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Transportation Law Attorneys

At Larson & Gaston, LLP, our lawyers are known for providing expert counsel for clients on all aspects of transportation and warehousing law. We assist clients who are motor carriers, warehouse companies, logistics companies, freight forwarders and brokers, and every other area of transportation.

For businesses, staying compliant with regulatory agencies makes for an ongoing, complex, arduous, series of tasks — and a frequent distraction. But organizations must ensure compliance at the risk of significant exposure to liability and penalties; noncompliance is just not an option.

We work with you to address pressing issues in the best way possible for both your short-term strategy and your long-term success of your business. More than just problem-solvers, we’re consultants focused on your best outcome now — and your future success.

At Larson & Gaston, LLP, our lawyers are known for providing expert counsel for clients on all aspects of transportation and warehousing law. We assist clients who are motor carriers, warehouse companies, logistics companies, freight forwarders and brokers, and every other area of transportation.

For businesses, staying compliant with regulatory agencies makes for an ongoing, complex, arduous, series of tasks — and a frequent distraction. But organizations must ensure compliance at the risk of significant exposure to liability and penalties; noncompliance is just not an option.

We work with you to address pressing issues in the best way possible for both your short-term strategy and your long-term success of your business. More than just problem-solvers, we’re consultants focused on your best outcome now — and your future success.

At Larson & Gaston, we help clients address and handle matters involving an array of public agencies, including:

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
The Department of Transportation (DOT)
The Surface Transportation Board (STB)
The Federal Maritime Commission
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
The California Department of Labor (DOL)

The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)
The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
The Economic Development Department (EDD)
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

We also help transportation clients with the day-to-day legal, business and strategic issues involved in this complex and highly competitive field to ensure that our clients deal effectively with federal and state issues related to:

Procedures and policies
Regulatory compliance
Negotiations and transactions with other companies
Drafting form contracts and sales agreements
Independent contractor contracts
Vehicle lease agreements
Alliances, mergers, and asset transfers
Corporate paperwork
Addressing bylaw issues
Hiring and firing
Litigation
- Department of Labor issues
- Independent contractor worker classification
- Contract disputes
- Cargo loss claims
- Insurance issues
- Major truck accident litigation

We also help transportation clients with the day-to-day legal, business and strategic issues involved in this complex and highly competitive field to ensure that our clients deal effectively with federal and state issues related to:

Procedures and policies
Regulatory compliance
Negotiations and transactions with other companies
Drafting form contracts and sales agreements
Independent contractor contracts
Vehicle lease agreements
Alliances, mergers and asset transfers
Corporate paperwork
Addressing bylaw issues
Hiring and firing
Litigation
- Department of Labor issues
- Independent contractor worker classification
- Contract disputes
- Cargo loss claims
- Insurance issues
- Major truck accident litigation

Members of the firm belong to the California Trucking Association and the Harbor Trucking Association as well as the Trucking Industry Defense Association.

To get in touch and schedule an initial consultation to discuss transportation law, including commercial transportation litigation services, with a Los Angeles County transportation law attorney, call or email Larson & Gaston, LLP.