Transportation companies face increasing challenges when responding to claims and litigation. At the recent Higginbotham Refuel Transportation Leadership Conference, John Tarpley moderated a roundtable focused on practical strategies for strengthening claims investigations, handling pre-suit matters proactively, and developing effective in-suit response plans. Thoughtful discussions like these help organizations better manage risk while supporting safer operations across the transportation industry. John, a shareholder in our Nashville office, has been involved in complex litigation in the areas of transportation, tort, and product liability, in both state and federal courts. He has established himself as one of the pre-eminent lawyers who represent commercial transportation companies and their employees in Tennessee and nationwide. He has successfully defended trucking companies in both state and federal courts and at mediations and settlement proceedings throughout the country. As the chair of the firm’s transportation practice group, he established an aggressive rapid response protocol that results in the quick gathering of all relevant information related to an accident to enable his clients to make critical and prompt decisions about each accident. He is sought after nationally as a speaker on transportation topics and has addressed thousands of lawyers and trucking executives on a wide range of issues.
