Buffalo Truck Accident Lawyer
A collision with a tractor-trailer or commercial truck is not a bigger car accident — it's a different fight entirely. Trucking companies send adjusters and lawyers to the scene within hours. Leah Costanzo is a personal injury attorney who used to defend these cases for a major insurer. Now she uses that insight to fight for injured people across Buffalo and Western New York.
Why Buffalo truck accidents demand an attorney who knows the other side
Western New York's corridors — the I-90, I-290, I-190, and Route 33 — carry heavy commercial traffic through lake-effect snow, work zones, and congestion. When an 80,000-pound truck hits a passenger vehicle, the injuries are often severe, and the legal case is more complex than an ordinary crash: federal hours-of-service rules, electronic logging data, corporate defendants, and layered insurance coverage all come into play.
Leah began her career on the defense side, including as a senior trial lawyer for a major insurance company. She understands the tactics trucking insurers use to minimize claims, how they value a case, and how to build the evidence that forces a fair offer — or wins at trial.
What to do after a Buffalo truck accident
Get medical care first
Truck crashes cause catastrophic injuries — and some, like internal bleeding and traumatic brain injuries, are not obvious at the scene. Get evaluated immediately. Prompt treatment protects your health and documents your injuries for your claim.
Preserve critical evidence
Trucking cases hinge on evidence that disappears fast: electronic logging device (ELD) data, black-box records, driver logs, maintenance files, and dash-cam footage. Federal rules allow some records to be destroyed after a short period — the sooner we're involved, the more we can preserve with spoliation letters and rapid investigation.
Don't talk to the trucking insurer
Trucking companies deploy rapid-response teams of adjusters and lawyers within hours of a serious crash. Their goal is to limit what they pay. Don't give a recorded statement or sign anything. Let us handle every call.
Identify every liable party
Truck accident claims can reach beyond the driver — the trucking company, the broker, the shipper or loader, the maintenance contractor, and even the manufacturer of a failed part. We investigate all of them to maximize your recovery.
Fight for full value
We calculate the complete value of your claim — medical bills, lost wages, future care, pain and suffering — and prepare every case as if it will go to trial. That preparation is what forces fair offers, and if trial is what it takes, Leah is ready.
Why clients choose Leah after a truck crash
Former insurance-defense attorney
Leah spent years defending personal injury cases for insurance companies, including as a senior trial lawyer for a major insurer. She knows how trucking insurers evaluate claims, defend lawsuits, and decide what to pay — because she used to be on their side.
Trucking cases are different
Commercial truck crashes involve federal motor-carrier regulations, multiple corporate defendants, and insurance policies far larger than a typical car claim. We understand the rules trucking companies must follow — and how to prove when they broke them.
Direct access to your attorney
You work directly with Leah. Your calls get returned, your questions get answered, and you understand every step of your case. Your case will never feel like just another file.
No fee unless we win
We work on contingency. If there's no recovery, you owe no attorney fee. Finding out your options costs nothing.
Injured in a Buffalo truck accident? Let's talk.
The call is free, confidential, and there's no fee unless we win. Leah will listen to what happened and tell you honestly whether you have a case.