J. Scott McMahon

Biography

Scott's core practice is in transportation, trucking, cargo and logistics. In addition to defending catastrophic bodily injury and cargo loss cases (Carmack, COGSA, etc.), he litigates commercial transportation cases. His litigation experience compliments the transactional side of his practice by incorporating that experience and knowledge into the preparation of transportation agreements between motor carriers, brokers and/or shippers. In addition, he assists his clients in all aspects of regulatory compliance, including state and federal statutory and regulatory schemes, and the preparation of policy manuals to assist his clients in ensuring they have the necessary tools to meet today's rigorous federal regulatory compliance issues, such as compliance with CSA 2010. He is a frequent speaker on a wide range of topics pertinent to the surface transportation of goods.

Recognition

AV® Rated by Martindale Hubbell for the highest level of professional excellenceRated "5 Star Transportation Attorney" in Martindale Hubbell's Peer Review Industry Ratings

Education

Valparaiso University College of Law, 1986, Graduated with Honors, Moot Court, Law Review and Mock TrialIndiana University, 1983, Phi Beta Kappa., Degree from Indiana School of Business and Bachelors of Science

Bar Admissions

Florida Bar, 2000Illinois, 1988

Court Admissions

Florida Supreme CourtU.S. District Court, Middle District and Northern Courts of FloridaU.S. District Court, Northern District of IllinoisU.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh CircuitIllinois Supreme Court

Memberships

Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA)Defense Research Institute, Trucking and Transportation CommitteeTransportation Law Association (TLA/International Transportation Group), Member of Casualty Litigation and Motor Carrier CommitteesFlorida Trucking Association, Litigation and Casualty and Insurance CommitteesTransportation Intermediaries Association ("TIA"), which subsumes brokerage and 3PL industry issuesHillsborough County Bar AssociationBoard of Directors for the North Tampa YMCA, including Fund Raising, Event Planning & Coordination

Publications, Seminars & Lectures

Presenter, National Business Institute Seminar, January 22, 2012 in Miami: "How to Deal with Rambo Litigation Tactics and Opposing Counsel"

"CFC Conference"/Conference of Freight and Trucking Counsel. Speaker on my published transportation cases, June 22 to 24, 2011, ChicagoLeadership Conference of Freight Counsel, "The Motor Carrier Industry and Carmack". Keynote speaker: "Post Kirby International Bills of Lading/Damage Limitations contracted for in Freight Bills and Employee Free Choice Act", April 20, 2010

Heritage Management and Indian River Transport, Speaker, "CSA 2010 and Trucking & Broker Developments in the Law," April 1, 2010

National Business Institute Seminar and Speaker, "Statutory Framework of the Transportation Industry" and "Catastrophic Trucking Defense Litigation," March 19, 2010

PATCO Transport Inc. Conference, Speaker "CSA 2010 and the Future of the Brokerage and Trucking Industries," March 2010

Traffic Risk Management Counsel Conference, Speaker, CSA 2010 and Developments in Transportation Law, October 2009

Great West Casualty Seminar, Speaker, "Broker Motor Carrier and Cargo/Trucking Liability and General Florida Liability," Knoxville, Tennessee, November 2006

Speaker, "Trucking Motor Carrier Law," Tampa, Florida, October 2006

"Pure Several Liability Applicable to Trucking Liability," June 2006

Great West Casualty Seminar, Speaker, "Spoliation of Electronic Evidence, Joint and Several Liability, and Trucking Law Update," Knoxville, Tennessee, December 2005

Florida Bar Journal, Author, "Proposals of Settlement," Spring 2004

Education

No information available.

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: FL