Speakers
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Michael LeizermanThe Law Firm for Truck Safety Managing Partner | ToledoIn addition to being a partner at the Law Firm for Truck Safety, Michael Leizerman is the co-founder of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA).
Michael and his wife and law partner, Rena Leizerman, authored the 4,000 page West/AAJ treatise, Litigating Truck Accident Cases. He was the First Chair of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group.
Michael is a Class A commercial driver’s license holder and is board-certified in truck accident law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
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Rena LeizermanThe Law Firm for Truck Safety | OhioRena Leizerman concentrates her practice in trial and appellate litigation involving serious personal injury and wrongful death related to commercial motor vehicle collisions. She has successfully opposed Petitions for Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, litigated numerous issues of first impression in courts across the country and obtained the first punitive damage verdict against a freight broker for negligent selection.
She also drafts and submits amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys and consults with other advocacy organizations regarding amicus curiae submissions.
Location
- Williamsburg, VA
2022 Tractor-Trailer Litigation Retreat
Join The Law Firm for Truck Safety’s Michael Leizerman and Rena Leizerman as they talk all things truck safety and truck ethics at the 2022 Tractor-Trailer Litigation Retreat, starting on November 11, 2022 at the Kingsmill Resort Williamsburg.
Tractor Trailer litigation cases are ‘big’ not just because of the size of a truck involved. These cases often result in devastating, if not catastrophic, injuries; involve numerous parties; have levels of regulations to wade thru, and require exhaustive investigations. Once you’ve been retained, you’re often the last one out of the starting gate; the defense team is already way ahead of you.
This retreat offers in-depth learning about not only the basics of tractor-trailer litigation but intermediate and advanced topics. Taught by experts in this field, you’ll leave more knowledgeable and better prepared to take on, and win, these cases.
Our program begins at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, and adjourns at 1:15 on Saturday, Nov. 12. Registration fee includes Friday’s breakfast, lunch, and cocktail reception along with breakfast on Saturday. Friday’s lunch is sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning and cocktail reception is sponsored by MoveDocs. Breakfast on both days is sponsored by Robson Forensics.
Did you sign up for our Trial Start to Finish webinar series on a wrongful death trucking case? Take a $50 discount when you register for this retreat! Use promo code 22TSTFTRUCK at checkout.
Topics At A Glance:
Trucking Case Intake: Early Steps to Make or Break Your Case with Bridget Long
What Makes Truck Cases Unique: The Big Picture with Joe Fried
Sources of Trucking Standards – Federal Regs, CDL Manuals, Etc. with Michael Leizerman
Tire Failures and Other Defective Equipment in Trucking Cases with Paul Hernandez
Recognizing and Resolving Ethics Issues in Trucking Cases with Rena Leizerman
Application of the Rules in Left Turn/U Turn Cases with Joe Fried
Application of the Rules in Bad Weather Cases with Bob Byrne
Deposing the Safety Director in a Fatigue Case with Carl Solomon
Deposing the Defendant Truck Driver in Cell Phone and Sudden Medical Emergency Cases with Michael Leizerman
Broker Liability with Greg Webb
New Opportunities and Pitfalls in Commercial Vehicle Cases/Non-Traditional Truck Cases with Brooks Rugemer
and take an actual pre-trip inspection of a tractor-trailer!
Plus a Case Examination Workshop with Joe Fried and Michael Leizerman! Do you have a current case with some thorny issues? Bring the facts along and work collaboratively through some of the issues in an open forum on Saturday.
Hourly Schedule
Day 1
- 10:45am - 11:30am
- Sources of Trucking Standards – Federal Regs, CDL Manuals, Etc.
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Speakers:
Michael Leizerman
- 01:00pm - 02:00pm
- Recognizing and Resolving Ethics Issues in Trucking Cases
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Speakers:
Rena Leizerman
- 04:00pm - 04:30pm
- Deposing the Defendant Truck Driver in Cell Phone and Sudden Medical Emergency Cases
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Speakers:
Michael Leizerman
Day 2
- 11:00am - 12:45pm
- Case Workshop
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Speakers:
Michael Leizerman
