Key Facts
Education
Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, 2008 University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., 1991-94 University of Michigan, B.A., 1988-1991 U.S. House of Representative’s Page School, 1985-1986Biography
Michael Leizerman is a founder of The Law Firm for Truck Safety, which handles truck accident litigation across the United States. He is the co-founder of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA).
He and his wife and law partner, Rena, wrote the 4,000+ page treatise Litigating Truck Accident Cases. Both are active with the National Board of Truck Accident Attorneys, where they helped create and write the exams for the ABA-recognized specialty of Truck Accident Law.
Michael 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.
