Truck Crash Litigation: Crafting and Challenging High Stakes Cases (2025 Edition)

Bryan L. Bradley | Allen Law Group

Bryan L. Bradley is a senior partner at Allen Law Group, LLC, a personal injury law firm where he concentrates his practice on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, with a particular focus on heavy truck crash litigation. Bryan is board certified in Truck Accident Law Board by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Bryan earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1991, followed by his Juris Doctor from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1994. He is admitted to practice law in Indiana, Illinois, various federal courts, and the United States Supreme Court.

Recognized for his excellence in personal injury law, Bryan is a Best Lawyers selectee in both Plaintiff’s Personal Injury and Plaintiff Product Liability. In 2022, he received the prestigious Lawyer of the Year honor from Best Lawyers in Plaintiff’s Personal Injury. He holds an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been repeatedly named to the Indiana Super Lawyers list.

A sustaining member of the American Association for Justice, Bryan is a passionate advocate for the injured and actively supports efforts to improve safety across highways and beyond. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the Indiana Trial Lawyer Association, is an inductee of its College of Fellows, and maintains sustaining membership. Bryan’s other professional affiliations include: Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Board of Regents; Attorney’s Information Exchange Group; Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Life Member); Indiana Bar Foundation (Life Fellow).

He is a frequent presenter on topics related to handling truck crash cases, damages in the catastrophic injury case, and trial practice. He has contributed to both the Second and Third Editions of Truck Accident Litigation, published by the American Bar Association.

A retired officer from the United States Army Reserve Judge Advocate General Corps, Bryan is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College, as well as the U.S. Army Airborne and Infantry Schools.

Throughout his legal career, Bryan has remained steadfast in representing individuals who have suffered injuries or loss due to others’ negligence. Notably, he has never represented corporations or insurance companies in defense litigation.

Andrew F. Marquis | Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary P.C

Andrew Marquis serves clients in all aspects of trial litigation, specifically commercial matters including restrictive covenants, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract actions, as well as catastrophic injury actions. His practice includes continuous application of motor carrier regulatory issues in litigation. Marquis assists clients in litigation matters nationwide, and he has argued cases before the Indiana Supreme Court, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, and in state and federal courts across the country.

In law school, Marquis was the Executive Notes Editor of the Indiana International & Comparative Law Review. He also was a two-year advocate in the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition in New York City.

Session I – Investigation, Discovery, and Pre-Trial Concerns from the Plaintiff Perspective | 2:00pm – 3:00pm

• Key differences from car crash cases
• Federal motor carrier safety regulations
• Initial steps when retained in a truck crash case
• Preserve critical data, records, and evidence
• Initially identifying potential defendants and theories of liability
• Defensive driving standards
• Direct negligence of the motor carrier and vicarious liability

Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

Session II – Navigation Conversation: How to Successfully Chart the Course in Trucking Litigation | 3:10pm – 4:10pm

• Evidence preservation dos and don’ts
• Pre-suit musts in a trucking claim
• Navigating the 30(b)(6) deposition