Tamara Warn

Biography

Tamara L. Warn started her transportation career as a trial attorney in Chicago.  As an aviation defense attorney she defended pilots, airplane component part manufacturers and other parties related to the aviation industry throughout the United States.  This law practice fit well with her passion for airplanes and her pilot’s license.  While practicing law, she owned and operated a Cessna 172 airplane.After 6 years of trial work, she switched gears and began working in-house as the Litigation Manager for Schneider National, Inc.  While employed at Schneider she obtained her Commercial Driver’s License.  Her commercial driver training has given her an advantage in working in the trucking industry.  It gives her insight into the industry and truck drivers.  After 3 years with Schneider, she joined Transport America in Eagan, Minnesota.  Her work at Transport America included risk management in addition to claims.  In 2003 she was offered the Risk Manager position at Interstate Distributor Co. in Tacoma, Washington.  In this role, she led the company’s liability claims departments, the driver training, safety, compliance and loss prevention departments and the security departments.Currently, Tamara is the Corporate Counsel, Vice President of Risk Management and Safety Director at C&K Trucking, LLC in Chicago Ridge, IL.  In this role she sits on the Board of Directors for C&K Holdings, LLC, leads the Safety, Security and Claims activities of this large intermodal carrier.  In addition, Tamara was on the Board for 9 years and is a past President of the Trucking Industry Defense Association.  She also is a Certified Director of Safety from NATMI and has obtained her Associate in Risk Management from the CPCU.

Education

• John Marshall Law School, Juris Doctor

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: IL, MN
• Licensed Adjuster: TX