45 minutes
How fast the trucking company's insurer can have an adjuster at a serious crash, sometimes by charter plane. Drivers are trained to call dispatch before they call 911.
Truck Accidents Are Different.
Florida Truck Accidents. It's All We Do™.
The trucking company's insurer may have someone at the crash scene within hours. We move fast to lock down the evidence that decides your case.
Free Truck Crash Case Review
Tell us what happened. Our team will contact you to discuss your case.
Free and confidential. Submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship.
We represent people and families hurt in crashes with commercial trucks. We do not handle traffic tickets, CDL violations, or defense for trucking companies.
Credentials Earned in Truck Crash Law
Joshua Leizerman is Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
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National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA): Board Certified, Truck Accident Law
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Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA)
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Million Dollar Advocates Forum
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American Association for Justice (AAJ)
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Martindale-Hubbell
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Lawyers of Distinction
The First Hours After a Truck Crash Decide Your Case
Truck crash cases are won or lost on evidence, and most of that evidence belongs to the trucking company. These numbers are why we tell people to call right away.
3 pages
The evidence preservation letter we send to the driver, the trucking company, its insurer and any broker as soon as you hire us. It puts them on legal notice to keep the dash cam video, black box data, electronic logs, GPS records and the driver's phone records.
2 years
Florida's deadline to file most truck crash lawsuits (for crashes since March 24, 2023). After that, the claim is gone.
$0
What you pay us unless we recover money for you.
We Get Results
$3 Million
Settlement in an underride truck crash involving a minor. Joshua Leizerman, principal attorney.
$500,000
For a client who rear-ended a tractor-trailer that had pulled onto the shoulder without an emergency and without setting out the warning triangles or flares federal rules require.
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Prospective clients may not obtain the same or similar results.
Evidence Starts Disappearing
The Day of the Crash.
Truck Crashes We Handle
Every kind of truck crash has its own federal rules, its own evidence, and its own list of who may be responsible: the driver, the trucking company, the broker, the company that loaded the cargo or the shop that maintained the truck. We know where to look.
Tractor-trailer and 18-wheeler crashes
A loaded tractor-trailer can weigh 80,000 pounds and needs far more room to stop. We look at speed, following distance and the driver's hours behind the wheel.
Jackknife and rollover crashes
Often tied to speed, hard braking, or a load that was too heavy or not secured.
Underride crashes
When a car slides under a trailer, we examine the rear and side guards and the trailer's reflective markings.
Wide right turn and U-turn crashes
Most large trucking companies prohibit U-turns in tractor-trailers because the trailer can end up blocking the highway.
Rear-end and shoulder crashes
Even if you hit the truck, it may not be your fault. A truck stopped on the shoulder must set out warning triangles or flares.
Dump truck and construction truck crashes
Construction trucks entering traffic, dropping loads or backing up in work zones.
Tanker and hazmat truck crashes
Tanker and hazmat drivers need special endorsements, and hazmat carriers must carry higher insurance, often split across several policies.
Wheel-off and tire blowout crashes
These usually point back to maintenance and inspection records.
Distracted and fatigued drivers
Phone records, telematics and hours-of-service logs can show what the driver was doing in the moments before the crash.
Box truck, delivery and garbage truck crashes
Commercial vehicles that follow many of the same federal rules as big rigs.
Wrongful death
If you lost a family member, we help your family pursue a claim and hold the trucking company accountable.
Think the crash was your fault? Don't assume it was.
Federal trucking rules that most drivers never hear about can put some or all of the fault on the truck. Talk to us before you talk to any insurance company.
We Know Our Roads. We Know Our Courts.
From I-95 and I-75 to Florida's Turnpike, we know where Florida truck crashes happen and the courts that hear them.
Meet Our Truck Crash Lawyers
You will work directly with the attorney handling your case, from the first call through settlement or trial.
Joshua Leizerman
Joshua Leizerman has spent his entire legal career representing people and families hurt in serious truck crashes. He is Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and serves on the Board of Regents of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. The National Trial Lawyers have named him to their Top 100 and their Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers. Licensed in Florida, Ohio, Minnesota and Illinois, Joshua holds trucking companies accountable when a crash changes a family's life.
EJ Leizerman
EJ Leizerman has represented people injured in transportation crashes since 1976, fighting for victims of car, train and truck crashes. He now limits his practice to truck crash cases. EJ is Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has served as an examiner for its civil trial board exam. He is a member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. A 1976 graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law, he has taught there as an adjunct professor and served on the Dean's Advisory Board.
Most of our cases are referred to us by other attorneys who know a truck case needs a lawyer who handles nothing else.
What Our Clients Say
Reviews are from real clients. Prospective clients may not obtain the same or similar results.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to hire you?
Nothing up front. We work on a contingency fee: you pay no fee unless we recover money for you.
The insurance company already called me. Should I talk to them?
Talk to us first. The adjuster works for the trucking company's insurer, and their job is to pay as little as possible. Don't give a recorded statement or sign anything until you've spoken with a lawyer.
How long do I have to file?
In Florida, most truck crash lawsuits must be filed within two years. Waiting also puts evidence at risk: trucks go back into service, and some of the truck's electronic data overwrites itself.
What if I was partly at fault?
You may still have a claim. Under Florida law, you can recover if you are not more than half at fault, and federal trucking rules often put more of the fault on the truck than people expect.
Why does it matter that you only handle truck crashes?
Insurance companies know which lawyers handle truck cases and which don't, and it changes how they treat the claim. Truck cases depend on federal regulations, the carrier's safety record and data that a lawyer who mostly handles car wrecks may never ask for.
The Trucking Company Already Called Their Lawyer. You Cannot Wait.
Many firms that advertise for truck crashes also handle car wrecks, slip and falls, and dog bites. Truck cases turn on federal regulations, the carrier's safety record, and electronic data a generalist may not know to request, and insurers know the difference. Truck accidents are different. We are different. It's All We Do™.
Florida gives you two years to file. The truck's data can be gone much sooner.