Most recently Cedar served as Vice President of Claims & Litigation at Knight-Swift, the nation’s largest for hire motor carrier. She personally handled the most significant and complex matters for the organization, on a national basis, and oversaw all major personal injury litigation.

Prior to Knight-Swift, Cedar worked in the General Counsel’s office of Dart Transit Company, developing a broad appreciation of trucking as a profession and industry. During this time she obtained her CDL permit and completed over the road training, to better understand the practical realities of CDL drivers as they travel America’s roadways. 

Before joining the trucking industry in 2014, Cedar carried a general commercial litigation practice for 5 years in solo practice and 6 years as a litigator with several BigLaw firms.  

Professional Background

Minnesota (2008, active)
U.S. Dist., Minnesota (2008, inactive)
Colorado (2006, inactive)
U.S. Dist., Colorado (2006, inactive)
Ohio (2003, inactive)
U.S. Dist., N.D. Ohio (2004, inactive)

Bar Admissions

40-Hour Facilitative Mediation Training, Minnesota (2008)

J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, University of Minnesota (2003)

B.A. cum laude (English major, Linguistics & Philosophy minors), University of Florida (1999)

Academic Credentials

Panelist with Dr. Rachel York (Magna Legal Services) and Mark Barrow, Esq. (Sweeney Wingate Barrow PA) at the American Trucking Association's Trucking Legal Forum: "Lessons From A Win: Dissecting the Successful Defense of A High Exposure Case."

July 28-29, 2025
Denver, CO 

Speaker at the Trucking Industry Defense Association's 33rd Annual Seminar.


October 15-17, 2025
San Antonio, TX

Speaker at the Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.'s Annual Auto Negligence Seminar.



November 11, 2025
Baltimore, MD

PAST:

Addressed the Florida Justice Association "Wining Truck Crash Cases" Seminar.

April 4, 2025
Daytona Beach, FL

Appeared with Mike Miller, Esq. (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), the Hon. Gino Brogden, Sr. (Henning Mediation), Maxey Scherr, Esq. (Scherr Law Firm), and William McKenzie, Esq. (McKenzie PLLC) at the American Bar Association's Transportation Megaconference XVII: "Mediating a Trucking Case From All The Sides."

March 13, 2025
New Orleans, LA

Appeared with Brent Goudarzi, Esq. (Goudarzi & Young, LLP) and John Givens, Esq. (The Cochran Firm), at the National Trial Lawyers' annual Trial Lawyers' Summit: "Resolving Catastrophic Cases."

January 27, 2025
Miami, FL

Addressed the combined monthly meeting of the Transportation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees of the International Association of Defense Counsel.

October 17, 2024
Via Zoom

Appeared with Rodney Max, Esq. (Upchurch, Watson, White & Max) at the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys' National Symposium: "Mediating Trucking Cases: What Works, What Doesn't, & How Decisions are Being Made/The View in the Other Room."

September 26, 2024
Nashville, TN

Appeared with Rodney Max, Esq. (Upchurch, Watson, White & Max), Brent Goudarzi (Goudarzi & Young, LLP), Ray Khirallah, Jr., Esq. (Khirallah Boston PLLC), and Dino Columbo, Esq. (Columbo Law) at the National Trial Lawyers' first annual Big Truck & Auto Summit: "When & How to Resolve a Big Truck or Commercial Auto Case."


August 14, 2024
Chicago, IL


Appeared with Rodney Max, Esq., at the National Trial Lawyers' first annual Big Truck & Auto Summit: "Designing the Mediation."

August 14, 2024
Chicago, IL


Upcoming:

Speaking Engagements

Cedar lives in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area with her fiance and several very spoiled dogs. She has substantively visited 49 of the 50 states (Alaska is the last one!) and will gladly share her detailed restaurant recommendations for every one.




Personal Life

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Having undertaken just about every role in the dispute resolution process – decision-maker, mediator, defense and plaintiff counsel of record, party representative, excess oversight counsel and executive with final settlement authority – Cedar brings a deep understanding of the factors that motivate parties to settle their cases.

Let’s discuss how this experience can help recast the mediation paradigm for you.