By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published February 20, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: AI, artificial intelligence, Can Artificial Intelligence Replace an Experienced Attorney |
Can Artificial Intelligence Replace an Experienced Attorney
Can Artificial Intelligence Replace an Experienced Attorney? Twice this year I had to withdraw from representing clients—one in a Social Security Disability case and one in an Alabama workers’ compensation claim—because they believed that after getting on Chat GPT, CoPilot, Open AI or some other form of AI-they knew best how to proceed with their Read More
Read MoreMy complaints of pain are being ignored
My complaints of pain are being ignored “It feels like no one is listening to me about my pain.” Unfortunately, this is something we hear far too often from Alabama workers who have suffered job-related injuries. After an on-the-job injury, most people want one simple thing: to heal, return to work, and continue providing for Read More
Read MoreDo you know who your Lawyer works for?
Do you know who your Lawyer works for? The ads are all over tv, law firms (not all of which are actually located in Alabama) advertising that they represent injured workers in their Alabama workers’ compensation claim, or those seeking Social Security Disability benefits (SSDI and SSI). These firms spend upwards to a million dollars Read More
Read MoreLegal Experience Matters
Legal Experience Matters When you are facing a workers’ compensation claim or a Social Security Disability case, the outcome often turns on details that are not obvious at first glance. These are areas of law shaped by statutes, regulations, medical evidence, and decades of case law. Experience matters because it teaches you how those details Read More
Read MoreYou don’t pay unless we win
You don’t pay unless we win Like many Alabamians, whenever my wife and I are watching the news, I see a slew of ads on tv from law firms here in Alabama that talk about how they won’t take a fee unless they recover for their clients in a work injury claim or a claim Read More
Read MoreTraumatic Brain Injuries Are Real
Traumatic Brain Injuries Are Real—and Often Overlooked Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are frequently misunderstood, minimized, or dismissed because their effects are not always visible. Head trauma is not “just a headache,” and cognitive or emotional symptoms following an injury are not a question of willpower or personal strength. Because these injuries are often invisible, people Read More
Read MoreWhat is Discovery?
What is Discovery? Here at Powell and Denny, we make it point to always tell our clients that while the vast majority of Alabama workers’ compensation claims settle (even if a law suit is filed), they are not entitled to a settlement. With this in mind, during the pendency of a regular workers’ compensation claim, Read More
Read MoreFrom the Files of Powell and Denny
From the Files of Powell and Denny This week, in “From the Files of Powell and Denny,” we are going to review a workers’ compensation case we tried in Jefferson County, Alabama-Birmingham, AL before the late Judge Joseph Boohaker (a respected jurist whom we all miss) Our client was in his late 20’s and had Read More
Read MoreFrom the Files of Powell and Denny
From the Files of Powell and Denny In this week’s “From the Files of Powell and Denny,” I want to go over a workers compensation claim we handled in Homewood, Alabama in Jefferson County in the early 2000’s. Our client was employed by Bi Low Quality Foods Stores Inc. operating Piggly Wiggly’s. On one rainy Read More
Read MoreFrom the Files of Powell and Denny
From the Files of Powell and Denny Today’s “From the Files of Powell and Denny,” involve a workers’ compensation case we tried in Bessemer, Alabama in Jefferson County in 2008. Our client was employed by Hanna Steel Corporation in Fairfield, AL and was employed to perform various jobs such as: as a tire changer/repairer, a Read More
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