Overview
Steve Laird is 1 of Only 9 Texas Lawyers Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (at the time of publication)
The Law Offices of Laird & McCloskey is a Fort Worth, Texas law firm with a statewide and national reputation for securing significant settlements and verdicts. Our lawyers and staff members are committed to finding justice in every case we handle. For over 35 years we have worked responsibly and diligently in representing Fort Worth individuals and families in personal injury cases where corporate and individual negligence has resulted in significant personal injury and wrongful death. We specialize in car wrecks, trucking accidents and all types of personal injury and wrongful death cases.
Personal Injury lawyer, Steven C. Laird, is an expert in the areas of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, especially in the fields of auto and trucking accidents. As such, he is asked to speak and present, nationally, to groups of attorneys and industry professionals.
Steve has been named to the Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers list by Thomas Reuters and featured in Texas Monthly magazine (2003-2013, 2015-present) based on independent research and nominations from fellow lawyers. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law & Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and he is Board Certified in Truck Accident Law and as a Civil Trial Law Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. This quadruple board certification is rare among Texas lawyers and is indicative of the education and experience found in the Fort Worth law firm. Less than 1% of Texas Lawyers are quadruple board certified as Steve is.
Personal Injury lawyer, Seth McCloskey was named to the 2019 Texas Rising Stars list by Thomson Reuters. He has worked as a Senior Trial Attorney, aggressively representing individuals and families in cases involving serious injury or death. He has experience as a bankruptcy litigator under a Chapter 7 Trustee and has worked as a Justice of the Peace, misdemeanor and felony prosecutor with the Ellis County & District Attorney’s Office. Seth has also worked as an Adjunct Instructor at Navarro College and Tarleton State University where he taught various legal courses.
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Practice Areas
- Trucking Accidents
- Car Wrecks
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Construction Accidents
- Defective Products
- Oil & Gas Field Pipeline Injuries
- Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claims
Rankings
Regional
Dallas/Fort Worth
Firm Leadership
About Our Clients
We have helped our clients secure significant verdicts and settlements in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases for decades. Many of the cases have resulted in safety improvements made by defendants as a direct result of our cases. Our firm is handling several significant cases currently, including claims involving trucking collisions and car wrecks. Below are a few of the clients who we have helped.
- TRUCKING COLLISION – PARTIAL PARALYSIS: A wife and daughter asked for our representation for their husband and father who was in a collision with a water hauler tanker truck in Panola County that left him partially paralyzed. Our investigation showed the truck driver lied on his application, and that the trucking company was aware of the traffic dangers associated with their entrance.
- TRUCK COLLISION – CLIENT 1- SPINE INJURY, SPLEEN LACERATION, BRAIN INJURY, CLIENT 2 -FOREARM FRACTURE, BRAIN INJURY: We represented the driver and the passenger of a car that was hit by an 18-wheeler.
- SAILBOAT ACCIDENT – ELECTRICAL SHOCK: We represented an engineer who was seriously injured by an electrical shock after a sailboat mast touched a live wire that was hanging over a cove. Our investigation showed that the electric company violated height regulations pertaining to power lines.
- MANUFACTURER DEFECT – FATALITY: The family of a man who was killed in a defective crane accident at a construction site asked for our help. We found that the crane had a defect that the manufacturer knew about but never corrected.
- TRUCKING INJURY – PARALYSIS: We represented a truck driver who had a piece of heavy furniture fall on his head that had not been loaded correctly by the furniture company, leaving him paralyzed.
See many more detailed Case Results on our website.
Rankings
Regional
Dallas/Fort Worth
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Firm News
Awards
The Best Lawyers in America, 2025
Steven C. Laird and Seth McCloskey have been recognized in the area of plaintiffs' personal injury litigation.
Best Law Firms, 2023
The Law Offices of Laird & McCloskey has earned a Tier 1 ranking in the DFW Metro Area for its plaintiffs work in personal injury litigation.