Joe Ervin is an Oklahoma trial lawyer, who limits his practice to cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes, and wrongful death. Joe holds a valid Class “A” commercial driver’s license, with endorsements for double/triple trailers, and tankers.
He is a 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, and is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell.
Joe has taught both lawyers and law enforcement officers about heavy truck regulation and safety, and has served on the faculty for the American Association for Justice Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys Annual Symposiums.
He is an active member of the AAJ Trucking Litigation and Bus Litigation Groups and is a former member of APITLA.
Joe Serves on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. He is regularly retained by lawyers to consult and co-counsel on complex commercial truck cases, and has tried numerous cases against motor carriers, brokers, and truck leasing companies.
Education
University of Oklahoma, B.A. 1992
University of Oklahoma, J.D. 1995
Certifications
Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Admissions
The Supreme Court and All Inferior Courts of The State of Oklahoma
U. S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
The Supreme Court of the United States of America
Affiliations
Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA)
American Bar Association (ABA)
Oklahoma Association for Justice (OAJ)
American Association for Justice (AAJ)
American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group
American Association for Justice Bus Litigation Group
Pittsburg County Bar Association
Oklahoma County Bar Association
Former Member Assoc. of Plaintiff’s Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA)
Leadership / Specialized Training
Executive Board Member of National Trial Lawyers’ Trucking Trial Lawyers Association
Regent Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA)
Graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, Dubois, Wyoming
Holds a valid Oklahoma Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License with Endorsements for Double and Triple Trailers and Tankers
Graduate of Roadmaster Truck Driver’s School
Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell® in Personal Injury, Litigation, and Transportation
Teaching / Faculty
American Association For Justice (AAJ) Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases 2015
Ohio Association For Justice (OAJ) Trucking Seminar 2016: Trailers: From Kingpin to ICC Bar
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) 2016 Annual Symposium: Route Planning and Parking Issues
American Association For Justice(AAJ) 2017 Annual Convention: Leasing Companies
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) 2017 Annual Symposium: Driver Qualification
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) 2018 Annual Symposium: What is a CMV
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) 2019 Annual Symposium: The Graves Amendment
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) 2020 Annual Symposium: Rear-End Collision
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Webinar June 2019: Re-Thinking Discovery in Trucking Cases
Personal
Born: Bartlesville, Oklahoma 1969
Wife: Toni
Children: Molly, Abby, Jack, and Emma
