Questions to Ask before Hiring an Alabama Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

Questions to Ask before Hiring an Alabama Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

If you live or work in Alabama, and you have sustained a workers’ compensation injury, most likely you have a lot of questions.  Do I have a claim?  Can I see my own doctor?  How do I get paid if I am off work due to my injuries?  This is where an experienced Alabama Workers’ Compensation Lawyer can be invaluable, but before taking the step to actually hire an Alabama Workers’ Compensation Attorney, there are several questions you ask any potential lawyer you are considering.  This is the third of a series of seven (7) blogs in which I will go through the questions I believe an injured should ask of a lawyer before actually hiring an attorney, and it dovetails with the last question we suggested regarding the potential attorney’s experience.

Question Three, ask about the lawyer’s trial experience with Alabama Workers’ Compensation cases.  Most legal claims settle, be they an Alabama workers’ compensation claim, an automobile accident case or a class-action suit—but you are not guaranteed a settlement.  Is the lawyer you are considering hiring experienced in trying an Alabama workers’ compensation case?

At Powell and Denny, both Mr. Powell and Mr. Denny have extensive trial experience with Alabama workers’ comp cases and with handling appeals.  We have tried cases throughout Alabama, and taken cases to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court, and the appellate experience is not something to be ignored.  Should your case go to trial, the attorney trying the case needs to know not only how to present legal questions to the court where the case is being heard, but also how to preserve issues that may end up before the appellate courts down the road.

We have been blessed by being referred cases from other law firms where the facts are more difficult and the referring firm knows that if we believe in the client-we will take the case to trial and up on appeal if necessary.

If you live anywhere in Alabama and you have questions about your right to Alabama Workers’ Compensation benefits, don’t hesitate to contact and speak with one of the experienced attorneys at Powell and Denny today to schedule a virtual appointment or a face-to-face meeting.

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Powell and Denny have been selected as one of the Best Law Firms by U.S. News and World Report for each of the last 9 years, have been selected as one of Birmingham’s Top Lawyers by B-Metro Magazine for the last 5 years, have been selected by The National Advocates as one of the Top 20 Workers’ Compensation Firms (plaintiffs) and Powell and Denny, P.C.-has been selected as one of the “Best of the Best” law firms by The American Registry.

Mr. Denny is AV rated by Martindale Hubbard (the highest rating possible) and Mr. Powell has been rated as Superior by The National Registry

+ Powell and Denny have successfully represented injured workers from Birmingham, Huntsville, Florence, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, Athens, Decatur, Town Creek Ardmore, Hartselle, Madison, Toney, Scottsboro, Ft. Payne, New Hope, Guntersville, Albertville, Boaz, Ashville, Anniston, Gadsden, Cullman, Jasper, Gardendale, Morris, Kimberly, Centerpoint, Leeds, Tarrant City, Fairfield, Hueytown, Bessemer, Adger, Tuscaloosa, Cordova, Alabaster, Pelham, Harpersville, Opelika, Phenix City, Montgomery, Clanton, Calera, Enterprise, Monroeville, Mobile, Evergreen, Alabaster, Trussville and towns and cities in between.

 

 

Questions to Ask before Hiring an Alabama Workers’ Compensation Lawyer