I am an attorney with a CDL who defends trucking companies in Central Pennsylvania and throughout the country. I have earned my CDL, providing great insight into the challenges of operating a tractor trailer and the mechanical components of the equipment. For more than 30 years, I have litigated cases in Central Pennsylvania. As a life-long resident of and practitioner in this region, I am able to prepare and evaluate cases from a Central Pennsylvania perspective. I am familiar to and have earned the respect of the Courts and opposing counsel in this area.I am also representing transportation companies on their claims throughout the country. This ranges from immediately responding to the accident to litigating the case through a jury trial. I have been specially admitted as trial counsel in more than 35 states. The trial results achieve can be found in the “Cases” section of this webpage.I received my Bachelor of Arts from Dickinson College, graduating magna cum laude with a major in political science. I subsequently worked for Price Waterhouse as an auditor. I then graduated from the Dickinson School of Law. I have served as a member of the Penn State-Dickinson School of Law Board of Overseers.
Transportation Activities
- Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)—Doubles, Triples and Tanker Endorsements
- Pa. Motor Truck Assoc.
- Board of Directors
- Safety and Management Council—Past Chairman
- Truck Driving Championships—Food Committee—Past Chair
- South Central Chapter Board of Directors-Past Secretary
- American Truck Associations
- Safety and Loss Prevention Management—Member
- Preventability Guidelines Task Force–Member
- Trucking Industry Defense Assoc.(TIDA)—Member
- Transportation Lawyers Assoc. (TLA)—Member
- Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance—Member
- New York Motor Truck Assoc.—Member
- Arkansas Trucking Assoc.–Member
Transportation Articles
- Adopt an Aggressive Defense in Trucking Suits—ATA SMC Informer
- Anatomy of a Successful Lawsuit—ATA SMC Informer
- Plaintiff Caught, Plaintiff Punished—Transportation Lawyer
- Whose Money is it Anyway?—The Transportation Lawyer
- New Opportunity—Social Media Discovery—The Transportation Lawyer
- A Defense of Sleep Apnea and Fatigue Claims—The Transportation Lawyer
- Discoverability and Admissibility of “Preventable” Determinations—The Transportation Lawyer
- Shipper Liability for Injuries to Driver—The Transportation Lawyer
- Surviving Depositions: Follow the Plan—Motor Fleet Monthly
- Avoid the Legal Pitfalls of Low Impact Accidents—Motor Fleet Monthly
- Preparation and Execution are the Key—PennTrux
- Audacity of “Nope”—PennTrux
- Limits to Discovery—Penntrux
- Joint and Several Liability—Penntrux
- Shouldering the Burden—PennTrux
Education:
- The Dickinson School of Law—1982
- Dickinson College—1978
Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania—1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit—1993
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania—1982
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania—2003
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania