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Tamara N. Cook
SHAREHOLDER
PRACTICE AREAS
Transportation
(Firm Practice Group Chair)
Commercial Transportation Litigation
audit support
regulatory compliance reviews
Regulatory Investigations
safety program
Consultation
Accident and Personal Injury
Employment Law
and Litigation
Products Liability
Medical Malpractice
and Healthcare
Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith
EDUCATION
Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1991,
Order of Barristers
The Hague Academy of International Law, 1990
University of Arizona, B.A., Political Science,
1988
BAR ADMISSIONS
Arizona, 1992
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1992
United States Supreme Court, 2004
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Bar Association: Vice Chair (Arizona),
Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee (Torts, Trial and Insurance
Practice Section)
State Bar of Arizona
ALFA International: Board of Directors (2006-2009);
Transportation Practice Group Steering Committee, Chair (2004-2005), Vice Chair
(2003-2004), Program Chair (2002-2003); American Trucking Association Liaison;
Women’s Initiative Practice Group Steering Committee (2008-present)
Defense Research Institute
Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA)
Arizona Women Lawyers Association
PUBLICATIONS
“2011 ALFA 50-State Transportation Compendium,”
co-author
“Shifting Gears: Practical Solutions for Litigation
Challenges Affecting the Trucking Industry” (editor), ALFA International
Transportation Course Book, 2009
“Motor Carrier Liability Issues Relating to Owner
Operators” (contributor), ALFA International Transportation Compendium, 2009
“Answers to Questions Every Transportation Company
Needs to Know: A Fifty-State Survey” (contributor), ALFA International, 2006
“Bodily Injury and Death Damages in Trucking Cases:
A Fifty-State Survey” (contributor), ALFA International, 2005
“Til Death do us Part: A Fifty-State Survey”
(contributor), ALFA International, 2004
“A Fifty-State Compendium of Transportation Law
Issues,” ALFA International, 2003
“Compendium of Transportation Law Issues,” ALFA
International, 2002
“Arizona Law of Liability for Acts of Owner/
Operators: First Party and Third Party Claims – a Fifty-State Survey,” ALFA
International, 2000
“Low Speed Impacts,” Lincoln General Insurance
Company, York, PA, August 2005
“Good Liability Arguments but Log Books are Cooked
or Brakes are Slightly Out of Adjustment,” Lincoln General Insurance Company,
August 2005
“Avoiding Ethical Blowouts,” American Trucking
Association Litigation Center’s Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsel, July
2005
“Preparing for Trial and Appeal – What You Don’t
Know Can Hurt You,” American Bar Association Transportation MegaConference VII,
Trucking and Motor Carrier Litigation, March 2005
“Using Lawyers You Can Learn to Love,” National
Tank Truck Carriers, March 2005
PRESENTATIONS (REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE)
"The Cliff House: Employer Culpability for
Compliance with FMCSRs," American Trucking Association, July 2012
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Materials available on
request
"All Systems Check-Up: Brainstorming Strategies to
Help Identify and Manage Your Risk," Association of Corporate Counsel, Arizona
Chapter, June 2012
“Snake Charming, Mass Hypnotism and Other Feats of
Magic: Jury Selection in a Catastrophic Injury Trucking Case,” ALFA
International Transportation Seminar, Amelia Island, Florida, May 2012
Transportation Leaders (panel), Arkansas Trucking
Seminar, September 2011
“Strategies for the Tough Case: Mandatory Insurer
Reporting of Medicare Allocations and Medicare Secondary Payout – Private Causes
of Action?” April 2010
“Developments in Accident Reconstruction
Techniques,” ATA Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsel, July 2009
“Medicare Mandatory Reporting and Allocations,"
ALFA International Transportation Practice Group Tele-Seminar, June 2009
“Medicare Mandatory Reporting Requirements and
Procedures,” In-House Training for National Client, February 2009
“‘To Avoid a Fine, I Walk the Line’: Handling FMCSA
Compliance Audits,” Panelist, Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsels, American
Trucking Associations, Laguna Beach, CA, July 2007
“The Sum of the Parts – Technology, Equipment and
Trucking Litigation,” ABA Transportation Mega Conference VIII, March 2007
“Commercial Drivers Standard of care – Just How
High Is It?” Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA), February 2007
“Rapid Response Teams,” National Private Truck
Council, Washington, D.C., September 2006
“The Animated Witness,” ALFA International
Transportation Seminar, Lake Las Vegas, April 2006
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Verde Valley School: Board of Trustees,
2012-present
Lost Our Home Pet Foundation: Volunteer,
2011-present
Ingleside Middle School: Mock Trial Attorney Coach,
2012
Center for Law-Related Education: Former High
School Mock Trial Attorney Coach
Valley Big Brothers and Big Sisters: Former Member |
