Transportation Brief: For the Record - New Hires at Scopelitis

Thakena  Hogue, Jared Kramer

August 8, 2019

For the Record - New Hires at Scopelitis
 

We are pleased to announce that Jared Kramer has joined the Firm’s Chicago office.  Mr. Kramer’s practice is primarily devoted to the Class Action Defense and Complex Litigation Practice Group.  

Congratulations to Thakena Hogue who began her law practice this spring as an associate in the Indianapolis office. 

Scopelitis’ Transportation Brief® is intended as a report to our clients and friends on developments affecting the transportation industry. The published material does not constitute an exhaustive legal study and should not be regarded or relied upon as individual legal advice or opinion.

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