The evidence from your truck crash is already disappearing.
The Law Offices of Haytham Faraj moves the same day the crash happens. Preservation letters go out immediately, and we pull the truck's black box and its logs before the carrier's team writes their version of what happened. You pay nothing unless we win.
Recovered for Our Clients
Every case built for trial, not for a quick settlement.
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Most firms wait for the police report. That's too late.
A settlement mill waits for the official report, then negotiates a number. A trial firm knows the report is only the last page of the story. ELD logs recycle on their own. The truck's black box gets pulled and wiped. And maintenance records, the ones that show what the carrier knew, have a way of going missing.
The firms that win these cases move on day one. Day one is the only day the full record still exists.
A trucking trial firm, not a settlement mill.
Haytham Faraj is a retired Marine Corps Major and a 22-year veteran who has tried more than 80 cases to verdict. He handles every trucking case himself, from the first call through trial.
A case that is ready to try is a case the other side has to take seriously. You won't be handed to a junior associate, and we don't settle cheap just because it's easier.
What we lock down before it's gone.
Within the first days after a crash we send preservation letters and bring in experts, before anything gets overwritten, wiped, or "lost." This is the record that tells the real story of who was responsible.
ELD logs. The hours and duty status that show if the driver was pushed past the legal limit.
ECM black box. The truck's own record of speed and braking in the seconds before impact.
FMCSR audits. Whether the carrier followed federal safety rules or cut corners.
Maintenance history. The repair records that show what the carrier knew and chose to ignore.
Cargo manifests. What was loaded, and who signed off on it.
Five pieces of evidence, secured before the other side gets to them.
We don't stop at the driver.
A truck crash is rarely one person's fault. The carrier, the broker, the loader, and the maintenance shop each have a role, and each has a lawyer and an insurer working to point the finger somewhere else. We audit the carrier, the broker, and the loader — not just the driver.
Commercial drivers. Proof of fatigue or the pressure to run past legal hours.
Motor carriers. Hiring and dispatch decisions that put an unsafe truck on the road.
Logistics brokers. Pay cuts and scheduling pressure that push drivers past the limit.
Freight loaders. Improper loading and unsecured cargo that shifts and causes the crash.
Maintenance vendors. Skipped repairs and inspections that leave a defect on the road.
Every link in the chain, each with its own insurer and its own story.
The trucks we take on, and where we can try your case.
We handle every commercial rig, and we can try your case across the country.
Vehicles. Semi-trucks, 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers, flatbeds, tanker trucks, and commercial delivery fleets.
Where we practice. California, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, and the District of Columbia — and nationwide via pro hac vice.
From first call to verdict, without costing you a day's pay.
You pay nothing unless we win. We fund the investigation and the experts, and we carry the case to trial if that's what it takes.
1. Call us today. We open the file now and send preservation letters immediately. Free, and with no obligation.
2. We investigate. Forensic experts pull the black box and audit the logs while the record is still intact.
3. We build your case for trial. Medical and accident-reconstruction experts turn your losses into a number a jury can see.
4. We try it, or settle from strength. Prepared for verdict, we negotiate from a position the other side can't ignore.
The attorney who signs your case tries your case.
At most big firms, the name on the door isn't the lawyer in the courtroom. Here, it is. Haytham Faraj personally handles every trucking case, from the first call through verdict.
He spent twenty-two years as a Marine, retired as a Major, served as a judge advocate, and now teaches trial skills as senior faculty at the Gerry Spence Method at Thunderhead Ranch. When your case goes to trial, the lawyer facing the carrier's team is the one who has done it 80 times.
Referring attorneys ask who cross-examines the carrier's safety director — an associate, or the trial lawyer? Here, it's the trial lawyer.
Recoveries that went the distance.
We don't advertise a number we can't stand behind. The firm has recovered approximately $500 million in cumulative recoveries, and it has won verdicts and settlements against the City of Los Angeles and corporate defendants.
$500M cumulative recoveries · 80+ trials to verdict · 22 years as a Marine
$22.6 million against the City of Los Angeles for a man struck on the head by a falling metal object, resulting in traumatic brain injury.
Verdicts depend on the facts of each case. Preparation decides them. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Questions people ask us after a truck crash.
How fast do I need to act? Fast. ELD and ECM data overwrites in hours, not weeks. We send preservation letters and bring in experts within the first days, while the record still tells the truth.
Is this a real trucking trial firm, or a mill that settles at policy limits? We try cases. Haytham Faraj has taken more than 80 cases to verdict, and every trucking case is prepared for trial from intake. We settle when it's right for you, never because it's easier.
Will you audit the carrier, broker, and loader, not just blame the driver? Yes. We investigate the carrier, the broker, the loader, and the maintenance vendor. The driver is often the first one blamed and the last one at fault.
What does it cost me? Nothing upfront. We work on contingency. You pay no legal fees or case expenses unless we recover for you.
Do I have to be a truck driver to call you? No. We represent anyone hurt by a commercial truck. That includes drivers, passengers, other motorists, and families who lost someone.
I'm an attorney with a trucking case. Will you keep me in the loop? Your client stays yours, referral fees are paid promptly in full compliance with bar rules, and you get real updates at every stage.
The evidence moves first. So do we.
Every day that passes, the record gets thinner and the other side gets louder. Call us for a free case review. You'll speak with a trial lawyer who understands trucking, not an intake call center. If we take your case, you pay nothing unless we win.
Referring a trucking case? Co-counsel and referral fees, in full compliance with bar rules. Your client stays yours.