation, Knight-Swift Transportation
- Kelly Lowrey, Associate General Counsel, C.R. England, Inc.
- Nathan Lundquist, Sr. VP of Claims, Progressive Insurance
- Misti Ramirez, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder, EMA Risk Services
- Jamie Schilling, MCU Claims Manager, Cottingham & Butler Claims Services, Inc.
Leadership
Matthew Parsons
2026 PROGRAM CHAIR
Sean F. McDonough
CHAIR EMERITUS/MARKETING CHAIR
Louis P. Bonnaffons
THIRD-PARTY COMMITTEE CHAIR
Katherine Strawbridge
REGIONAL SEMINAR CO-CHAIR
Charles Kraft
REGIONAL SEMINAR CO-CHAIR
Practice Areas
Other Practice Areas
Upcoming Events
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2024 Webinar: Are We Drinking the Kool-Aid? Checking Yourself with a Mock Trial
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2025 Transportation Practice Group Seminar
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2026 Transportation Practice Group Seminar
Past Events
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2024 Transportation Practice Group Social Event at TIDA
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2024 Transportation Regional Seminar (Indianapolis, IN)
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2024 Webinar: Current Status of Broker Liability – Preemption and Legislative Action
Publications & News
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2024
Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP (Los Angeles, CA) Obtained a Defense Verdict in a Truck v. Pedestrian Crosswalk Case
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2024
ALFA International Bolsters Its Northwest Presence with the Addition of Scanlan Griffiths + Aldridge in Boise, Idaho
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2024