Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
Patrick Cruise
Address:
601 E. Main St.
Chattanooga, TN 37408
601 E. Main St.
Chattanooga, TN 37408
Education
- Law school: LSU, 2001
- Undergraduate degrees: Pacific University, BA 1998
Martindale-Hubbell and other legal ratings
- Martindale: AV Preeminent
- Super Lawyers Mid South: Nine years
Trucking specific organizations and leadership positions and awards
- National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), Board Certified in Truck Accident Law, 2023
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) Trucking Litigation Group, Member
- Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Member
Law Organizations and leadership and awards
- American Association for Justice
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association - Champion
- Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association - Current Member and Former Board Member
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Life Member
- Robert E. Cooper American Inns of Court (2013-2018)
Notable Results
- $3,000,000 settlement for case involving a tractor trailer pulling in front of the plaintiff's vehicle on a highway in Georgia, causing severe injuries
- $2,750,000 settlement for plaintiff injured by a negligent commercial motor vehicle driver in Tennessee
- $3,500,000 jury verdict in Tennessee
Additional Information
- Patrick has tried jury trials to verdict in Tennessee, Georgia, and Louisiana.