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Allyson Boyd assists clients with an array of transportation issues with a focus on independent contractor issues, contracting issues, and regulatory and licensing compliance. Boyd regularly assists clients on matters involving: 

Prasad Sharma’s practice focuses on state and federal legislative and regulatory advocacy work and an array of regulatory compliance issues. From the Firm’s D.C. office, Sharma leads legislative support initiatives and provides a legal liaison function to Firm clients seeking transportation and logistics industry national and state association outreach. He spearheads outreach efforts within the Firm’s network of industry leaders to align efforts to achieve legislative outcomes that protect the future of the transportation industry.

Kelli Block’s practice is devoted to assisting clients with a variety of legal issues, concentrating on independent contractor issues facing the transportation industry. She counsels transportation carriers, freight forwarders, and logistics companies on owner-operator, regulatory compliance, transportation contract review, insurance, alternative risk management, employment tax, and unclaimed property matters. She also defends transportation companies in various investigation and enforcement matters, including IRS audits, U.S.

Shannon Cohen primarily practices in emerging technologies, independent contractor issues, and legislative services. 

Cohen focuses on forthcoming and active legislation and regulation pertaining to issues affecting motor carriers, particularly on legislation touching on the independent contractor status of owner-operators. She has extensive experience counseling clients on owner-operator programs and issues attendant to the design of a successful owner-operator model. These services include: 

Lisa Stephenson is General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer for CRST, where she is responsible for leading the Legal, Safety & Risk functions for CRST. Prior to joining CRST in 2016, Lisa was a member of the Simmons Perrine law firm in Cedar Rapids where she focused on employment and commercial litigation. Lisa also served as a law clerk in the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. Lisa earned her law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.