Recognized Expert in Nationwide Truck Accident Litigation
Mr. Jasmer is recognized as a leader and innovator in the field of nationwide truck crashes resulting in catastrophic injury or experiencing the loss of a spouse, parent, or child. He has been at the forefront of exposing the role of driver exhaustion. in causing truck collisions and has pioneered the use of innovative discovery techniques to prove that a fatality or severe injury was caused by a truck driver falling asleep at the wheel. Mr. Jasmer has assembled a team of the top sleep disorder and trucking experts in the country to show the impact of driver exhaustion.
Mr. Jasmer has led the way as an expert in negligent hiring and retention by truck companies who put unqualified drivers behind the wheel. Mr. Jasmer has been at the cutting edge in showing the effect of cell phone usage and on-board computers in distracting drivers’ attention, resulting in crashes. Whether a truck accident is caused by driver fatigue, drug or alcohol intoxication, improper loading, poor truck maintenance, faulty equipment, defective truck design, or simple driver error, Mr. Jasmer’s analytical acumen and thorough investigation of the facts have repeatedly led to incomparable results.
Mr. Jasmer cares deeply about his clients and the serious losses they have suffered—whether it’s facing a catastrophic transformation of their physical or mental well-being or experiencing the loss of a spouse, parent, or child. That serves as all the motivation he needs to fight for them with all his might. Mr. Jasmer gives each and every client and each and every case considerable personalized attention.
As one hard-to-please colleague of Mr. Jasmer’s (one of the leading trial attorneys in Illinois) recently remarked after Mr. Jasmer’s brief succeeded against seemingly impossible odds in defeating a truck company’s attempt to do away with the entire case, “That’s the most brilliant brief I’ve ever read. You took every argument made by the other side and turned it on its head, like jiu-jitsu.”
During the course of recent settlement negotiations in a truck crash case overseen by the former Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Mr. Jasmer’s colleague (himself one of the leading litigators in the country with 40 years of experience) told the Judge that, “David is the smartest lawyer I know.”
Contact Us
The Jasmer Law Firm in Illinois, offers free initial consultations, is available for evening and weekend appointments and can come to your hospital or home if needed. We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis and are conveniently located in downtown Chicago across from City Hall and the Daley Center Courthouse. We don't charge attorney fees unless we obtain monetary compensation for you. To contact lawyer David S. Jasmer, call 312-386-7011 or 866-920-6021.
