Scopelitis has always been at the cutting edge of issues that matter to the transportation industry. We help our clients prevent costly litigation, win cases, preserve victories, overturn setbacks, and advance the industry’s interests.

• Litigation And Dispute Prevention. Our litigation practice spans all of our practice areas and our litigators practice everywhere our clients operate.
  • From class actions to commercial litigation, ERISA disputes to accident defense, and cargo claims to insurance coverage, our trial attorneys handle all phases of litigation in state and federal courts as well as disputes in arbitration and before government agencies around the country.
  • Our litigators work with the Firm’s subject matter experts to turn lessons learned in litigation into proven strategies to prevent costly disputes.

• Appeals and Critical Motions. The Scopelitis appeals and critical motions team has an outstanding track record of helping our clients obtain and preserve trial court victories and overcome adverse results on appeal.
  • The Firm’s appellate attorneys have briefed and argued cases before the United States Supreme Court, the federal circuit courts of appeal, and state appellate courts nationwide.
  • Our team includes former federal and state trial and appellate court judicial law clerks who have unique insight into a court’s decision-making process.
  • The Firm’s appellate lawyers work with our litigation teams to formulate and execute legal strategy, help identify potential appellate issues, and ensure that issues arising during trial are preserved for appeal.
  • We are also frequently called upon to assist outside counsel with critical motions in cases involving complex and novel issues.
  • And when clients receive unfavorable results at the trial court level, they often call on our team to challenge those results, sometimes in partnership with trial counsel and sometimes on our own.

• Strategic Advocacy for the Industry. Scopelitis is uniquely positioned to leverage its deep transportation industry knowledge and thought leadership through strategic advocacy on issues critical to the industry.
  • The Firm regularly helps businesses and industry groups weigh in on issues important to the industry by submitting amicus briefs in state and federal courts around the country.
  • We are often called upon to help organize and coordinate industry-wide efforts to initiate or participate in litigation critical to industry interests.