A story of experience...
- Michael Leizerman, Attorney
- Past chairman, AAJ Interstate Trucking Litigation Group
- Author, Litigating Truck Accident Cases by West Publishing
- Dubbed "King of the Road" by Lawyer's Weekly Publishing
- Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate
- Lawyers from CA to NY, FL to MI refer Michael truck accident cases
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When I was 9 years old, my dad- who was a school teacher- was in our station wagon with 4 other teachers when they were hit by a tractor trailer. I remember the shattered windows. I remember the shattered lives. (One teacher had been pregnant.)
Now, decades later, I am a truck accident lawyer. I meet with accident
attorneys across the country who ask me to help them make sure no stone is
unturned, no black box unread, in their client's truck accident case. I
receive calls from truck accident victims across the country asking for
advice. Truck safety has become my vocation and avocation. In the past
decade, I have:
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- Served as the Chair of the American Association for Justice's Interstate Trucking Litigation Group
- Written the book Truck Accident Litigation published by the world's largest legal publisher- West Publishing
- Lectured across the country teaching other accident lawyers how to effectively handle truck accident cases
If you're an attorney who needs help in a truck accident case, or you or a family member have been the victim of a truck accident, then this website offers a great deal of information for you.
If you're a lawyer, visit our For Lawyers page, where you can:
- Learn trucking laws and regulations that apply to trucks and truck drivers (like 49 CFR 391.25- a truck company has an obligation to run a driver's traffic record every year)
- Watch our educational truck accident lawyer videos to learn about trucking laws, trucking insurance and other ways that truck accident cases differ from car accidents.
- Search a database of approximately 400,000 truck companies registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and view each company's safety record.
- Call me at 800-628-4500, email me at , or use the lawyer contact form to discuss how I can help with your case
If you've been in a truck accident, you can:
- Visit our Victims of Truck Accidents page to find out how the right truck accident lawyer can help you
- Learn about trucking laws designed to help make our roads safer.
- Call me at 800-628-4500 or email me at .
I am happy to offer advice and help as much as my time permits. I limit the number of cases I personally handle to a small number in order to devote the full time, energy and resources I know is necessary to the best job possible for my clients.
I am a graduate of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers' College and consider myself a Warrior for Justice. I give each client the attention I would want my father to receive in the same circumstances.
Thanks for visiting,
Michael Jay Leizerman
Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate
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