Michael J. Leizerman

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Michael J. Leizerman: Attorney with The Law Firm for Truck Safety LLP
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Biography

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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Areas of Practice (1)

  • Truck Accidents

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Michigan, A.B., Concentrations in philosophy and film & video studies, 1991
Law School Attended:
University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., 1994
Year of First Admission:
1994
Admission:
1994, Ohio; 1995, Michigan; 1995, Tennessee; 2017, Illinois; 2017, New York; United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio; United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee; United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana; United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; United States District Court for the District of New Mexico; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; United States Supreme Court; 2025, Iowa; 2025, New Mexico; 2025, Florida
ISLN:
911378922

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Peer Reviews

4.4/5.0 (23 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.5/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.4/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.3/5.0

  • Communication

    4.3/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.4/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 09/01/14 in Personal Injury

    Michael is one of the premier trial lawyers in the county. He is amazing.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 08/25/14 in Personal Injury

    Good lawyer and good person.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/24/14 in Personal Injury

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 08/20/14 in Truck Accidents

    I just tried a case with Mr. Leizerman. Mr. Leizerman is a deeply committed advocate for his clients. He treats everyone with dignity and respect. He is a tremendously hard worker, is thoughtful, insightful, creative, and is extremely well-prepared... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/19/14 in Truck Accidents

    Michael, is one of the top trial lawyers I have ever met. He is nationally recognized by his peers and has obtained some of the largest verdicts in trucking accidents of any attorney in the nation. Michael is of anyone deserving of your highest rati... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 08/19/14 in Personal Injury

    Michael is one of the best attorneys in the country. See truckaccidents dot com. check his verdicts throughout the country. He has set record verdicts in multiple jurisdictions, and it is all done with the highest care and quality. he has dedicat... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/18/14 in Personal Injury

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 08/17/14 in Personal Injury

    Michael has a national reputation as one of the best trial lawyers in the country. He has obtained multiple million dollar judgments and settlements for families which have lost loved because of the wrongdoing of truck drivers and their companies.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/17/14 in Personal Injury

    Mike is one of the best trial lawyers in the country.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/16/14 in Truck Accidents

    Brilliant lawyer with the rare addition of common sense. Superb in the courtroom, Michael cares for his clients.

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844-707-2830  Phone

888-828-7371  Fax

truckaccidents.com/lawyers/michael-leizerman

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