Flaster Greenberg PC, a full-service law firm, proudly announces that Shareholder Christopher J. Merrick, lead of the firm’s Transportation, Logistics, & Supplies Practice Group, will serve as co-chair of the Transportation Lawyers Association (TLA) 2026 Chicago Regional Seminar. The seminar is scheduled to take place on January 23rd at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park Hotel in Chicago, IL.
As co-chair, Merrick will help lead the planning and execution of the seminar’s program, bringing together prominent legal professionals, industry leaders, and transportation stakeholders to address current trends, regulatory developments, and key legal issues impacting the transportation sector.
“I’m honored to co-chair the TLA’s 2026 Chicago Regional Seminar alongside my esteemed colleagues,” said Merrick. “This event provides a valuable forum for transportation lawyers and industry professionals to collaborate on solutions to emerging challenges and to advance excellence within our profession.”
The seminar will feature expert panels, interactive sessions, and networking opportunities across a range of transportation law topics, including litigation strategies, infrastructure policy, safety regulations, risk management, and emerging technologies reshaping the transportation landscape.
Merrick has extensive experience representing clients in the transportation industry, advising on matters involving federal and state regulatory compliance, liability defense, commercial disputes, and industry-specific contractual issues. His leadership within the TLA reflects both a commitment to professional development and deep engagement with the legal community.
The Transportation Lawyers Association is a national organization dedicated to fostering excellence in transportation law practice and facilitating the exchange of knowledge among attorneys, judges, and government officials.
Flaster Greenberg, a midsize business law firm with offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic and in Florida, has been providing legal services to publicly traded corporations, privately held and family owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals for 50 years. With locations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and Florida, Flaster Greenberg serves a broad range of clients in dozens of industries and practice areas including aviation law, bankruptcy, business & corporate, cannabis, commercial litigation, environmental, family law, gaming, healthcare, insurance recovery, intellectual property, labor and employment, real estate, taxation, and trusts and estates.
