Brian Schrumpf

Mr. Brian Schrumpfs practice is concentrated in the trucking and transportation industry. Mr. Schrumpf focuses in the areas of cargo claims, insurance coverage disputes, freight charge claims, and commercial litigation. Mr. Schrumpf also handles contracts, insurance issues, corporate compliance, corporate structuring, and regulatory matters. He is a member of the American Trucking Associations and Conference of Freight Counsel. Mr. Schrumpf began working as a Law Clerk for The Fuentes Firm in March 2013, and he was licensed to practice law in November 2013. Since then, Mr. Schrumpf has dedicated his practice to defending and protecting motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and other transportation-related companies. Mr. Schrumpf is a graduate from the University of Houston Law Center, where he was awarded the Deans Scholarship, served as a Student Attorney for the University of Houston Law Center Civil Practice Clinic, and worked as an Editor for the Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy. Mr. Schrumpf attended Texas A&M for his undergraduate degree, where he studied psychology and business. He then moved to New York City where he obtained a Masters of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the City University of New York. Posts The Reefer Breakdown Endorsement - A Big Red Flag Cargo Claim Deadlines Under The Carmack Amendment. Freight Broker Insurance. Trucking Companys Broker Affiliate Dismissed from $276,000 Cargo Claim Lawsuit Minimizing Freight Broker Liability for Loss or Damage to Cargo. Limiting Motor Carrier Liability for Loss or Damage to Cargo to $500 via COGSA. Certificate Holder, Additional Insured, Loss Payee - What they are and who needs them. Collecting Freight Charges When A Broker Doesnt Pay The Protections of Pre-injury Release Agreements. Bar Admissions Supreme Court of Texas United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas Professional Associations and Memberships Conference of Freight Counsel Texas Trucking Association, Emerging Leaders Council 2015-2017 American Trucking Association Conferences & Seminars Conference of Freight Counsel Meeting, June 7, 2021 Conference of Freight Counsel Meeting, January 6-8, 2018 Laredo Motor Carriers Association NAFTA Update, January 18, 2017 Conference of Freight Counsel Meeting, June 10-12, 2017 TXTA Annual Call on Washington, February 9-11, 2016 TXTA Annual Conference, August 4-6, 2015 TXTA Management Conference for Texas Trucking Executives, May 18-19, 2015 TLA Annual Conference & CTLA Mid Year Meeting, May 6, 2014 Trucking Executives Management Conference, December 8-10, 2014 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition, October 4-8, 2014 TLA Annual Conference & CTLA Mid Year, April 29 - May 3, 2014 Federal Court Practice 2013, March 16, 2014 Prosecuting or Defending a Trucking or Auto Accident, December 5-6, 2013