Best Lawyers in America for Transportation Law
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Ian Gammon is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law and Transportation Law. Ian, who practices law in Lafayette, Indiana, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Nick Foster is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants and Transportation Law. Nick, who practices law in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nick is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Alison H. Sausaman is a shareholder in Carr Allison’s Jacksonville (FL) office where she practices in the areas of premises liability, retail and hospitality and labor and employment. Alison is admitted to practice in Florida and before the US District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Alison received her Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University, graduating with honors and earned her Juris Doctor from Florida State University College of La...
Brian J. Manikowski is a Partner in the Raleigh office of Hall Booth Smith from which he covers all Central and Eastern portions of North Carolina. His practice focuses on the defense of high-exposure transportation, construction defect, law enforcement liability, and premises liability matters. Brian has significant experience in all stages of litigation and has defended cases in both state and federal courts. He is also well versed in the different avenues of alternative dispute resolution ...
Kendall is an associate in the firm’s Birmingham office and focuses her practice on insurance defense, including construction, automobile accidents, trucking, and premises liability matters. She has represented businesses regarding claims of discrimination, ADA violations, and contract disputes. Kendall is a Birmingham native and obtained a Juris Doctor from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law contemporaneously with a Master of Business Administration from Samford&r...
Kristine O. Little is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Transportation Law. Kristine O., who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kristine O. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Quinten J. Whiteside is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Transportation Law. Quinten J., who practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Quinten J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Vittoria Luchini is dedicated to building open, honest, and ethical client relationships that foster trust and collaboration. She provides practical, reliable counsel to corporate clients, insurers, and insureds, offering clear guidance on potential liability, exposure, compliance, and litigation strategy. Vittoria has experience across industries including transportation, medical, scientific, construction, consumer, and engineering, and is adept at managing discovery, preparing witnesses, an...
As an associate in the Birmingham office, Hannah represents clients in civil litigation with a focus on insurance coverage and bad faith, insurance defense, commercial transportation, liquor liability, and employment law. Hannah graduated from The University of Alabamawhere she received a degree in news media broadcasting with a concentration in sports. While at Alabama, Hannah worked for the SEC Network as a student sideline sports reporter and took a media law class which sparked an interes...
Michael E. Deutsch is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Transportation Law. Michael E., who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Levi Claridge is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants and Transportation Law. Levi, who practices law in Phoenix, Arizona, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Levi is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Kenna Duckworth is a partner in the Seattle, Washington office of O’Hagan Meyer and is a member of the Commercial Litigation practice group. Kenna has represented clients in a wide variety of matters involving personal injury, premises liability, discrimination, breach of contract, and consumer protection violations. Prior to working at O’Hagan Meyer, Kenna worked in general civil litigation and insurance defense at a prominent local firm in Seattle. She is known for her tenacity ...
Austin Glascoe is an associate in the Maritime Practice Group and a member of the maritime litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution team. Austin’s broad maritime litigation experience includes personal injury claims brought under the Jones Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, vessel collision cases involving the Limitation of Liability Act, charter party disputes, and environmental claims. He handles marine accident investigations and advises clients ...
Matt Quandt is a member of Walentine O'Toole’s experienced litigation group. His practice concentrates on trucking, catastrophic injury and wrongful death, construction defect, product liability, and professional liability, including engineers and architects. Matt comes from a long line of truckers; his grandfather, dad, uncles, and brother all drove over-the-road. That industry experience helps Matt best represent trucking companies and drivers, from mom & pop operations to the big...
Jenna is an attorney at Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A. (MRR Law) with a dynamic practice focused on defense in areas including auto and commercial trucking, personal injury, commercial law, construction litigation, general liability, insurance coverage and bad faith, and professional liability. Prior to joining MRR Law, she spent several years at a litigation firm honing her civil litigation skills, where she defended professionals, including lawyers, in liability matters throughout ...
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