Foley Mansfield's Transportation attorneys represents a wide range of shipping and cargo concerns, including trucking and bus companies, corporate fleets, owner-operators, drivers, and railroad and aviation businesses of all sizes.
Our Transportation Practice Group defends transportation clients against catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death property loss claims, and provides assistance in a variety of capacities, including but not limited to:
- Emergency response investigations
- SIU investigations
- Investigation of cargo claims
- Pre-litigation investigation
- Preparation of litigated matters from inception through post-trial and appellate phases
- Mediations, Arbitrations, and Voluntary settlement conferences
- Auditing of outside firms’ handling of litigated matters
- Record retention and in-house investigation
- Defense of regulatory investigations
- Service as local counsel for depositions and record retrieval
- Retention of specialized experts in the areas of truck safety, conspicuity, accident reconstruction, and biomechanics
- National Supervising Counsel
Dustin J. Priebe
Dustin J. Priebe, an Equity partner in Foley Mansfield’s Denver and Los Angeles offices, and is the chair of the firm's Transportation practice group. He is a civil trial attorney with more than a decade of experience. He frequently litigates complex cases involving numerous parties, diverse claims for relief, and insurance coverage overlay. Dustin has acted as the first-chair attorney in several multi-day trials and handled numerous appeals. He has also postured countless cases for favorable resolution through settlement negotiations and concise motions practice in the trial court.
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