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Brian Mathis

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  • Managing Attorney
Brian Mathis

Brian Mathis

  • Managing Attorney

Practice Areas

  • Business Law
  • Transportation and Logistics Law
  • Employment Matters
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Corporate and Business Structure
  • Maritime and Intermodal Issues
  • Insurance Law and Coverage Issues
  • Transportation Contract Matters,
  • Civil Litigation

Biography

Brian K. Mathis is the founder and managing attorney of Mathis Law Group, a Florida firm with a national transportation practice. Brian is an experienced business law and commercial litigation attorney specializing in the transportation and logistics industry. He serves as outside general counsel and U.S. counsel for several national and multinational transportation companies, respectively, and has extensive experience representing clients with regulatory compliance, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracting, labor and employment, insurance coverage structures, business structuring and asset protection, commercial and civil litigation, cargo and freight claims, broker and intermediary liability, and defense of third party liability claims.

Brian understands the nature of business and transportation risks and incorporates a thoughtful, innovative approach to finding and developing bold business and legal solutions for his clients. More importantly, he is able to connect with clients on a personal level, providing trustworthy business and legal advice with a candid and realistic assessment of a client’s matter. Brian is proud to provide sophisticated representation to assist clients with achieving their business goals and resolving practical challenges.

Prior to embarking on his legal career, Brian served in the United States Air Force as an airborne radar technician in the 552nd Operations Group, a battle management, command and control unit at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Following his service, he worked as an accountant with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma until his admission to the University of Florida Levin College of Law. When he’s not working, Brian enjoys spending time with his wife, four children, and grandchild. He also enjoys traveling, reading, hiking, and muay thai.

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • Texas

Court Admissions

  • Florida State Courts
  • Texas State Courts
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Education

  • University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007)
  • University of Florida Levin College of Law (Certificate in Estates, Trusts, & Elder Law, 2007)
  • University of Central Oklahoma (B.S. Accounting, 2002)

Affiliations

  • Transportation Lawyers Association, Member
  • Conference of Freight Counsel, Member
  • Women in Trucking, Mentor
  • Florida Trucking Association, Member
  • Motor Carrier Insurance Education Foundation, Member
  • Florida Independent Concrete & Associated Products, Member
  • Florida Transportation Builders Association, Member

Publications/Presentations

  • Speaker, Transportation Lawyers Association, “Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of…a New Transportation Company! The Nuts and Bolts of the M&A Process for Transportation Clients” (May 2022)
  • Speaker, Assured Partners, “MAP-21 in 2021” (September 2021)
  • "Assessing Your Client's Corporate Structure & Ways to Mitigate Risk of Loss in an Uncertain World" (Nov. 2020)
  • Speaker, Transportation Lawyers Association, “Recent Developments in Independent Contractor Litigation” (May 2018)
  • Speaker, Cottingham & Butler, “Coverage for Cargo Liability Through the Supply Chain” (June 2017)
  • Speaker, Motor Carrier Insurance Education Foundation, “Insurance Needs of a Freight Broker” (October 2017)
  • Speaker, Transportation Lawyers Association, “Prohibiting Coercion of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers” (April 2016)
  • Co-Author, Commercial Carrier Journal, “Complying with FSMA: an update of options for motor carriers” (October 2016)
  • Author, Florida Truck News, “New Driver Anti-Coercion Rule” (Spring 2016)
  • Speaker, “Case Studies in Cargo Claims and Coverage” (March 2013)
  • Author, The Transportation Lawyer, “Can You Hear Me Now? – Employers May Remain Exposed to Liability for Driver Cell Phone Use Despite Regulatory Compliance” (October 2012)