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Joseph A. Newsom, C.D.S is the Corporate Risk Manager for 10 Roads Express of Carter Lake, Iowa.  Mr. Newsom was previously the Corporate Risk Director for Salmon Companies from 1998 until 10 Roads Express acquired Salmon July 1, 2019.  10 Roads Express is the largest ground transportation supplier to the United States Postal Service and transports mail in almost every state in the contiguous United States. 
 

Greg Patterson is an Assistant Vice President of Claims with Great American Insurance Company.  He has over 25 years experience handling and managing commercial property and inland marine exposures with an emphasis on motor truck cargo claims.  He presently manages three teams of cargo-dedicated adjusters who handle claims from all over the US and Canada.  Greg holds several insurance designations, including CPCU, ARM, AMIM and AIC. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati.  His favorite pastimes are hunting, fishing and music.  

Sari Pettinger’s practice primarily includes defending employers in federal court, state court, appellate court, and before administrative agencies regarding all aspects of labor and employment law, including:

A. Jack Finklea counsels clients and litigates disputes concerning labor and employment matters. He is also a member of the Firm’s appellate practice team. His work regarding labor matters includes:

Donald Vogel’s practice focuses on labor and employment issues in the transportation industry and general business counseling. Vogel’s work for clients includes:

David Robinson’s practice focuses on labor and employment law, particularly employment discrimination litigation and wage and hour compliance. He has extensive experience representing transportation employers in various courts throughout the country and against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission U.S. Department of Labor. His experience includes:

Mehdi has been in the trucking, insurance & Safety industries for more than two (2) decades, and has learned safety through trucking litigation & claims handling.   Mehdi’s accomplishment has been to develop blueprint of aggressive claims management, with emphatic, truth/honesty & transparency in handling claims.  Mehdi is also heavily invested in driver behavioral intervention, instead of accident ratio or firing of drivers.  With the driver behavior modification, Mehdi believes, severity of accidents will go down.   Mehdi started with Schneider National in th

Yaron Shaham, Esq. is the Chair of Kahana Feld's Trucking and Transportation practice group and the Co-Chair of its General Liability practice group. Mr. Shaham focuses his practice on the defense of trucking and logistics companies, business owners, landlord and tenants, and financial institutions. He is experienced in business litigation, insurance defense, real estate, and financial services litigation. Mr.

Gene F. Zipperle Jr., is licensed to practice law in Kentucky (1988) and Indiana (1989). Gene has litigated in the state and federal courts of Indiana and Kentucky and other states. His current practice focuses on all aspects of transportation litigation, and insurance coverage litigation.

Mike Langford litigated high stakes civil lawsuits throughout his 29-year career as a trial lawyer. He regularly defended motor carriers in jury trials nationwide and argued before state and federal appellate courts as well. He has been involved in several appellate cases that decided important issues of first impression.