HeplerBroom

Trucking & Transportation

The minutes and hours immediately after an accident are critical. HeplerBroom’s 24-hour Emergency Response Team investigates the scene, preserves and collects evidence and statements, and brings calm experience to stressful scenes. When litigation arises, we aggressively defend catastrophic loss, injury, and death claims. From the day of the accident through trial, HeplerBroom’s litigators proudly represent truck drivers and trucking companies in high stakes litigation.

Proven Trucking and Transportation Litigators

We are proud to represent the trucking industry in all manner of transportation-related litigation. We also advise trucking companies on labor and employment matters and regulatory matters, including the Illinois Biometic Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”).

McGonigle Secures Defense Win, Slashing $900,000 Demand to $750 Award
Varadachari and Bramstedt Secure Defense Verdict for Client in Trucking Accident Trial
Varadachari and McGonigle Earn Defense Verdict
Varadachari and Harriss Obtained Defense Verdict for Prairie Farms Dairy

News

Fowler Inducted into Prestigious Trial Lawyers Association
St. Louis Office Adds New Associate Attorney
Varadachari Selected to Board of Directors of National Defense Attorney Organization
Varadachari and Deterding Obtain Verdict Rated as 7th Best in the State of Missouri for 2013

Events

Feldman Among Featured Speakers at Washington University’s Olin Business School
McGonigle Among Featured Speakers at Chicago Insurance Claims Conference
Varadachari to Speak at National Claims and Litigation Management Conference
Varadachari Discusses Transportation Verdicts
Varadachari Addresses Transportation Carriers and Insurance Claims Professionals
Reda Speaking at Annual DRI Meeting
Varadachari to Speak at Claims and Litigation Management Alliance 2014 Transportation Conference

Publications

Five HeplerBroom Attorneys Publish Features, Articles, and Columns for Illinois Defense Counsel’s Professional Journal
Reda and McGonigle Publish Article on Data Downloads for Vehicles Involved in Accidents
Reda and Millaway Publish Article on Trucking Companies’ Heightened Need for Liability Vigilance
Varadachari Co-Authors Article for Claims and Litigation Management Journal
Varadachari Co-Authors Article on Trucking Industry Defense for CLM Magazine
Reda Article Tackles Defending Claims Asserting Commercial Truck Drivers Can Commit Professional Malpractice
Reda and Harriss Publish Article on Ensuring Admissibility of Social Media Evidence
Reda and Harris Publish Article in DRI's In Transit
Reda and Harris Author Article for DRI's In Transit trucking law newsletter
Reda and Murphy Publish Article in DRI Trucking Law Newsletter
English: The Official Language of Commercial Transportation
U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of Negligent Hiring Freight Broker Suits
Teenage Truckers: Changes to the FMCSA Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program
Gant is No Longer: Illinois Supreme Court Holds Direct Negligence Claims Against Trucking Company Appropriate Even Where Company Admits Vicarious Liability
Missouri Court Refuses to Extend Personal Jurisdiction to Truck Driver Driving for Missouri Company
Avoiding the Potholes [and Pitfalls] with Last-Mile Delivery
Illinois Department of Insurance Cannot Decide Owner-Operator Employment Dispute, Appeals Court Rules
“Wait, I didn’t sign that contract…” How You May Find Yourself Bound to Someone Else’s Forum-Selection Clause