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Automobile and Trucking Litigation

At Smith Sovik, we understand the importance of responding immediately to an accident involving one of our client’s trucks or vehicles. That’s why our lawyers are available 24/7 to travel to an accident scene and offer valuable legal advice and protection. We also retain investigators, photographers and experts who will visit the accident within hours.

We know that actions or statements made to law enforcement can have a lasting impact on a case, so we provide drivers with immediate advice. We also account for technological advancements like the Electronic On-Board Recorder, so we’re better able to protect our clients’ data and avoid spoliation of important evidence.

Smith Sovik lawyers are proud members and contributors to the Trucking Industry Defense Association, Transportation Lawyers’ Association and DRI Trucking Law Committee. So whether our clients need help settling a difficult case or gearing up for a trial, they can count on a creative legal defense that is practical, cost-efficient and built on decades of trucking litigation experience.

I was extremely fortunate to have Christopher DeFrancesco as the lead trial attorney on my defense case. From the beginning, Chris made me feel comfortable and assembled a crack team of expert witnesses. Chris thoroughly prepared me for the process and my testimony. From the moment Chris spoke to the judge and jury, I knew I was in great hands.  He masterfully shredded the plaintiff, dissected the plaintiff’s shady allegations,  and disarmed the plaintiff’s witnesses and we WON! It was a six day trial, but it only took a few minutes for the jury to deliberate. Anyone and everyone should want Chris DeFrancesco on their team!

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