FIND A LAWYER FOR YOUR TRUCK ACCIDENT CASE

Truck accidents are different and more complex than other areas of personal injury law. When it comes to obtaining the best result when a serious truck accident has occurred, the faster the legal investigation begins after a truck crash equals a greater the likelihood that an experienced Michigan accident attorney can achieve a successful result.

Here, the lawyers of Michigan Auto Law are shedding light on the dishonest tactics some trucking companies use to defend themselves, as well as the qualifications an attorney must have to overcome those hurdles. We've also included information to help you choose the best truck accident lawyer possible, so you can get all of the benefits and pain and suffering compensation needed to recover from a truck accident.

Start Your Michigan Truck Accident Investigation Fast

If You've been in a truck accident in Michigan, it's important that you quickly retain a personal injury lawyer, who can immediately begin investigating your case; especially given several defense tactics used by trucking companies when a deadly accident has occurred, such as destroying records that can prove negligence and having their own investigators tamper with evidence at the truck accident scene.

Do I Have a Case? When You Need a Michigan Truck Accident Lawyer

It's best to involve a Michigan truck accident attorney as soon as possible. Trucking companies are required to keep certain documents that are crucial to proving liability in serious truck accidents for very specific -- and sometimes very short -- periods of time as required by federal law. If notice has not been provided after that time has expired, these documents can and will be legally destroyed.

Michigan Truck Lawyer Qualifications

Michigan Auto Law has provided a comprehensive checklist to determine the most qualified accident lawyer to handle your personal injury or wrongful death truck accident case in Michigan.

Meeting with the Michigan Accident Attorney

Because the initial consultation is extremely important in evaluating whether a truck accident lawyer is the right fit for you, our personal injury attorneys offer several considerations to make following the first meeting with your prospective attorney.

Truck Accident Case Examples from the Lawyers of Michigan Auto Law

Of hundreds of truck accident cases the lawyers of Michigan Auto Law have handled, here are a few real-life examples that have brought Michigan families justice -- by making unsafe trucking companies reform their safety standards and pay for their deadly mistakes.

If you have any additional questions or wish to speak to a truck accident lawyer directly about your circumstances, please call Michigan Auto Law for a free consultation at (800) 777-0028. You can also use the free consultation form. There is absolutely no fee or obligation.

Contact Lawrence E. Gursten or Steven M. Gursten 1-800-777-0028

AV Peer Review Rated

Michigan Auto Law is an AV RATED law firm, the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethics. Very few lawyers and law firms in Michigan have been selected with this top rating.

American Association for Justice

Steve Gursten is Chair for the 2008 Interstate Truck Litigation Group for the American Association for Justice (AAJ). Michigan Auto Law has been a long standing member and contributor to the American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA).

Michigan Super Lawyer

Top 5% of Attorneys in Michigan

Michigan Super Lawyer features only the Top 5% of attorneys in Michigan.

3 Michigan Auto Law attorneys
have been featured as

Michigan Super Lawyer:
Lawrence E. Gursten - 2007, 2006
Leonard M. Koltonow - 2007
David E. Christensen - 2007

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

Only 5% of Law Firms in the U.S. Qualify

Only 5% of all U.S. law firms qualify to be included in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, making Michigan Auto Law one of the most distinguished and respected in the country.

Michigan Lawyer of the Year

Steven M. Gursten was selected as "Lawyer of the Year" for 2005, by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, the state's largest legal periodical. Steve was selected after winning a $9 million dollar pain and suffering settlement for one of his clients - the largest settlement for pain and suffering in Michigan in over ten years.

Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA)

Robert M. Raitt of Michigan Auto Law is President for the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA) for 2008. The attorneys at Michigan Auto Law are well-respected members of the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA), dedicated to helping Michigan families seek justice when they are injured by another person's negligence.