Cedar R. Abadie is uniquely qualified to mediate cases that involve collisions with commercial motor vehicles. She understands the legal issues, coverage issues and the nuances of these cases. She mediates these cases all across the country through her company, Iron Resolution Services.
Cedar, an attorney for over 20 years, gained practical knowledge and experience handling these types of cases while working for two well-known trucking companies. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Claims & Litigation for Knight-Swift, the nation’s largest motor carrier. She was personally involved in nationally overseeing all major personal injury litigation.
Prior to Knight-Swift, she worked as general counsel for Dart Transit Company where she developed a broad appreciation of trucking as a profession and industry.
Utilizing Mediations to Mutually Resolve Truck Cases
Abadie’s seminar session, titled “Improving Mediation Outcomes: Early Process Activation & the Discipline of Credibility”, will focus on mediation methods in truck cases specifically. Personal injury and trucking accident litigation have become more complex, requiring attorneys on both sides to explore new approaches to try and reach a resolution in mediation.
Preparing for mediation begins well before the actual mediation day, and refining positions as well as reshaping and removing obstacles to resolution can help to structure an outcome that leads to practical, informed, and compassionate results. Abadie will provide attendees with insight into her mediation process as a neutral to help them assess their mediation methods and adapt them to enhance the mediation process.
About the “Winning Truck Wreck Cases” Seminar and Craig, Kelley & Faultless
The “Winning Truck Wreck Cases” Seminar will be held on August 10, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Noblesville Indianapolis Conference Center. Register for the seminar today at the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association website.
Craig, Kelley & Faultless is a personal injury law firm headquartered in Indianapolis with offices throughout Indiana and in St. Louis. The firm has 10 attorneys, some of whom are licensed to practice in various states in addition to Indiana, including Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Tennessee. They handle commercial motor vehicle wrecks throughout the country.
David W. Craig and Scott A. Faultless are board-certified in truck accident law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and serve on the Board of Regents of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. They have been named Top 100 Indiana Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers.
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