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Jayne E. Bart-Plange is a Partner at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. As a civil litigation and trial attorney, Jayne has tried high-value, complex cases and successfully argued dispositive motions in both State and Federal courts. Jayne represents clients in Illinois and throughout the Midwest with a primary focus in the logistics and transportation industry.

Clients look to Jayne for practical business counsel coupled with her fierce litigation skills, and they appreciate her strategic and methodical approach to reaching favorable resolutions on their behalf. Jayne’s logistics and transportation practice is full service, from reviewing shipper, broker,carrier contracts for balanced and protective terms and compliance with FMCSA, to assessment of independent contractor agreements, bills of lading, and UCC-related issues. Her clients include domestic and international freight brokers, third- and fourth-party logistics corporations, trucking and transportation companies and industry professionals, commercial property owners, and global hotel management chains. She is recognized among her peers as an adept negotiator, and has successfully defended clients in disputes involving FMCSA violations and administrative remedies, breach of contract, civil conspiracy/in-concert liability, U.S.C. Section 1983, strict liability, manufacturing and design defects.

Prior to joining Burke Warren, Jayne was a trucking and transportation litigation partner at a well-known litigation defense firm. In addition to her legal work, Jayne served as Chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee where she created and led the firm’s year-long Internship Program for 3L students.

Experience

  • Represented clients in trucking and logistics litigation to manage, prosecute, and defend general litigation and commercial disputes including UCC-based claims
  • Managed pre-suit investigations and rapid response for large-scale cargo loss and damage
  • Responded to transportation and logistics incidents concerning crashes, accidents, cargo spills, explosions, and fires including investigations, liaising with government authorities, securing cargo, preserving evidence, and representing clients’ interest
  • Represented clients in claims, breaches, and/or damages arising from cargo packaging or securement issues, or from cargo fraud

Honors & Awards

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Construction Law, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants), and Transportation Law, 2024-2025
  • The Best Lawyers in America® (Ones to Watch) 2023

Professional/Community

  • Transportation Logistics Council, Member
  • Loyola University Chicago (LUC) Supply Chain and Sustainability Advisory Counsel, Board Member
  • Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness, Executive Board Member

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Admissions

  • Illinois 
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Education

University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law (UMKC), J.D., Kit Carson Rogue Jr Scholar - May 2015

Loyola University Chicago, B.A. - May 2011

Languages

  • Spanish
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