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

Bryan L. Bradley | Allen Law Group

Bryan L. Bradley is a nationally respected trial attorney and senior partner at Allen Law Group, LLC, where he devotes his practice exclusively to representing individuals and families harmed by catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death—primarily in complex commercial truck and bus crash litigation. He has spent his entire career fighting for the injured and has never represented insurance companies or corporations in defense. With extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts, Bryan has secured numerous seven- and eight-figure settlements and verdicts in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wyoming, and North Carolina, in cases routinely involving wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, disc injuries, and other life-altering harm resulting from negligent trucking operations. His success lies in his ability to untangle complex factual scenarios, identify all responsible parties, and bring clarity to multi-layered liability disputes involving motor carriers, brokers, shippers, and third-party logistics providers, drawing on deep fluency in electronic logging devices, event data recorders, fleet management systems, transportation and broker agreements, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Raised in a multigenerational trucking family, with a father and grandfather who were career truckers, Bryan brings an insider’s knowledge of the industry to his advocacy. He played a leadership role in the Indiana State Fair stage collapse litigation, a mass casualty event and one of the most significant civil cases in state history.

• Education & Credentials

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 has been admitted to practice in Indiana and Illinois since 1994, as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, and the Western District of Michigan; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Tenth Circuits; the U.S. Court of Federal Claims; and the United States Supreme Court. A retired Major of the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Bryan is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army Airborne and Infantry Schools, and a recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal for overseas service during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

• Recognition & Leadership

Bryan is Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He was named Attorney of the Year by Best Lawyers in Personal Injury and is a Best Lawyers in America selectee in both Plaintiff’s Personal Injury and Product Liability across multiple years. He holds an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been repeatedly named to the Indiana Super Lawyers list. He has also been recognized among the Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers and the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers.

• Professional Involvement

Bryan serves on the Board of Regents of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys and on the Executive Committee of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, where he is also an inductee of its College of Fellows. He is a sustaining member of the American Association for Justice, a member of the Attorney Information Exchange Group, a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a Life Fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation, and a member of the Lake County Bar Association. He is a contributing author to the Second and Third Editions of Truck Accident Litigation, published by the American Bar Association.

• Experience

Throughout his career, Bryan has remained steadfast in representing individuals who have suffered injuries or loss due to the negligence of others, never representing corporations or insurance companies in defense litigation. His practice centers on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, with a particular focus on heavy truck and bus crash litigation involving motor carriers, brokers, shippers, and logistics providers. A sought-after speaker and instructor, he has presented nationally for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, the Federal Bar Association, the National Business Institute, ICLEF, and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association on topics including trucking regulations, civil trial practice, damages, and the use of scientific and electronic evidence in litigation.

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

Andrew F. Marquis is a partner at Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C., based in the firm’s Indianapolis office, where he serves clients in all aspects of trial litigation. His practice spans commercial matters—including restrictive covenants, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract actions—as well as catastrophic injury actions and includes the continuous application of motor carrier regulatory issues in litigation. Marquis assists clients in litigation matters nationwide and has argued cases before the Indiana Supreme Court, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, and in state and federal courts across the country. His practice concentrations include Litigation of Business Disputes; Highway Accident, Wrongful Death & Personal Injury Defense; and Cargo Claims & Freight Disputes.

• Education & Credentials

Marquis earned his Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Ball State University, followed by his Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where he received an academic scholarship for excellence in labor law. He is admitted to the bar in Indiana (2009) and Michigan (2018), as well as the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2022) and is admitted to practice before all Indiana state and federal courts and all Michigan state and federal courts.

• Recognition & Leadership

In law school, Marquis served as 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 and received an academic scholarship for excellence in labor law at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

• Professional Involvement

Marquis is a member of the American Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, and the Indianapolis Bar Association. He is a frequent author and presenter on transportation and litigation topics, with publications including “Jury Rejects ‘Nuclear’ Verdict in Truck Accident Case” and “Do Your Company’s Internal Safety Policies Increase Exposure to Negligence Claims?”, and presentations including “Human Factors in Trucking and Transportation Litigation” and a mock trial presentation on catastrophic injuries and disputed liability.

• Experience

Marquis serves clients in all aspects of trial litigation, with his practice centered on commercial disputes—restrictive covenants, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract actions—alongside catastrophic injury actions and the continuous application of motor carrier regulatory issues in litigation. He assists clients nationwide and has argued before the Indiana Supreme Court, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, and state and federal courts across the country, contributing to matters including a major defense verdict before a Lake County jury.

SESSION 1 – Investigation, Discovery, and Pre-Trial Concerns from the Plaintiff Perspective | 2:00pm – 3:00pm

This session details how trucking claims diverge from car crashes, preserving electronic data, applying Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, issuing FOIA requests, pinpointing defendants, and building direct negligence and vicarious liability theories against the carrier.

BREAK | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

SESSION 2 – Navigation Conversation: How to Successfully Chart the Course in Trucking Litigation | 3:10pm – 4:10pm

This session walks through a typical trucking claim’s pre-suit phase, stressing evidence preservation dos and don’ts, the musts that protect a claim from the outset, and the 30(b)(6) deposition tactics that decide trucking litigation.