Profile

Kevin Chignell advises and represents clients in state and federal court in a diverse range of litigation matters, from defending wrongful death and serious personal injury claims to insurance coverage matters and commercial disputes. Mr. Chignell has extensive experience in the defense and representation of trucking and transportation clients.

Mr. Chignell frequently presents seminars on safety issues and accident response investigations. The Firm is a member of the North Carolina Trucking Association, and Mr. Chignell is an active member in that group's activities.

Mr. Chignell clerked for the Honorable William L. Osteen, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, from 1995-1996.

While at the University of North Carolina, Mr. Chignell was the Articles Editor of the North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation.

Experience Highlights

• Regularly advocates on behalf of clients in wrongful death and serious personal injury lawsuits that result from accidents involving commercial motor vehicles
• Coordinates legal investigations for companies when their commercial vehicles are involved in accidents
• Counsels clients on safety issues and helps them develop accident response protocols and crisis management guidelines which are tailored to address their specific needs
• Represents clients in products liability matters, insurance coverage litigation, construction defect claims, premises liability cases, professional malpractice matters and mass torts claims, including the litigation arising out of an explosion at a pharmaceutical facility in Kinston, North Carolina, in 2003

News

• DOT Revises Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations
  Trucking and Transportation Law Update
  August 14, 2008
• Federal Court Overturns Hours of Service Rules
  Trucking and Transportation Law Update
  July 26, 2007

Events & Speaking Engagements

• Limiting Your Liability After an Accident Occurs
  May 2008
  78th Annual NC Statewide Safety Conference, NC Trucking Association, Safety Management Council
• Responding to an Accident: Effective Crisis Management through Prevention, Preparation, Being Proactive, and the Attorney Work Product Privilege
  November 2004
  North Carolina Trucking Association, Safety Management Council

Publications

Co-Author, Handling Environmental Matters in North Carolina: A Practice Guide, West Group, 1999

Memberships

• Trucking Industry Defense Association
  Member
• North Carolina Trucking Association
  Member
• Transportation Lawyers Association
  Member
• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
  Member
• Defense Research Institute
  Member