Truck Crash Attorneys who Care

About The Law Firm for Truck Safety

Truck accident attorneys Michael Leizerman, Joe Ervin, Matthew Wright, and Andy Young individually have strong reputations as serious litigators who are committed to advancing the practice of truck crash law and advocating for safer roads throughout the nation. To better serve the victims and families of truck crashes, these four leaders in truck crash litigation consolidated their efforts to form the national truck accident law firm, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP.

As a firm and as truck safety advocates, we are committed to fighting for the victims of truck crashes and advocating for meaningful safety measures to prevent semi-truck crashes from happening on US roads.

Our Mission

Inside the courtroom, we fight with honor and integrity for those who have been devastated by a senseless trucking tragedy. Outside of the courtroom, we fight for trucking industry and legislative reform with the goal of eliminating traffic violence involving commercial motor vehicles.

Five Attorneys Licensed to Drive Commercial Trucks

Only 1% of drivers in the U.S. hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL) allowing them to operate tractor-trailers. At the Law Firm for Truck Safety, five of the attorneys hold Class A CDLs. We believe that these licenses — knowing first-hand the perspective of the truck driver — give us the ability to bring technical knowledge into our cases and advocate for our clients in ways other lawyers can’t.

Our CDLs give us insight into the intricacies of driving these giant vehicles and the concentration and skill required to do so safely. This training also allows us to more accurately understand how our clients’ crashes happened and how they could have been avoided. The knowledge a CDL brings us is baked into our comprehensive approach to trucking cases and the facts of our clients’ cases.

Five Board-Certified Attorneys in Truck Accident Law

NBTA Board-Certified Truck Accident Law attorneys demonstrate exceptional knowledge of truck safety laws at both the federal and state levels. This distinguished accreditation is held by less than 1% of all licensed attorneys, and five out of our eight truck accident lawyers can claim this distinction.

The Law Firm for Truck Safety touts more attorneys Board-Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) than any other law firm in the country. To obtain this certification accredited by the American Bar Association is no small feat. Our NBTA board-certified attorneys passed a rigorous exam with high scores and received recommendations from truck industry experts, judges, and opposing counsel.

Publications and Lecturers about Truck Crash Law

As a firm, we believe in service and giving back to the legal profession. Because of our commitment to service, our attorneys are often invited to teach other truck crash attorneys how to best advocate for their own clients and educate the public on the importance of improving safety within the trucking industry.

• Attorneys Michael and Rena Leizerman co-wrote “Litigating Truck Accident Cases,” a three-volume deep dive into building and arguing truck accident injury cases.
• Our attorneys have written pieces for various legal publications including AAJ Trucking Litigation Group’s Journal of Trucking Litigation, Trial Magazine, and more.
• Michael, Andy, and Rena have all been interviewed by numerous news, radio, and podcast programs to speak on the topics of catastrophic trucking accidents and new safety technology in their capacity as “truck crash law experts”.
• Attorneys Andy Young and Amy Papuga regularly teach at the Great Lakes Driving School, an institution that helps drivers obtain their commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) .
• Our lawyers frequently lecture on the essentials of trucking collision law and trial strategy for personal injury cases.

View our speaking event calendar and explore when our truck crash attorneys will be in your area.

Leaders in Litigation Groups and Professional Associations

Even when our attorneys are not representing your case, we are still committed to pursuing justice for your crash. We do this through our consistent presence in leadership roles within the areas of truck crash law and truck safety.

• Andy Young is the first and only plaintiff attorney to sit on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC), providing advice and recommendations to the FMCSA Administrator on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety regulations.
• Andy Young and Joshua Leizerman founded the Ohio Association for Justice’s Truck Safety Section and continue to serve in leadership roles.
• Michael Leizerman is a founding chair of both the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Trucking Litigation Group and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
• In addition to serving in leadership roles in professional organizations on the state level, attorneys Joe Ervin, Michael Leizerman, Matthew Wright, and Andy Young all have held leadership roles within ATAA and AAJs trucking litigation group.

Tireless Safety Advocates

Through litigation and grassroots efforts, our firm is committed to building a safer trucking industry and safer roads, and advocating for a safer trucking industry is at the core of what we do as a firm and as people.

• Attorney Andy Young has testified before US Congress, advocating for the inclusion of side underride guards on all big rigs and other large trucks.
• Our lawyers donate their time to highway safety advocacy groups such as AnnaLeah & Mary for Truck Safety, The Institute for Safer Trucking, and the City of Cleveland’s Vision Zero Taskforce.
• Our firm regularly participates in events that raise public awareness of trucking safety issues and new technology.
• As a firm we also donate money and time to safety organizations spearheaded by families who have lost loved ones to traffic violence, helping the memory of their loved one live on.