Managing Partner JW Taylor and Senior Associate Elle Slattery will be presenting “Sealing the Cracks: How Enterprise Risk Management Can Protect You,” at the American Trucking Association’s (ATA) Litigation Center’s 2023 Trucking Legal Forum in La Jolla, California on July 17 at 10:45AM PST.  Throughout their 90-minute session, JW and Elle will cover key areas of Whole Enterprise Risk Management via Corporate Structure, Third-Party Contracting, and Regulatory Compliance, with a specific focus on how day-to-day basics can undermine Sensationalist Plaintiff Tactics. Learn more about this year’s Legal Forum and get a link to register here.

J.W. Taylor is a business law and commercial litigation attorney specializing in the transportation and logistics industry. He founded Taylor Johnson, f/k/a Taylor & Associates, a national full-service transportation law firm, in 2011. Since the firm’s inception, J.W. and his highly talented team have opened a second office in Tampa Bay as well as a satellite office in Miami. Under J.W.’s leadership, Taylor Johnson is devoted to meeting a wide array of client needs within the transportation and logistics industry.  He represents clients in matters of claims litigation including personal injury litigation and ADR, cargo claims, and contract disputes. In addition to litigation, J.W. is skilled in corporate restructuring and regulatory compliance matters such as insurance design, equipment financing, and risk management. Full bio

Elle comes to the firm from the United States Department of Commerce, where she served as a litigator and special adviser in the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Employment, Litigation, and Information.  There, she specialized in defending the work-product and privileged communications of the Executive Office of the Secretary and represented the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Freedom of Information Act litigation.  She is well-versed in federal regulatory procedure. Full bio