Mr. Brian Schrumpf’s practice is concentrated in the trucking and transportation industry. Mr. Schrumpf focuses in the areas of cargo claims, insurance coverage disputes, freight charge claims, and commercial litigation. Mr. Schrumpf also handles contracts, insurance issues, corporate compliance, corporate structuring, and regulatory matters. He is a member of the American Trucking Associations and Conference of Freight Counsel.

Mr. Schrumpf began working as a Law Clerk for The Fuentes Firm in March 2013, and he was licensed to practice law in November 2013. Since then, Mr. Schrumpf has dedicated his practice to defending and protecting motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and other transportation-related companies.

Mr. Schrumpf is a graduate from the University of Houston Law Center, where he was awarded the Dean’s Scholarship, served as a Student Attorney for the University of Houston Law Center Civil Practice Clinic, and worked as an Editor for the Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy.

Mr. Schrumpf attended Texas A&M for his undergraduate degree, where he studied psychology and business. He then moved to New York City where he obtained a Masters of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the City University of New York.

Blog Posts

• The Reefer Breakdown Endorsement – A Big Red Flag
• Cargo Claim Deadlines Under The Carmack Amendment.
• Freight Broker Insurance.
• Trucking Company’s Broker Affiliate Dismissed from $276,000 Cargo Claim Lawsuit
• Minimizing Freight Broker Liability for Loss or Damage to Cargo.
• Limiting Motor Carrier Liability for Loss or Damage to Cargo to $500 via COGSA.
• Certificate Holder, Additional Insured, Loss Payee – What they are and who needs them.
• Collecting Freight Charges When A Broker Doesn’t Pay
• The Protections of Pre-injury Release Agreements.

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of Texas
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Conference of Freight Counsel
• Texas Trucking Association, Emerging Leaders Council 2015-2017
• American Trucking Association

Conferences & Seminars

• Conference of Freight Counsel Meeting, June 7, 2021
• Conference of Freight Counsel Meeting, January 6-8, 2018
• Laredo Motor Carriers Association NAFTA Update, January 18, 2017
• Conference of Freight Counsel Meeting, June 10-12, 2017
• TXTA Annual Call on Washington, February 9-11, 2016
• TXTA Annual Conference, August 4-6, 2015
• TXTA Management Conference for Texas Trucking Executives, May 18-19, 2015
• TLA Annual Conference & CTLA Mid Year Meeting, May 6, 2014
• Trucking Executives Management Conference, December 8-10, 2014
• ATA Management Conference & Exhibition, October 4-8, 2014
• TLA Annual Conference & CTLA Mid Year, April 29 – May 3, 2014
• Federal Court Practice 2013, March 16, 2014
• Prosecuting or Defending a Trucking or Auto Accident, December 5-6, 2013