Douglas B. Marcello
Contact Information:
dmarcello@cdl-law.com
Cell Phone: (717) 579-8711
My practice focuses on representing trucking companies in Central Pennsylvania and throughout the country. I have earned my CDL, providing great insight into the challenges of operating a tractor trailer and the mechanical components of the equipment.
For almost 30 years, I have litigated cases in Central Pennsylvania. As a life-long resident of and practitioner in this region, I am able to prepare and evaluate cases from a Central Pennsylvania perspective. I am familiar to and have earned the respect of the Courts and opposing counsel in this area.
I am also representing transportation companies on their claims throughout the country. This ranges from immediately responding to the accident to litigating the case through a jury trial. I have been specially admitted as trial counsel in more than 35 states. The trial results achieve can be found in the "Cases" section of this webpage.
I received my Bachelor of Arts from Dickinson College, graduating magna cum laude with a major in political science. I subsequently worked for Price Waterhouse as an auditor. I then graduated from the Dickinson School of Law.
Transportation Activities
- Commercial Driver's License (CDL)—Doubles, Triples and Tanker Endorsements
- Truckload Carriers Assoc.—Member—2004-Present
- Pa. Motor Truck Assoc.
- Safety and Management Council—Chairman
- Truck Driving Championships—Food Committee—Chair
- South Central Chapter Board of Directors/Secretary
- American Truck Associations—Safety and Loss Prevention Management—Member
- Trucking Industry Defense Assoc.(TIDA)—Member
- Transportation Lawyers Assoc. (TLA)—Member
- North American Transportation Mgmt. Institute—Member
- Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance—Member
- Women in Trucking—Member
- Ontario Trucking Association—Member
- New York Motor Truck Assoc.—Member
- Canadian Transportation Lawyers Assoc.—Member
Transportation Articles
- Adopt an Aggressive Defense in Trucking Suits—ATA SMC Informer
- Anatomy of a Successful Lawsuit—ATA SMC Informer
- Plaintiff Caught, Plaintiff Punished—Transportation Lawyer
- Whose Money is it Anyway?—The Transportation Lawyer
- New Opportunity—Social Media Discovery—The Transportation Lawyer
- A Defense of Sleep Apnea and Fatigue Claims—The Transportation Lawyer
- Discoverability and Admissibility of "Preventable" Determinations—The Transportation Lawyer
- Shipper Liability for Injuries to Driver—The Transportation Lawyer
- Surviving Depositions: Follow the Plan—Motor Fleet Monthly
- Avoid the Legal Pitfalls of Low Impact Accidents—Motor Fleet Monthly
- Preparation and Execution are the Key—PennTrux
- Audacity of "Nope"—PennTrux
- Limits to Discovery—Penntrux
- Joint and Several Liability—Penntrux
- Shouldering the Burden—PennTrux
Education:
- The Dickinson School of Law—1982
- Dickinson College—1978
Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania—1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit—1993
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania—1982
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania—2003
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