Karonnie Truzy Profile

Karonnie R. Truzy
CR Legal Team, LLP
2400 Freeman Mill Road
Suite 200
Greensboro, NC 27406
336-333-9899
krtruzy@crlegalteam.com

Licensed in: North Carolina

Education:
Law school: Wake Forest University School of Law, 2001
Undergraduate degrees: B.A., University of South Carolina Spartanburg, 1998

Trucking specific organizations and leadership positions and awards:

National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), Board Certified in Truck Accident Law, 2022
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), Board of Regents
American Association of Justice (AAJ) Trucking Litigation Group, Member
American Association of Justice (AAJ) Trucking Litigation Group Board Member (Diversity Chair), 2020-2023

Law Organizations and leadership and awards:

American Association of Justice (AAJ), Member
North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) (2005-present)
NCBA Board of Governors, 2013
North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ), 2001-present
NCAJ Auto Torts Section
NCAJ Diversity Chair, 2019-2022
NCAJ Ebbie Award winner, 2018
NCAJ Board of Governors, 2015-present
NCAJ AAJ Minority Representative, 2021-present
Best Lawyers, 2019-present
North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2022-present
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2010
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2015

Notable Results:

$6,000,000 trucking settlement 2024 (death of a single mother killed in construction zone by truck driver
$1,500,000 trucking settlement 2021 (death of motorcyclist killed by unqualified tractor trailer driver hired by broker)
$2,500,000 trucking settlement 2021 (death of single mother who drove under overturned tractor trailer)
$3,500,000 trucking settlement 2019 (death of EMS worker killed by tractor trailer sliding on ice)

ATAA Success Stories

I’ve been a member of ATAA since the beginning and attended the first conference in 2016. It is one of the best professional organizations I’ve participated in during my career. Second, I want to thank leadership for consistently sharing your knowledge to inspire us to think and practice in new ways. I settled a case this year that I took on shortly after the first ATAA symposium. I owe a debt of gratitude for people whose presentations helped me approach this case in ways I hadn’t before – all of which helped make sure that this family was ultimately treated with the kind of dignity and respect that they deserved.

Tom Sinas

Grand Rapids, MI

I recently handled a trucking case with a newly practicing attorney. Several other attorneys had turned down the case, in which our client rear-ended a tractor trailer at a high rate of speed. Liability was very difficult. We obtained a very favorable settlement on this case, which would have not been possible without the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA). We garnered incredible information from the 2016 Annual Symposium and the member resource center provided many document samples that we utilized in our case. Most importantly, the networking with experienced trucking lawyers nationwide, was invaluable. They provided exceptional advice and direction as we moved through this challenging case! ATAA was the reason why we were able to deliver a substantial check to the grieving widow.

William Cremins

Knoxville, TN