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Roberts Perryman PC Pleased to Announce Korissa Zickrick Named Shareholder/Principal

ST. LOUIS, MO – 2/12/2015 –Roberts Perryman PC is pleased to announce Korissa Zickrick as the firm’s newest equity shareholder and principal. Korissa Zickrick has experience in the defense and settlement of all aspects of insurance defense including trucking litigation, … Continue reading

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Driver Demographics and Baby Boomer Retirement: The Ingredients for the Perfect Storm

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released a study regarding truck driver age demographics, and the results, while not surprising, are quite concerning. The facts correlate to an impending storm: we see the clouds and have gathered the requisite … Continue reading

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Roberts Perryman Welcomes New Attorney Emily Littlefield

Roberts Perryman P.C. welcomes Emily Littlefield as an associate attorney. Emily is a native of Belleville, IL and will practice in the St. Louis, MO and Belleville, IL offices. She graduated with a BS in Business Administration, cum laude, from … Continue reading

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ATRA Releases 2014-201 Judicial Hellholes Report

The 2014-2015 Judicial Hellholes report shines its brightest spotlight on seven courts or areas of the country that have developed reputations as Judicial Hellholes. Several have become or continue to be hotbeds of asbestos litigation, even though the U.S. has … Continue reading

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Roberts Perryman Pleased to Announce New Hire Lesley Hall

Lesley Hall will be working in the newly opened Springfield, MO office at 1350 East Kingsley. Lesley will be practicing Trucking Litigation, as well as Insurance Coverage and Defense. Lesley graduated from the University Of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. While … Continue reading

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Roberts Perryman PC Pleased to Announce Jason Guerra Named Shareholder/Principal

ST. LOUIS, MO – 8/19/14 — Roberts Perryman PC is pleased to announce Jason Guerra as the firm’s newest equity shareholder and principal. Jason engages in civil litigation in Missouri and Illinois, with an emphasis in lawsuits involving bodily injuries, … Continue reading

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Truck Drivers: An Attorney’s Primer

The following is an article Jennifer Wood had published in the American Bar Association’s Summer Newsletter. For the link click here:http://www.robertsperryman.com/article/2644/Jenn-Wood-Published-in-ABA-Summer-Newsletter.aspx?articlegroup=1188 TRUCK DRIVERS: AN ATTORNEY’S PRIMERBy: Jennifer A. Wood, Roberts Perryman, P C. Summer 2014 How you interact with the … Continue reading

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FMCSA Data to Consider Adjudicated Citations

FMCSA data, including a carrier’s Safety Measurement System (SMS) percentile rankings and a driver’s Pre-Employment Screening data (PSP), will potentially be impacted by recent changes to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Beginning August 23, 2014, the MCMIS will … Continue reading

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Pitfalls in Shipper Contracts

Many times trucking companies will sign shipper contracts without reading the fine print. Here we have outlined a few provisions motor carriers should be wary of when entering into any contract. Failing to identify these situations can leave a motor … Continue reading

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Zero Truck-Related Fatalities is not a Stretch Goal for FMCSA

FMCSA Chief Anne Ferro recently said that FMCSA’s goal should be to lower the truck-related fatality rate to zero (1).  She argued that such a goal is not idealistic, but instead is a stretch goal, or an aspirational goal.   … Continue reading

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