“I fight for each client as if they
were a member of my family.”
About Michael
Michael Leizerman is a founder of The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He handles truck accident litigation across the United States. He is the co-founder of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA). He concentrates his practice in select catastrophic injury truck collision cases across the country.
Who Is Michael Leizerman? Quick Highlights
- Founder of the American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group in 2002
- Author of Litigating Truck Accident Cases
- Co-founder of The Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
- Handled a case that the U.S. Supreme Court denied cert review and upheld the ruling in favor of his client’s verdict
- One of the first Board-Certified truck accident lawyers in the country
- One of the writers of the Truck Accident Law Board Certification Exam
He is the co-author, with his wife Rena, of the treatise Litigating Truck Accident Cases, published by West Publishing, the world’s largest legal publisher. In this multi-volume work, Michael shares his wealth of experience and knowledge gained through years of trying truck accident cases and lecturing and teaching other attorneys across the country to do the same. He was the first Chair of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group. Michael attended truck driving school and obtained his Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License while managing his law practice.
He has taken 15 truck and bus cases to trial since 2002. He has received record-breaking truck accident settlements and verdicts across the country, including multiple verdicts with punitive damages. He has personally received more than 30 verdicts and settlements of $2 million or more, including six settlements and verdicts in excess of $10 million. He has taught and lectured well over 100 times to other lawyers on trucking for continuing legal education. Michael is also the author of the Trial Guides book The Zen Lawyer: Winning with Mindfulness, published in 2018.
Media Appearances
Newsradio 610 WIOD, Dangling Tractor Trailer Over Ohio River Interview, Miami, FL
Reference Videos
Featured Speaking Engagements
“Practical Application from the Plaintiff’s Perspective”, “Expert vs Expert: Strategies to Focus on for Questioning Truck Drivers and Experts,” ATAA/Legacy Truck Driving Program (May 29-31, 2024)
“Technology in Trucking Cases,” New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar (April 17-19, 2024)
“Trial Examples and Real World Applications,” Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, 2024 Advanced Program, Charlotte, NC (March 20-22, 2024)
