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Truck Wreck Cases


CLE Hours: 6 including 6 General, 0 Ethics, 0 Professionalism, 2 Trial Practice

Categories:
Trial Practice
Original Program Date:
Oct 19, 2023


Description

  • Speakers, session times and credit hours are subject to change.
  • Ethics | Professionalism | Trial Practice
  • Presiding:
  • Brian “Buck” Rogers, Program Chair; Buck Rogers Law, LLC, Atlanta, GA

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  • 8:30
  • Greeting
  • Julia D. Neighbors, ICLE Director, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

  • 8:35
  • Welcome and Program Overview
  • Brian “Buck” Rogers

  • 8:40
  • GEORGIA TRUCKING CONFERENCE: TRUCKING AND
    THE FMCSA
  • Rob Moseley, Moseley Marcinak Law Group, Greenville, SC

  • 9:25
    FMCSRs: Logs, Hours of Service Fatigue in the Modern Era
    John Houghton, The Houghton Law Firm, LLC, Atlanta, GA

  • 10:10
  • Break

  • 10:20
  • Spoliation, Proving Elements/Intent – Motions to Strike Trial Practice CLE Hour
  • Renee Tucker, Taylor & Tucker, LLC, Peachtree City, GA

  • 11:20
  • Partnering for Success, when the defendants know the case is big
  • Cale Brice, The Brice Law Firm LLC, Atlanta, GA
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  • 12:05
  • Lunch

  • 12:50
  • Developing Causes of Action
  • Brian Mohs, Fried Goldberg, LLC, Atlanta, GA

  • 1:35
  • The Truck Driver Plaintiff: Essential Considerations in Multi-Truck Pile Ups
  • Christy Crowe Childers, Childers & McCain LLC, Macon, GA

  • 2:20
  • Break

  • 2:35
  • Defending Target Defendants in Hostile Venues Trial Practice CLE Hour
  • Andrew Craft, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Atlanta, GA

  • 3:35
  • Products Cases in Commercial Vehicle Collisions
  • Rick Morrison, The Morrison Law Firm LLC, Montgomery, AL

  • 4:30
  • Adjourn
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  • 0971-101923 Version 7

Handouts

Speaker

Mr. Brian DeVoe Rogers's Profile

Mr. Brian DeVoe Rogers Related Seminars and Products

Buck Rogers Law


A native of Atlanta, Buck earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia in 1990 and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1994. Buck is a P.O.S.T. (Peace Officer’s Safety Training) Certified Guest Lecturer, Commercial Motor Vehicle Collisions and Law and holds his own CDL License.

          Buck was the 55th president of the State Bar of Georgia and has been on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Georgia since 2008.  He also served as President of the Georgia Trial Lawyers' association from 2013-14 and currently serves on the Board of Governors for the American Association of Justice.

          Buck was selected as one of the “14 Under 40” in the Fulton County Daily Report in 2006 and as one of the “Top 100 lawyers” in Georgia by Atlanta Magazine. 

          Buck is a graduate of the National College of Advocacy, the Ultimate Trial College in Washington, D.C., and the Trial Lawyers College. He is a Master in the Lamar Inn of Court.

          Buck has devoted himself to community service. His philanthropic work includes serving on the Board of Directors for RoadSafe America (a trucking safety advocacy group), Chair of the Board of Directors of the Civil Justice PAC Inc., Georgia and Alabama State Council of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for which he is the Walk Chair, and the Shepherd Spinal and Brain Injury Center, where he has served as a Trustee on the Auxiliary Board and the Advisory Board.  He also advises 501 (c)4 safety and victim advocacy organizations, drafting legislation and Amicus Currie briefs.

Education                                                                                      

J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1994           

B.A., University of Georgia, 1990


Ms. Renee Yvette Tucker's Profile

Ms. Renee Yvette Tucker Related Seminars and Products

Taylor & Tucker LLC


Renee Y. Tucker is a trial attorney who has a diverse background of experience. For two decades, she has litigated cases throughout the State of Georgia, first as a defense attorney, and for the last nine years, as a plaintiffs' attorney. Renee specializes in personal injury litigation, particularly medical malpractice, commercial vehicle liability, premises liability, and general negligence cases involving wrongful death and catastrophic injury.

Renee is recognized as a skilled litigator and a passionate and zealous advocate. She believes that a successfully handled case is one that is tried or settled to its assessed value. This requires prompt and skilled investigation, which includes ensuring that primary witnesses are identified and interviewed early and documentary evidence obtained and analyzed. It also requires the identification of any hurdles to a successful resolution and formulating the most effective and persuasive strategy to overcome those hurdles. In 2010, Renee was selected as one of Georgia Rising Stars in Atlanta Magazine/Law and Politics, voted by her peers as one of Atlanta's best young lawyers.

Renee grew up in Atlanta. She obtained her undergraduate degree from DePauw University (Greencastle, Indiana) and her law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law (Athens, Georgia) where she served on the Journal of International and Comparative Law and several Moot Court Teams. At the University of Georgia, Renee was named to the Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court. She was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2001.

Renee is admitted to: the Georgia Bar, Georgia Court of Appeals; Supreme Court of Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia; the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals; and the Supreme Court of the United States. Renee is also a certified Mediator.

Areas of Practice

  • Medical Malpractice
  • Commercial Vehicle Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • General Negligence

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, 2001

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia
    • J.D.
    • Law Journal: Int’l Journal of Comparative Law, Executive Editor, 2000 – 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Georgia Bar Association, 2001 to Present
  • Fayette County Bar Association
  • Atlanta Bar Association

Honors

  • Outstanding Young People of Atlanta, 2010
  • Georgia Rising Stars, 2010

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

 


Rob Moseley's Profile

Rob Moseley Related Seminars and Products

Moseley Marcinak Law Group


Rob’s entire practice has been focused on the transportation and logistics industry. He has tried more than 80 cases to jury verdict in federal and state courts and has decades of experience representing trucking companies, brokers, logistics companies and their insurance carriers in disputes involving: 

  • commercial transportation accidents

  • federal and state safety regulations

  • freight claims

  • insurance coverage disputes

For several insurance companies and regional and national motor carriers, Rob serves as national counsel managing active litigation in 20 to 30 states at any given time. 

Rob has developed a team of lawyers versed in the world of freight claims. The terms Carmack Amendment, Himalaya Clause, and on-hand notice are nothing new here. Rob has also obtained acclaim in pursuing cases for his collection of freight charges from shippers, including government agencies. 

Transportation contracting is an area where Rob concentrates on reviewing and drafting shipping contracts and tariffs. He has defended brokers in negligent selection cases and is on the forefront of arguments related to federal preemption. Broker liability cases are not unfamiliar territory. Rob has handled some of the most serious and noteworthy broker liability cases in the country. 

One of Rob's assets is his ability to advise trucking companies on proactively assessing and addressing risk, both internally and externally, as well as planning for growth and development. 

Independent contractors can be a troublesome area for motor carriers. Rob works with motor carriers to manage contractual relations and negotiate the Federal Regulations and decisions. 

After law school, Rob clerked for Judge Joseph F. Anderson Jr. on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. 


Ms. Calena Renada Brice's Profile

Ms. Calena Renada Brice Related Seminars and Products

The Brice Law Firm LLC


Attorney Cale Brice is the owner of 

The Brice Law Firm, LLC 

specializing in personal injury law.

 

Raised in the Atlanta suburb of East 

Cobb, Attorney Brice has been a 

resident of Georgia for over thirty 

years.  She graduated from Walton 

High School in Marietta.

 

Attorney Brice received her 

Bachelors in both American Politics 

and Comparative Politics from the 

University of Virginia, in 

Charlottesville, Virginia.  She 

graduated from Atlanta’s John 

Marshall Law School where she 

received her Juris Doctorate.

 

Coming out of law school with a 

catastrophic injury case, Attorney 

Brice has practiced personal injury law, in private practice, 

her entire career.  In 2023, she 

obtained a $850k+ jury verdict in a road wreck case.

 

She is recognized as a 2024 Super 

Lawyer.

 

Please feel free to email Ms. Brice at cale@bricelawfirm.com


Mr. John Andrew Houghton's Profile

Mr. John Andrew Houghton Related Seminars and Products

The Houghton Law Firm LLC


Biography

John is a native Atlantan and a graduate of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas where he received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science. John earned his Juris Doctorate at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama.

Education

  • Samford University School of Law, Birmingham, Alabama
    • J.D.

 

  • Southern Methodist University
    • B.A.
    • Major: History
    • Major: Political Science

 

Practice Areas

  • Tractor-trailer Collisions / Commercial Vehicle Accidents
  • Auto Wrecks
  • Premises Liability / Criminal Acts By 3rd Parties
  • Insurance Coverage

 

 

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia
  • Superior Courts of the State of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • Supreme Court of Georgia

 

Honors

  • Named to Super Lawyers, 2022
  • Named to Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, 2011 - 2020
  • Martindale-Hubbell - Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
  • Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers in the State of Georgia by the National Trial Lawyers

 

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Member - State Advisory Counsel - Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  • Chairman - Walk Like MADD Steering Committee, 2013 to 2014
  • The Shepherd Center, Volunteer Cook

 

Professional Associations

  • Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), Member
  • Civil Justice PAC, Member
  • Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Member
  • Atlanta Bar Association, Member
  • American Association for Justice, Member


Mr. Andrew Thomas Craft's Profile

Mr. Andrew Thomas Craft Related Seminars and Products

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP


Andrew Craft is an associate in the Atlanta office of Lewis Brisbois and is a member of the General Liability Practice. Mr. Craft has successfully defended insurance companies, their insureds and self-insured companies against commercial automobile liability, premises liability, products liability, medical malpractice, trucking liability and workers’ compensation claims. In this regard, Mr. Craft has litigation experience in successfully drafting and arguing dispositive motions, including motions to dismiss, motions for judgment on the pleadings, and motions for summary judgment in both state and federal court across the state. He is also experienced in defending against claims for punitive damages, conducting and defending depositions, negotiating settlements and attending mediation.


Mr. Brian Thomas Mohs's Profile

Mr. Brian Thomas Mohs Related Seminars and Products

Fried Goldberg LLC


Brian is a Partner and National Trucking Trial Attorney at Fried Goldberg LLC in Atlanta, Georgia.  Brian’s practice is focused on catastrophic commercial motor vehicles collisions across the country.  He has successfully litigated cases in 14 different states.  Brian became Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in 2020.  Brian is a Ramblin Wreck from Georgia Tech (graduated in 2002) and a Georgia State University Panther (J.D. in 2008). 

Brian and his wife, Katie, live in Johns Creek, Georgia with their two children, Oliver (5) and Adeline (4).  They have their hands full.    

#MohsKnowsTrucking


Rick Morrison's Profile

Rick Morrison Related Seminars and Products

The Morrison Law Firm


Rick’s practice focuses on helping clients and their families when their lives have been irrevocably harmed by defective products and corporate wrongdoing. Whether it’s a dangerous tire, reckless trucking company or neglectful nursing home, Rick is a consumer safety advocate, fighting daily to ensure unsafe conduct and manufacturing practices are changed. During the 25 years he’s practiced law, Rick’s relentless efforts have forced the automobile & tire industries to issue product warnings & recalls, saving countless lives. By battling in the courtroom to provide medical care & compensation for injured clients, Rick has successfully garnered over $100 million dollars in settlements and verdicts.

Rick earned a national reputation as the “Tire Lawyer” for his experience in litigating more than 40 cases against every major tire manufacturer. Cases involving defective tires are challenging. They require a detailed knowledge of not just how tires are engineered, but also the tire makers’ practices & how they defend their unsafe products.

In addition to speaking regularly, Rick’s been interviewed by NBC, CBS, CNN & ABC news about tire safety. He’s also been featured in numerous periodicals, including Lawyers USA, Bloomberg News, the Akron News Journal and Strategic Safety.

Rick is admitted to the State Bar in Alabama & Mississippi and has been admitted on a case by case basis to 14 other state and federal courts. Wherever your case may be, Rick can help you! He is a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent-Rated attorney.

Rick is an honors graduate of Huntingdon College where he played baseball and also served as the as the Student Government President. He then went on to Cumberland School of Law of Samford University and graduated cum laude in 1991. At Cumberland, Rick served on the Editorial Board of the Cumberland Law Review & is a member of Curia Honoris.

Immediately following law school, Rick worked for a prominent Mobile defense firm, and it was here, he had his “Jerry MacGuire” moment & realized he didn’t want to defend companies who had no desire to fix their defective products. Rick’s early experience as a defense attorney gives him insight into how the “other side” thinks & is part of the reason he’s litigated cases so successfully. Previous to starting his own firm, Rick spent more than twenty years with a large Montgomery, AL plaintiff’s litigation firm. Initially, Rick handled consumer and insurance fraud cases, several of which resulted in seven-figure settlements and verdicts.

Rick’s desire to help the “little guy” steered his focus towards products liability & personal injury cases. In addition to the numerous cases Rick has handled against tire manufacturers, he has also represented clients with their cases against automobile manufacturers concerning defective seat belts, seats and seat backs, fuel systems, airbags, structural integrity and other vehicle components. He has also represented clients who were harmed by defects in motorcycles, saws, tractors, presses textiles and ATVs and large industrial machines. He also handles trucking and other catastrophic personal injury cases.

Over his career, he has litigated more than 40 product and personal injury cases resulting in seven-figure settlements and verdicts.

Rick is the past Chair for the Products Liability Section of the American Association for Justice and serves on the Executive Committee for the “Association”. In addition to conducting seminars relative to tires, Rick is a regular speaker at various national and state seminars concerning product liability issues and updates. He is the author of various papers and articles relative to Product Liability issues, including “The Hidden Dangers of Cargo Vans, The Overlooked Hazard,” “What you don’t know may kill you – Dangers of Aged Tires,” and “Unreasonable or Reckless: Tire Retailers’ Failure to Follow Aging Guidelines Can Cause Severe Injury or Death.”


Ms. Christy Crowe Childers's Profile

Ms. Christy Crowe Childers Related Seminars and Products

Childers & McCain LLC


Christy Crowe Childers

NBTA Board Certified Attorney, Truck Accident Law

          From 2022-23 Christy was the Education Chair for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, she is the first woman in Georgia NBTA board certified in Truck Accident Law, and a founding partner of Childers & McCain. She has been helping truck wreck victims since 2005, when she graduated first in her law school class. Christy organizes the Mother Truckers Rally, an event where women lawyers from all over the country drive tractor trailers and share strategy. Last year's rally was in Montana and this year Christy took 32 people to Alaska, where she went dog sledding and landed on glaciers with attendees, taught classes in a Yurt and drove tractor trailers at the Alaska Driving Academy. While Christy specializes in helping the families of people hurt or killed by trucking companies and large corporations, she routinely consults with other personal injury lawyers across the nation and serves as trial counsel in a wide range of personal injury matters. Notably, Christy obtained nearly $8 million dollars for the life of a severely developmentally disabled adult by using the story writer’s mental model she has developed for trial lawyers, a subject on which she presents regularly.  


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