Do cases against truck or bus companies require a lawyer who special expertise?
Legally, no – any lawyer, even a tax lawyer or a real estate lawyer, may represent you in a trucking or bus case. Practically, we suggest you want a lawyer who has experience with this type of case. There cases can be very complicated, and you would be advised to hire a lawyer who has substantial experience with this type of case. Our firm regularly handles trucking cases, and in fact John Day’s first jury trial, in June of 1982, was a case against a trucking company and a truck driver. The truck driver was not paying attention to traffic slowing ahead of him and swerved into oncoming traffic to avoid colliding with the vehicles in his lane. Unfortunately, John’s client was coming in the other direction, and was badly hurt in the crash. John assisted his mentor, the late John T. Conners, Jr. in the trial of that case. A jury in the Sixth Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee returned a significant verdict for the client and his wife. John has continued his work on behalf of truc
