Deputy General Counsel, American Trucking Associations
Within her 17 years in the transportation industry, Pam has held various leadership positions and defended truck accident and cargo claims in various stages of pre-litigation and litigation. Pam began her transportation career by moving in-house with U.S. Xpress, Inc. to oversee a team of commercial auto liability, cargo, and subrogation claims examiners, and a crisis response call center. Pam then moved into a unique role in the transportation risk management sector, dedicated to coaching high-level claims examiners and paralegals supporting the Knight-Swift Transportation, Inc. family of companies and its captive insurance company, Mohave Transportation Insurance Company. Pam joined the American Trucking Associations (ATA) in 2022, where she works to advance the interests of the trucking industry on a wide range of public policy and regulatory issues.
Pam graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law after earning her BA (Political Science) from Emory University and her MPA (Financial Management) from the University of Cincinnati. Pam was in private law practice for almost 10 years prior to her in-house legal roles. She joined Miller & Martin PLLC in Chattanooga upon graduation from law school, where she focused her litigation practice on railway transportation, commercial, and products liability litigation, and tried cases in state and federal courts. Pam is also a Tennessee Rule 31 listed civil mediator. She is licensed in Tennessee and Georgia.
