Biography
Lee L. Piovarcy is a trial attorney focused on complex transportation, products liability, professional negligence, and commercial litigation cases. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Vanderbilt Law School, he served as Outside Litigation General Counsel for MS Carriers, Inc., a publicly traded motor carrier with 5,000 power units, until its 2001 merger with Swift Transportation. In that role, he tried numerous cases across many states, and his peers have recognized him as one of the Best Lawyers in Tennessee in commercial and transportation litigation.
Lee served two years as President of the Trucking Industry Defense Association and nine years on its Board of Directors. In product liability, commercial litigation, and professional negligence, he has helped establish new law in Tennessee through the Davis v. Komatsu and Hataway v. McKinley decisions. He is also active in the USLaw Network, where he has presented to members and clients on transportation, products liability, and professional negligence.
Lee was a member of Notre Dame's National Alumni Board of Directors and currently advises the Notre Dame Law Association Board of Directors. He served as an Army Captain on active duty from 1966 to 1968.