About Marty Sitler

Marty Sitler is a Partner at The Truck Accident Law Firm in Jacksonville, FL. He began his career in the United States Marine Corps (1984-2004) as a combat engineer and judge advocate, serving as a prosecutor, associate professor of Constitutional Law and trial advocacy, and trial judge. After military service, he spent over 16 years with a multi-state insurance defense firm managing the Jacksonville office and leading a statewide practice group across four Florida cities. In 2019, he transitioned to plaintiff representation, becoming managing attorney for litigation and trial partner for catastrophic trucking cases.

Proven verdicts and settlements at The Truck Accident Law Firm Jacksonville

These results are credited to The Truck Accident Law Firm Jacksonville. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$11.6 millionVerdict

A Duval County jury returned an $11.6 million verdict for James Lightfoot after Marilyn Hunt rear-ended him in 2011, with $10 million of the award covering pain and suffering; the Florida First District Court of Appeal affirmed the damages in 2020.

Duval County Circuit Court, Jacksonville, FL (aff'd Fla. 1st DCA 2020, 2022) · 2019Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of South Dakota School of Law
J.D., LL.M. (Judge Advocate General School, U.S. Army, 1997), 1992
The Ohio State University
Undergraduate, 1983

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of South Dakota, admitted 1992
State Bar of The Florida Bar, admitted 2010
Jacksonville Bar Association
Jacksonville Justice Association
Florida Justice Association
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys

Awards & recognition

Board Certified, National Board of Trial Advocacy – Trucking Litigation
Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys Board Certified
Sterling Honor Graduate (Top 5%) - University of South Dakota School of Law (1992)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Jacksonville firms

Pajcic & Pajcic
Pajcic & Pajcic
$1 billion · Nassau County Jury Returns $1 Billion in I-95 Crash That Killed UNF Freshman Connor Dzion
Terrell Hogan
Terrell Hogan
$11.3 billion · Florida's Dream Team Beats Big Tobacco for $11.3 Billion: Yerrid's Racketeering Play Tripled the Stakes
AndersonGlenn LLP
AndersonGlenn LLP
$23.94 million · Copilot Burned in Fatal Wildfire Helicopter Crash Wins Verdict Against Engine Maker
Farah & Farah
Farah & Farah
$27.01 million · Jury Awards Former Smoker With COPD $27 Million Against Philip Morris USA
Coker Law Jacksonville
Coker Law Jacksonville
$8.1 million · Duval County Jury Awards $8.1 Million After Toddler Suffers Brain Damage at Jacksonville Daycare

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.