Hedrick Gardner’s Trucking & Transportation Practice Group offers a wide range of services to transportation industries including automotive, maritime, railroad, and trucking. Representing a large number of motor carriers, insurers, and drivers in every aspect of complex transportation disputes and claims, we understand the challenges facing the defense in these cases and are here to guide you throughout the process.
Our highly-experienced attorneys regularly defend civil claims involving death and serious bodily injury and workers’ compensation claims against motor carriers and their insurers. Hedrick Gardner’s Trucking & Transportation attorneys recognize and emphasize the importance of early involvement, particularly when accidents involve deaths and catastrophic injuries. Our team is available around the clock to serve clients involved in serious accidents. Immediately following an accident, our attorneys arrange for engineers and investigators to travel to the scene, meet with drivers, assist in the retention of criminal defense attorneys, identify witnesses, secure evidence to protect against claims of spoliation, and ensure that the accident scene and vehicles are photographed and documented.
Our services include:
- Litigation (civil and workers’ compensation) resulting from accidents;
- Rapid response accident investigation;
- Employment law;
- Freight claims;
- UM/UIM claims;
- Insurance coverage;
- Contract interpretation and disputes.
The attorneys in this practice group recognize and appreciate the trust placed in them by their clients and fiercely protect the clients’ interests.
