“I fight for each client as if they were a member of my family.”

Michael Leizerman is a founder of The Law Firm for Truck Safety and a truck accident attorney in Ohio, which 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.

He is the author 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 16 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.

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A Proven Leader in Truck Crash Litigation

Proven record of multi-million-dollar truck accident settlements and verdicts including a $34 million settlement, the highest in the United States for that year (2014).

Since 2006, has taken more trucking cases to trial than any other plaintiffs’ lawyer in the country.

Consistently wins multi-million-dollar verdicts for truck crash victims, including Ohio’s largest wrongful death case ever (consortium only) at $16 million.

Co-founder of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA).

Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Since 2010, has presented over one hundred continuing legal education talks, workshops, classes, and presentations.

Founding Chair of the American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) Trucking Litigation Group.

Class “A" Commercial Driver's License holder with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

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Select Professional Associations and Memberships

National Board of Truck Accident Attorneys
Charter Member
Board of Directors

National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), Member

Multi-Million-Dollar Advocate Forum, Member

American Bar Association Litigation Section, Member

American Association for Justice Interstate Trucking Litigation Group
Founding Chair (2002-2003)
Executive Board Member (2002-Present)
Public Affairs Chair (2013-2014)
Member (2002 – Present)

American Association for Justice (AAJ)
Member (1994-Present)
Leaders Forum

Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
Co-Founder (2015-Present)

Education, Bar Admissions, and Certifications

Education

Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College Dubois, Wyoming
Graduate

University of Toledo College of Law Toledo, Ohio
Juris Doctor (J.D.)

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bachelor’s Degree (A.B.)
Concentrations in philosophy and film & video studies

U.S. House of Representatives’ Page School, Washington, D.C.
Congressional Appointment by Rep. John D. Dingell

Bar Admissions

U.S. Supreme Court, Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, Illinois, New York

Certifications

Board-Certified Civil Pre-Trial Advocate
National Board of Trial Advocacy

Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate
National Board of Trial Advocacy (recertified 2013, 2018)

Board-Certified in Truck Accident Law
National Board of Trial Advocacy (recertified 2023)

“Maximizing Recoveries in Construction Zone Crashes; Plus Finding All Coverage and Parties ,” Truck Crash Master Class (January 30, 2024)

“Navigating the Complex World of Trucking Litigation,” Truck Crash Master Class (January 16, 2024)

“Personal Injury Ethics: Clarifying the Rules for Referrals, Fee Sharing, and Co-Counsel Agreements,” Strafford Publishing Webinar (November 2023)

Multiple Presentations Zen Lawyer Workshop, Toledo, OH (Oct 18-22, 2023)

“Uncovering the Hidden Truths: How Downloading All Cell Phone Data Can Transform Your Truck Crash Case” Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Symposium (September 27-29, 2023)

“The Power of Linking Liability to Damages to Increase Verdicts,” Michigan Association for Justice 2023 Summer Convention (June 6 -9, 2023)

Work Group Leader Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Educational Program for Women Plaintiffs Truck Lawyers (May 27 – June 1, 2023)

“Cell Phones and Apps in Trucks, App-Driven Trucking” Ohio Association for Justice 2023 Annual Convention (May 3-5, 2023)

Work Group Leader Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) New Lawyer Bootcamp (March 29-April 1, 2023)