Our Seminars
The Trucking Attorneys are frequent speakers at seminars across the country on issues involving trucking law. We enjoy sharing our experiences and practice pointers with other lawyers who are handling trucking cases. Whether you are handling your first trucking case or your hundredth, we invite you to attend one of our seminars. Please come up to us and introduce yourself. We always have time to meet and speak with other lawyers.
Upcoming Seminars – 2012
| Date | Event | Location |
| January 25 | Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) Workshop Joe Fried |
Atlanta, Georgia |
| February 15-18 | Southern Trial Lawyers Mardi Gras Conference Joe Fried |
New Orleans, LA |
| March 29-30 | American Conference Institute: Brain Injury Litigation Joe Fried |
Union League, Philadelphia |
| April 12 | Meet the Judges, State Bar Headquarters Michael Goldberg |
Atlanta, Georgia |
| May 10-11 | Georgia Trial Lawyers 2012 Annual Convention Joe Fried |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Upcoming Seminars – 2011
| Date | Event | Location |
| December 2 | South Carolina Auto Torts Michael Goldberg |
Atlanta, GA – Ritz Carlton |
| December 4-6 | Traumatic Brain Injury Summit Joe Fried |
Denver, CO – Four Seasons |
| December 9 | Trial Advocacy, State Bar Headquarters Michael Goldberg |
Atlanta, GA |
| December 16 | Motor Carrier Seminar, State Bar Headquarters Joe Fried, Michael Goldberg |
Columbia, South Carolina |
Past Seminars – 2011 Events
| Date | Event | Location |
| November 11 | New Jersey Association of Justice: “Anything but Auto” Joe Fried |
Meadowlands, New Jersey |
| October 28 | Comprehensive Trucking Litigation Buck Rogers, Michael Goldberg |
Columbia, SC |
| October 27-30 | State Bar of GeorgiaFall MeetingChair: Aviation Track
Buck Rogers
|
Jekyll Island, GA |
| September 21 | Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)Dram Shop Claims and DUI, Proof, Prosecution and Trial PresentationsBuck Rogers
|
Atlanta, GA |
| September 15-17 | Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA)National Interstate Trucking SummitJoe Fried
|
St. Louis, MO |
| September 15 | Beasley AllenLegal Strategies Conference & Expo“Trucking Cases”
Buck Rogers |
Atlanta, GA |
| September 9 | Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Secrets to a Successful Personal Injury Practice: Learning to Evaluate Cases and Maximize Results“Why Trucking Cases are Different from Auto Accident Cases”
Joe Fried, Michael Goldberg |
Atlanta, GA |
| August 2 | National Business Institute Teleconference“Commercial Vehicle Crash Litigation Guide”Joe Fried | Atlanta, GA |
| July 28-30 | Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)Auto Torts WorkshopBuck Rogers
|
Destin, FL |
| July 24 | South Carolina Association of Reconstruction Specialists (SCARS)“Commercial Vehicle Litigation”Buck Rogers | Charleston, SC |
| June 23-26 | Gary Christy Memorial Georgia Trial Skills Clinic (GTSC)Lecture: “Fundamentals of Direct Examination” Joe FriedLecture: “Themes & Theories” Buck Rogers |
Athens, GA |
| June 22 | “Mediating and Early Resolution of Truck Collision Cases”Joe Fried | |
| June 13 | Georgia State PatrolGeorgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC)“Cadet Cross Examination”
Buck Rogers |
Forsyth, GA |
| June 12-14 | Advocacy 360 Trucking Litigation SeminarJoe Fried, Buck Rogers, Michael Goldberg | New Orleans, LA |
| May 21-26 | Trial Lawyers College, Staff TrainingJoe Fried | Thunderhead Ranch, WY |
| May 20 | American Association for JusticeInterstate Trucking Litigation GroupLitigating Truck Collision Cases
“Top Ten Rules in a Trucking Collision Case—from First Client Call to Closing Argument” Joe Fried |
Atlanta, GA |
| May 6 | Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)Annual Convention“Trucking Cases”
Buck Rogers, Michael Goldberg |
Atlanta, GA |
| May 5 | Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)Annual ConventionChampions Trial Skills
“Dealing with Difficult Clients and Very Nice Defendants” New Plaintiffs Lawyers “Finding and Presenting Your Client’s Story” Joe Fried |
Atlanta, GA |
| April 18 | South Carolina Highway PatrolMulti-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT)“Commercial Vehicle Inspection”
Buck Rogers |
Columbia, SC |
| April 14 | Torts Made Perfect“Truck Driver and Trucking Company Insurance Coverage—Finding It After Being Told It Doesn’t Exist”Joe Fried | Las Vegas, NV |
| March 31 | State Bar of Georgia – Young Lawyers DivisionSpring MeetingMichael Goldberg | Las Vegas, NV |
| March 25 | State Bar of GeorgiaCarlson on Evidence Seminar“Successful Direct Examination Strategies”
Joe Fried |
Atlanta, GA |
| March 17 | Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)“Catastrophic Injuries, Third Party Claims”Buck Rogers | Atlanta, GA |
| March 4 | Southern Trial Lawyers AssociationTrucking TechnologyBuck Rogers | New Orleans, LA |
| February 9-13 | Staff, Trial Lawyers College“Closing Argument”Joe Fried | Orlando, FL |
| February 2 | Macon Trial Lawyers AssociationMichael Goldberg | Macon, GA |
| January 21 | Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)Jury Trial Seminar“Damages in a Death Case”
Joe Fried |
Atlanta, GA |
| January | Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)SKI-LEAdvanced Tractor Trailer Litigation
Buck Rogers |
Breckenridge, CO |
2010 Events
| Date | Event | Location |
| December 9 | Lorman Education ServicesTrucking Accident Litigation From Start to Finish“The Trucking Industry and the Law”
Joe Fried |
Atlanta, GA |
| November 5 | Minnesota Association for JusticeTrucking Seminar“CSA 2010 – Safety Information on the Defendant Trucking Company and Using the On-Board Systems to Prove Your Case” and “Rules of the Road for the Truck Case Using the CDL and FMCSRs at All Stages of Your Case”
Joe Fried |
Minneapolis, MN |
| November 5 | Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)Chair: Motor Carrier SeminarBuck Rogers, Michael Goldberg
|
Atlanta, GA |
| October 25 | Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)Traffic Incident Management Emergency (TIME)“Secondary Collision Legal Analysis for Commercial Vehicle Collisions”
Buck Rogers |
Athens, GA |
| October 9 | American Association for JusticeInterstate Trucking Litigation GroupLitigating Truck Collision Cases
“Top 10 FMCSR’s and How to Use Them” Joe Fried |
Las Vegas, NV |
| October 8 | American Association for JusticeInterstate Trucking Litigation GroupLitigating Truck Collision Cases
Joe Fried, Michael Goldberg |
Las Vegas, NV |
| September | Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)Fall WorkshopTrucking Cases
Buck Rogers |
Savannah, GA |
| September 16 | American Association for Justice Education (AAJ)CSA Telesminar“A New Set of Rules for Trucking Companies and Drivers”
Joe Fried |
|
| July 29 | Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)Auto Torts Workshop“10 Things You May Not Know About Handling Trucking Cases”
Michael Goldberg |
Destin, FL |
| July 24 | Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA)Advanced Auto Retreat: Maneuvering Through the Tough Cases“Tractor-Trailer Cases: Thinking Outside the Box”
“Tractor-Trailer Cases: The Physics, Engineering, Forensic & Biomechanics of the Accident” Joe Fried, Buck Rogers |
Charlottesville, VA |
| July 10 | American Association for Justice (AAJ)Annual Convention“Using the CDL Manual & Other Industry Documents”
Joe Fried |
Vancouver, Canada |
| June 24 | Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)Georgia Trial Skills Clinic“Themes and Theories”
Buck Rogers |
Athens, GA |
| June 24 | Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)Georgia Trial Skills ClinicEvidentiary Foundations: “Direct Examination”
Joe Fried |
Athens, GA |
| April 23 | Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)Premises Liability“The Ups and Downs of Elevator and Escalator Accidents”
Michael Goldberg
|
Atlanta, GA |
| March 28 | Trial ToolboxJoe Fried | Jackson Hole, WY |
| March 23 | Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)Annual Convention“CDL Manual”
Joe Fried |
Atlanta, GA |
| March 22 | Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)Annual Convention“So You Have Your First Trucking Case – Now What?”
Joe Fried |
Atlanta, GA |
| March 18 | Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Inside the Courtroom: The Trial of a Personal Injury Case“Successful Direct Examination Strategies”Joe Fried | Atlanta, GA |
| March 4 | State Bar of Georgia“Wrongful Death Damages”Joe Fried | Atlanta, GA |
| February 25 | American Association for Justice (AAJ)Interstate Trucking Litigation GroupTrucking Litigation
Joe Fried, Michael Goldberg |
New Orleans, LA |
2009 Events
| Date | Event | Location |
| October 23 | Tennessee Association of JusticeTrucking Litigation Seminar“Effective Use of the CDL Manual in Trucking Cases”
Joe Fried |
Nashville, TN |
| October 12 | American Association for Justice (AAJ)Trucking SeminarJoe Fried, Michael Goldberg | Atlanta, GA |
| September 13-15 | Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA)Fatigued Truckers: From Crash to Closing Argument“Using the CDL Manual and Other Industry Documents to Your Benefit in a Trucking Case”
Joe Fried |
Las Vegas, NV |
| June 25-28 | Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)Georgia Trial Skills Clinic“Themes and Theories”
Joe Fried, Buck Rogers |
Athens, GA |
| June | Georgia State PatrolGeorgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC)“Cadet Cross Examination”
Buck Rogers |
Forsyth, GA |
| March 20 | Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)Chair: Common Carrier – Top Five Trucking Tips from the ExpertsJoe Fried, Buck Rogers, Michael Goldberg | Atlanta, GA |
| January 30 | Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)Georgia Foundations and ObjectionsMichael Goldberg | Atlanta, GA |