Meet our Truck Accident Lawyers

Michael Leizerman**^ Andy Young^ Rena Leizerman** D.J. Young^

Ellen McCarthy Joshua Leizerman** Amy Papuga^

**NBTA Board Certified in Truck Accident Law

^ Holds Commercial Drivers License

Verdicts and Settlements

Over 50 multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts

$42.4 Million Verdict upheld by Ohio Supreme Court [2019]
$10 Million Settlement [2018]
$11 Million Verdict [2016]
$12 Million Settlement [2015]
$34 Million Settlement [2014]
$16 Million Verdict [2013]
$13.2 Million Verdict [2012]

More Verdicts and Settlements

We’ve tried or settled cases against more than 300 trucking companies.

Licensed in 9 States and D.C.

We have lawyer-staffed offices in Ohio (Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo) and in Florida. Our lawyers are licensed in the 9 states in yellow below—Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, plus D.C. We have also handled cases in all the states colored blue below.

We Care About People

It’s what drives us to meet with each client personally, and it’s what makes us proud to have earned so many favorable courtroom outcomes. Winning as a truck accident lawyer requires hard work. Michael Leizerman and Andy Young both have commercial drivers licenses. We take very few cases so we can spend time with each client so we can tell their story. Our lawyers spend a significant amount of time as safety advocates, helping to make the roads safer.

We Work With Local Attorneys

By pairing with a local truck accident lawyer as co-counsel, we can work on cases across the United States. With years of experience working with top trial consultants, and specialized knowledge about trucking laws, we can not only win truck accident cases, but also maximize the results. Your truck accident case may be larger than you think.

More About Co-Counseling

We Are Leaders

Managing partner Michael Leizerman wrote the West Thompson multi-volume legal treatise on truck accident law in 2004 and updates it annually to keep attorneys across the country up to date on trucking law. Rena Leizerman teaches what is believed to be the first law school course on trucking regulations and truck accident litigation. Andy Young speaks frequently as a safety advocate and owns his own tractor-trailer.

We Wrote The Book

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

April 2020

1 ATAA webinar on Statutory Employment in Truck Cases (Rena)

15 ATAA webinar – 9 Things to Do Before Settling a Truck Crash Case (Michael)

17 Side Guard Task Force Meeting Underride Talk (Andy) North Carolina

24 Kentucky Association for Justice Hazard Awareness – New Criteria for Your Case Review (Andy) Kentucky

26 Melvin M. Belli Society Seminar Deposition Techniques—Using Models, Multiple Cameras and Video Conferencing (Michael) Atlanta

29 Trial Guides Trucking Webinar (Michael)

30 Boardwalk Mock Trial of a Truck Crash Case (Michael and Andy speaking) New Jersey

May

8 OAJ Annual convention – Consequences of the Mega-verdict in a Truck Crash Case (DJ) Columbus, OH

27-29 ATAA/Legacy Lawyer Truck Driving Course (Michael) Montana

June

4 Truck Case Workshop (Cleveland) (Michael, Andy, Ellen, DJ)

18 Truck Case Workshop (Columbus) (Michael, Andy, DJ, Rena)

July

12 AAJ Understanding the Transportation Cycle & Discovery Needed in the CMV Crash Case (DC) (Ellen)

September

3 Truck Case Workshop (Michael, Andy, DJ, Rena, Joshua) Toledo, OH

17 ABOTA Masters in Trial The TPSD and Mild TBI Case (Ellen)

23-25 ATAA annual symposium various topics (Michael and Andy) Dallas

October

1 Truck Case Workshop (Michael, Andy, DJ, Rena) Cincinnati, OH

29-31 Zen Lawyer workshop (Michael) Toledo, OH

Disclaimers

* Michael Leizerman has taken 13 bus and truck cases to trial since 2006. After researching other plaintiff’s lawyers, we believe this statement to be true. If anybody has different information, please contact us immediately.

** The American Bar Association’s standing committee on specialization recognized this board certification by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) in August of 2018. Michael Leizerman is licensed in Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Tennessee. Rena Leizerman is licensed in Ohio and Illinois. Joshua Leizerman is licensed in Ohio, Illinois, Florida and Minnesota. Andy Young is licensed in Ohio and D.C. DJ Young is licensed in Ohio, Virginia and Texas. Ellen McCarthy is licensed in Ohio. We are required to state:

Illinois – the Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and that the certificate, award or recognition is not a requirement to practice law in Illinois.

New York – The NBTA is not affiliated with any governmental authority. Certification is not a requirement for the practice of law in the State of New York and does not necessarily indicate greater competence than other attorneys experienced in this field of law.

Ohio – The NBTA’s application for this certification to be recognized in Ohio is pending; it is not currently recognized.

Tennessee – Michael Leizerman is certified as a specialist in Truck Accident Law by the NBTA.

Minnesota–The NBTA’s application for this certification to be recognized in Minnesota is pending; it is not currently recognized.