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Navigating the legal system is confusing — and insurance companies make it as hard as possible. Jemison & Mendelsohn exists solely to provide personal legal advocacy to injured clients and their families. For decades we have successfully worked throughout Alabama on serious personal injury cases resulting from car and truck accidents. We also take on other cases where individuals find themselves facing an uphill battle against large organizations. If you are looking for a trusted personal injury lawyer, our firm is committed to standing up for you when the stakes are high. We also take on other cases where individuals find themselves facing an uphill battle against large organizations.
We know this can be one of the hardest times of your life. We are here to help every step of the way, from meeting you in a free consultation, to determining your specific needs, to taking the legal and financial negotiations off your hands. An experienced personal injury lawyer at our firm will fight to protect your rights and pursue the compensation you deserve. As a small firm rooted in our community, our clients truly matter to us. We encourage you to read what our clients have to say about working with our team.As a small firm rooted in our community, our clients truly matter to us. We encourage you to read what our clients have to say about working with our team.
Jemison & Mendelsohn has obtained verdicts and settlements in excess of $100 Million. Below is a sample of cases we have handled.
$16 million recovery — Wrongful Death: two people killed when the load came off of a tractor trailer.
$15 million verdict — Wrongful Death: passenger in a new truck killed when the truck stalled due to a defective computer chip and caused a wreck.
$10 million verdict — Dram Shop Case
$6 million verdict — Insurance Bad Faith
$6 million settlement — Quadriplegia: client injured because of a defective vehicle.
$5.1 million settlement — Wrongful Death: 18-wheel truck turned in front of oncoming traffic causing a collision.
$5 million reward — Whistleblower Case
$3 million verdict — Defective Seatbelt: pilot blinded from impact because seams on a seatbelt failed.
$3 million settlement — Broken Back: Driver went off the road due to defects in road construction.
$3 million settlement — Wrongful Death: 18-wheel truck driver fell asleep at the wheel.
$1 million settlement — Wrongful Death: 18-wheel truck could not stop at a red light because of defective brakes.
$1 million settlement — Murder by prisoner on work release.
$1 million settlement — Murder by escaped inmate.
$950,000 settlement — Murder in State institution.
$950,000 settlement — Death of a mental health patient.
$750,000 settlement — Dram Shop Case
$700,000 recovery — Death of Youth Services inmate.
$600,000 recovery — Abuse and neglect in State institution.
$600,000 recovery — Rape in State institution.
Please consult an attorney for advice about your individual situation. This site and its information is not legal advice, nor is it intended to be. Feel free to get in touch by electronic mail, letters, or phone calls. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. Until an attorney-client relationship is established, please withhold from sending any confidential information to us. No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.
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