Joseph Camerlengo

Attorney

30 yrs experience
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Bar admitted 1994
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Jacksonville, FL

Bar admissions

Florida
1994
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Pro hac vice in CA, GA, IL, MD, NY, TX and others

Education

J.D. with honors: University of Florida Levin College of Law1994
Undergraduate: University of Florida, Warrington College of Business1991

Awards and recognition

01Board Certified in Truck Accident Law (NBTA)
02Board Certified in Civil Trial Practice (Florida Bar)
03Board Certified in Civil Trial Practice (NBTA)
04Florida Super Lawyer (annually since 2008)
05AV Preeminent (Martindale Hubbell)
06National Trial Lawyers Top 100
07National Trial Lawyers Top 10 Trucking Attorney (2017-present)
08Florida Trend Legal Elite
09Million Dollar Advocates Forum
10NBTA President's Award (2025)

Memberships

American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
National Board of Trial Advocates - Standards Committee Chair (2024-present), Board Member (2016-present)
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys - Past President (2018-2019), Board of Regents
American Association for Justice - Chair Interstate Trucking Litigation Group (2024-2025), Past Chair Bus Litigation Group (2020-2021)
Jacksonville Bar Association - Past President (2008-2009)
Florida Justice Association - Trucking Litigation Section Co-Chair (2016-2022), Eagle Member since 2006

Publications

Podcast host: 'Joe Knows Trucks'
Frequent CLE presenter on trucking, advanced depositions, and trial strategies

Background

Founding partner of The Truck Accident Law Firm in Jacksonville, FL, with a nationwide trial practice focused on serious personal injury and wrongful death from trucking, bus, and commercial motor vehicle crashes. Began career defending insurance companies and corporations for 7 years, founded Camerlengo Law Group in 2001, joined Coker Schickel firm in 2014, and co-founded The Truck Accident Law Firm with Michael Leizerman and Joe Fried in 2017. Has recovered over $1 billion for clients.

Notable cases

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$24.6M judgment - rear-end tractor-trailer wrongful death
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$24M settlement - head-on collision with tractor-trailer
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$15.5M settlement - port yard tractor wrongful death
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$11.8M settlement - tractor-trailer wrongful death
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$11.6M jury verdict - rear-end SUV crash

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