As of 2025, Texas had approximately 14.6 million registered private and commercial trucks, including both light and heavy-duty vehicles on our highways.
Texas consistently reports a high number of large truck-related incidents annually. In 2022, there were over 38,621 crashes involving 18-wheelers, semitrucks, and other commercial vehicles in the state, resulting in 716 fatalities.
This indicates a significant presence of large trucks on Texas roads and underscores the importance of road safety measures.
As of 2025, Texas had approximately 14.6 million registered private and commercial trucks, including both light and heavy-duty vehicles on our highways.
Texas consistently reports a high number of large truck-related incidents annually. In 2022, there were over 38,621 crashes involving 18-wheelers, semitrucks, and other commercial vehicles in the state, resulting in 716 fatalities.
This indicates a significant presence of large trucks on Texas roads and underscores the importance of road safety measures.
Olorro qui inctate comnimil idis aute sedigenda
$150,000,000 SINGLE
FAMILY SETTLEMENT
*Fee $60,OOO,000 | Expenses $245,570.67 | Medical Expenses $128,297.65
Net Payment To Client $89,626,131.68
Include details of the case? Mr. Goudarzi. Mr. Goudarzi has obtained verdicts of $730 million, $260 million and $101 million. More importantly, Mr. Goudarzi has secured paid settlements for his clients of $150 million, $140 million and $125 million. These six separate case results are unmatched by any lawyer or law firm in the nation. Mr. Goudarzi is currently handling cases all over the United States.
In 2022 alone, Mr. Goudarzi’s office secured over $512 million in settlements for individual tort victims. As a result of Mr. Goudarzi’s accomplishments, he was honored to be named Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2022 by The National Trial Lawyers. He received this award at the NTL Summit in Miami, Florida. He is currently the President Elect of The National Trial Lawyers Association for 2024.
Mr. Goudarzi received his B.A. (1993) and J.D. (1996) from Texas Tech University. He is a past President of the East Texas Trial Lawyers Association (2011-2017) and currently serves on its board of directors in the capacity of Director Emeritus. Mr. Goudarzi has been honored as a Texas Super Lawyer (2012-present) (Super Lawyers recognition is a Thomson Reuters service), a National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyer (2013-present), a Trial Lawyers Board of Regents Litigator Award winner (2014-present) (ranked top 1% of lawyers), and a National Association of Distinguished Counsel member (2015-present) and a member of the American Academy of Trial Attorneys –Premier 100 (2015-present).
Mr. Goudarzi is also a member of the American Association for Justice, the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (2013-present), the Honorable T. John Ward American Inn of Court and the Upshur County Bar Association.
Mr. Goudarzi is honored to have been invited, and proud to serve, on the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (“APITLA”) National Advisory Board—a team committed to achieving a substantial reduction in the thousands of traffic deaths and injuries that occur each
$140,000,000 SINGLE
FAMILY SETTLEMENT
*Fee $60,OOO,000 | Expenses $245,570.67 | Medical Expenses $128,297.65
Net Payment To Client $89,626,131.68
Include details of the case? Mr. Goudarzi. Mr. Goudarzi has obtained verdicts of $730 million, $260 million and $101 million. More importantly, Mr. Goudarzi has secured paid settlements for his clients of $150 million, $140 million and $125 million. These six separate case results are unmatched by any lawyer or law firm in the nation. Mr. Goudarzi is currently handling cases all over the United States.
In 2022 alone, Mr. Goudarzi’s office secured over $512 million in settlements for individual tort victims. As a result of Mr. Goudarzi’s accomplishments, he was honored to be named Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2022 by The National Trial Lawyers. He received this award at the NTL Summit in Miami, Florida. He is currently the President Elect of The National Trial Lawyers Association for 2024.
Mr. Goudarzi received his B.A. (1993) and J.D. (1996) from Texas Tech University. He is a past President of the East Texas Trial Lawyers Association (2011-2017) and currently serves on its board of directors in the capacity of Director Emeritus. Mr. Goudarzi has been honored as a Texas Super Lawyer (2012-present) (Super Lawyers recognition is a Thomson Reuters service), a National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyer (2013-present), a Trial Lawyers Board of Regents Litigator Award winner (2014-present) (ranked top 1% of lawyers), and a National Association of Distinguished Counsel member (2015-present) and a member of the American Academy of Trial Attorneys –Premier 100 (2015-present).
Mr. Goudarzi is also a member of the American Association for Justice, the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (2013-present), the Honorable T. John Ward American Inn of Court and the Upshur County Bar Association.
Mr. Goudarzi is honored to have been invited, and proud to serve, on the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (“APITLA”) National Advisory Board—a team committed to achieving a substantial reduction in the thousands of traffic deaths and injuries that occur each
$125,000,000 SINGLE
FAMILY SETTLEMENT
*Fee $60,OOO,000 | Expenses $245,570.67 | Medical Expenses $128,297.65
Net Payment To Client $89,626,131.68
Include details of the case? Mr. Goudarzi. Mr. Goudarzi has obtained verdicts of $730 million, $260 million and $101 million. More importantly, Mr. Goudarzi has secured paid settlements for his clients of $150 million, $140 million and $125 million. These six separate case results are unmatched by any lawyer or law firm in the nation. Mr. Goudarzi is currently handling cases all over the United States.
In 2022 alone, Mr. Goudarzi’s office secured over $512 million in settlements for individual tort victims. As a result of Mr. Goudarzi’s accomplishments, he was honored to be named Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2022 by The National Trial Lawyers. He received this award at the NTL Summit in Miami, Florida. He is currently the President Elect of The National Trial Lawyers Association for 2024.
Mr. Goudarzi received his B.A. (1993) and J.D. (1996) from Texas Tech University. He is a past President of the East Texas Trial Lawyers Association (2011-2017) and currently serves on its board of directors in the capacity of Director Emeritus. Mr. Goudarzi has been honored as a Texas Super Lawyer (2012-present) (Super Lawyers recognition is a Thomson Reuters service), a National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyer (2013-present), a Trial Lawyers Board of Regents Litigator Award winner (2014-present) (ranked top 1% of lawyers), and a National Association of Distinguished Counsel member (2015-present) and a member of the American Academy of Trial Attorneys –Premier 100 (2015-present).
Mr. Goudarzi is also a member of the American Association for Justice, the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (2013-present), the Honorable T. John Ward American Inn of Court and the Upshur County Bar Association.
Mr. Goudarzi is honored to have been invited, and proud to serve, on the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (“APITLA”) National Advisory Board—a team committed to achieving a substantial reduction in the thousands of traffic deaths and injuries that occur each
$75,000,000 SINGLE
FAMILY SETTLEMENT
*Fee $60,OOO,000 | Expenses $245,570.67 | Medical Expenses $128,297.65
Net Payment To Client $89,626,131.68
Include details of the case? Mr. Goudarzi. Mr. Goudarzi has obtained verdicts of $730 million, $260 million and $101 million. More importantly, Mr. Goudarzi has secured paid settlements for his clients of $150 million, $140 million and $125 million. These six separate case results are unmatched by any lawyer or law firm in the nation. Mr. Goudarzi is currently handling cases all over the United States.
In 2022 alone, Mr. Goudarzi’s office secured over $512 million in settlements for individual tort victims. As a result of Mr. Goudarzi’s accomplishments, he was honored to be named Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2022 by The National Trial Lawyers. He received this award at the NTL Summit in Miami, Florida. He is currently the President Elect of The National Trial Lawyers Association for 2024.
Mr. Goudarzi received his B.A. (1993) and J.D. (1996) from Texas Tech University. He is a past President of the East Texas Trial Lawyers Association (2011-2017) and currently serves on its board of directors in the capacity of Director Emeritus. Mr. Goudarzi has been honored as a Texas Super Lawyer (2012-present) (Super Lawyers recognition is a Thomson Reuters service), a National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyer (2013-present), a Trial Lawyers Board of Regents Litigator Award winner (2014-present) (ranked top 1% of lawyers), and a National Association of Distinguished Counsel member (2015-present) and a member of the American Academy of Trial Attorneys –Premier 100 (2015-present).
Mr. Goudarzi is also a member of the American Association for Justice, the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (2013-present), the Honorable T. John Ward American Inn of Court and the Upshur County Bar Association.
Mr. Goudarzi is honored to have been invited, and proud to serve, on the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (“APITLA”) National Advisory Board—a team committed to achieving a substantial reduction in the thousands of traffic deaths and injuries that occur each
BRENT GOUDARZI is the founding partner of Goudarzi & Young, L.L.P.
The six most consequential settlements and verdicts in transportation litigation history are held by Mr. Goudarzi. Mr. Goudarzi has obtained verdicts of $730 million, $260 million and $101 million. More importantly, Mr. Goudarzi has secured paid settlements for his clients of $150 million, $140 million and $125 million. These six separate case results are unmatched by any lawyer or law firm in the nation. Mr. Goudarzi is currently handling cases all over the United States.
In 2022 alone, Mr. Goudarzi’s office secured over $512 million in settlements for individual tort victims. As a result of Mr. Goudarzi’s accomplishments, he was honored to be named Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2022 by The National Trial Lawyers. He received this award at the NTL Summit in Miami, Florida. He is currently the President Elect of The National Trial Lawyers Association for 2024.
Education
Texas Tech University School of Law – J.D. – 1996 Texas Tech University – B.A. – 1993
Bar Admissions
Texas
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas
MARTY YOUNG is a partner at Goudarzi & Young.
Mr. Young received his B.A. (1995) and J.D. (1998) from Texas Tech University, and is admitted to practice in the State Courts of Texas and the United States District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas.
His practice is devoted solely to the representation of victims in serious injury and wrongful death cases.
Expand on his bio...
Education
Texas Tech University School of Law – J.D. – 1998
Texas Tech University – B.A. – 1995
Bar Admissions
Texas – 1999
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2007Lawdragon (2019 – Present) Community Activities
Goudarzi & Young is an East Texas Personal Injury Law Firm with a focus on helping those who are injured in a variety of accidents, including car accidents, 18-Wheeler accidents, product injuries, and work-related claims.
Since 1997, Goudarzi & Young has represented over 30,000 hardworking Texans from all walks of life.
We have obtained verdicts and settlements throughout Texas and we regularly try personal injury cases across the state. We guarantee that no one will work harder to get your family the justice they deserve.
*PRINCIPAL OFFICE
Se habla español