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District of Columbia Truck Accident Lawyer

District of Columbia truck accidents may be governed by District of Columbia or federal law, depending on whether the truck was involved in intrastate or interstate transport. Listed below are some District of Columbia laws that affect truck accidents. For a more comprehensive list of truck laws, click here.


Large trucking companies and their insurance companies work quickly to protect themselves when one of their trucks is involved in an accident, often sending investigators directly to the scene.

To protect your rights, it's imperative to have knowledgeable legal council to begin investigating immediately, preserve evidence, and help you get the best possible result in pursuing your claim against the trucking company. E.J. Leizerman and Associates is a Law Firm that accepts semi truck accident cases across the country. In Washington D.C., we work with Karp, Frosh, Lapidus, Wigodsky & Norwind, P.A, a firm that handles tractor-trailer accidents throughout the state.

Ron Karp, the firm's managing partner, is the immediate past president of the Washington D.C. chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a nationwide organization of experienced (plaintiff and defense) trial lawyers committed to improving the ethical and technical standards of advocacy. Ron is a former president of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. and former president of the George Washington Inns of Court. He is a recipient of the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award and was selected to appear in Best Lawyers in America (a publication that is based on interviews with other lawyers and lists less than 1% of the lawyers in the United States), and Ron was listed in the December 2004 edition of "Washingtonian Magazine" as one of the "Best Lawyers" in the D.C. metropolitan area.

Ron currently appears in the new Millennium Edition of Who's Who in American Law, and is listed in Who's Who in America. He is a frequent lecturer at trial lawyer seminars, and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. Ron has been lead counsel in a number of recent high profile cases which have been referenced in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, People Magazine and various network television programs, including his representation of former Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose in his successful First Amendment battle to publish his book, "Three Weeks in October." Last year Ron concluded a successful sexual harassment trial against a Fortune 500 Company. Most recently, Ron chaired a seminar at the American University Law School in Washington, D.C. on representing victims of terrorism.

Other members of the firm also have experience successfully handling catastrophic semi truck accidents.

E.J. Leizerman & Associates and Karp, Frosh, Lapidus, Wigodsky & Norwind, P.A., are familiar with exceptions to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (title 49, Parts 350-399) that affect trucks operating only in Washington D.C., as there are some situations where a tractor-trailer or other commercial motor vehicles are involved in only intrastate travel. For example, an appliance store in Reston may own a truck that only makes in-state deliveries.

The Washington D.C. Department of Public Safety has adopted Title 49, Parts 382-384 and 390-399 of the federal regulations with a few notable provisions, including:

Crash reports are available from:

Metropolitan Police Department
Public Documents Section
Room 3075
300 Indiana Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 727-4357


If you have been involved in a truck accident in District of Columbia, contact one of our District of Columbia lawyers or attorneys to help you with more information or to answer any questions you have.

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