Transportation Defense Associate Attorney

Overview Experience in insurance defense matters involving heavy trucking/tractor trailer and cargo and freight carriers is required. Michigan bar admission is a plus. The Transportation Practice defends a broad range of clients in the trucking industry, including freight carriers, transportation brokers, truck insurers, public entities, school bus operators, long and short haul truckers, and waste management groups engaged in both intra-state and interstate transportation. The practice handles a variety of issues pervasive in the industry, such as negligent hiring and retention, hours of service, Engine Control Module (ECM) data, messaging and positioning data, DOT compliance, and accident reconstruction. Day-to-day work involves drafting and responding to discovery and initial pleadings, drafting and arguing motions, and taking and defending depositions. #J-18808-Ljbffr Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP