Walker County, Alabama
Forstman & Cutchen, LLP has represented injured Alabamians since 1967. We help Walker County families recover after highway crashes, mine and timber injuries, and medical mistakes.
Local Injury Cases
Walker County life runs along I-22, the old Corridor X that links Jasper and Sumiton to Birmingham. That same highway carries coal haulers, log trucks and commuters at full speed, so a single lapse can cause a serious wreck. Local roads like US-78, Highway 69 and Highway 118 add hills, curves and heavy equipment to the mix. As an accident injury lawyer team, we investigate crashes on all of these routes and push insurers to pay what a case is truly worth.
Alabama law is strict on injured people. Under the contributory negligence rule, an insurer may try to deny your claim if it can argue you were even slightly at fault. Most personal injury claims must also be filed within two years, so early help from a personal injury lawyer matters so much in a Walker County case. Our negligence lawyers pursue full injury compensation for every client, whether a claim settles early or needs to go before a Walker County jury.
Work here can be hard on the body. Underground mining, surface mining, logging and sawmill jobs have shaped towns from Carbon Hill to Dora and Parrish, and they bring a real risk of crushing injuries, falls and machine accidents. Our clients across Walker County often come to us with situations like these:
A rear-end or sideswipe crash with a loaded tractor-trailer on I-22 can cause serious harm in a split second. We gather the evidence needed to hold both the driver and the trucking company responsible.
Some drivers carry no insurance or too little coverage to pay for the damage they cause. We help Walker County clients pursue the injury compensation they need after a collision with one of these drivers.
Roof falls, equipment accidents and haul road injuries are real risks in underground and surface mining. We help injured miners move quickly because workers' compensation has short notice deadlines.
Chainsaw, skidder and loading accidents during timber work can lead to crushing injuries and lasting harm. We stand with timber workers who were hurt on the job and need help with their claims.
A wet floor or broken step at a store or business in Jasper can lead to a painful fall. We pursue these claims and push back when an insurer tries to shift the blame onto you.
A missed diagnosis or surgical error can leave a loved one worse off than before treatment. We review what happened and help families understand whether they have a claim.
Our Practice Areas
Our practice is focused on three areas of law and nothing else. That focus lets our attorneys put full effort into each case, from the first phone call to the courtroom in Jasper or a settlement table in Birmingham.
Our personal injury team handles auto accidents, trucking accidents, and uninsured motorist claims on Walker County roads. We also act as a premises liability lawyer for slip and fall accidents and a product liability lawyer for defective product accidents. Families who have lost someone can turn to us for wrongful death claims and other negligence claims.
When a job site injury takes away your paycheck, our workers' compensation attorneys fight for the work injury benefits you are owed. We handle work-related accidents, head trauma injuries, neurological injuries, and spinal cord injuries. We also represent workers with paraplegia and quadriplegia, repetitive stress injuries, and hand and foot injuries. As catastrophic injury lawyers, we stand by families facing a traumatic brain injury or paralysis injury claim after a mine, timber or job site accident changes everything.
Patients in Walker County often travel to Birmingham for specialist care, and mistakes can happen in either place. Our medical malpractice attorneys review medical records, consult qualified experts, and build medical malpractice claims for surgical errors, misdiagnosis, medication mistakes and hospital negligence.
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Our office at 2 Perimeter Park South, Suite 410E, Birmingham, AL 35243 is about an hour from Jasper by way of I-22. We are open 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday, with after hours and weekend meetings by appointment. Call or send your details now so we can begin protecting your claim before key deadlines pass.
