Patrick A. Cruise
The Hamilton Firm, LLC
2401 Broad Street
Suite 102
Chattanooga, TN  37408
423-634-0871
pac@thehamiltonfirm.com

Licensed in: TN, GA, LA

Education:
Law school: LSU, 2001
Undergraduate degrees: Pacific University, BA 1998

Martindale-Hubbell and other legal ratings: 

• Martindale: AV Preeminent
• Super Lawyers Mid South: Nine years

Trucking specific organizations and leadership positions and awards:

• National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), Board Certified in Truck Accident Law, 2023
• American Association for Justice (AAJ) Trucking Litigation Group, Member
• Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Member

Law Organizations and leadership and awards:

• American Association for Justice
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association - Champion
• Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association - Current Member and Former Board Member
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Life Member
• Robert E. Cooper American Inns of Court (2013-2018)

Notable Results: 

• $3,000,000 settlement for case involving a tractor trailer pulling in front of the plaintiff's vehicle on a highway in Georgia, causing severe injuries
• $2,750,000 settlement for plaintiff injured by a negligent commercial motor vehicle driver in Tennessee
• $3,500,000 jury verdict in Tennessee