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Welcome to Drake Law Firm.
Drake Law Firm places an emphasis on
severe and catastrophic personal
injury cases, including those
involving quadriplegia, paraplegia,
traumatic brain damage, back
surgery, amputations, death, and
severe burns. The practice area of
Drake Law Firm extends from
Montgomery to the Tennessee line,
and from Mississippi to Georgia,
encompassing two-third’s of the
State of Alabama. While the main
office is in Birmingham, the
majority of the firm’s cases are in
the outlying counties such as
Calhoun, Morgan, Blount, Cullman,
Madison, Chilton, and more.
The firm was founded by Whit
Drake in 1998 after he worked for
another personal injury law firm in
Birmingham for nine years. Mr.
Drake tried his first case at age 25
and obtained a $700,000 punitive
damage jury verdict against Northrup
King Company for a farmer who had
bought contaminated feed for his
dairy cattle. His first
verdict for more than a million
dollars came just two years later in
a wrongful death case. Since
that time, he has obtained verdicts
or settlements near or over a
million in numerous cases, including
establishing record verdicts. He has
also written multiple articles for
legal publications and spoken
extensively at legal seminars. Drake
has successively handled cases in
West Virginia, Mississippi, Florida,
Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee,
Texas, Georgia and North Carolina.
The firm places an emphasis on
severe and catastrophic injuries,
and has a wide range of experts and
resources to establish the extent of
these injuries in Alabama Courts. |
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 Whit
Drake was born in Decatur, Alabama
and admitted to bar in 1989.
He received his B.A. from the
University of Alabama in 1986 and
his J.D. from the University of
Alabama in 1989. In 1988, Mr.
Drake served as an apprentice to the
Alabama Supreme Court. He has
authored numerous publications and
is a frequent speaker at legal
seminars.AV Rated Attorney
Mr. Drake has been awarded the
highest rating achievable through
the LexisNexis Martendale-Hubbell
Peer Review Ratings.
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Eight-figure
Settlement for
On-the-Job Accident
Resulting in
Multiple Deaths and
Injuries – A faulty
product was blamed
for causing an
explosion that
injured and killed
multiple workers. |
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$3 Million Policy
Limits Settlement
for Trucking
Accident –
(Mississippi)
Clients were
rear-ended by
trucker who had been
previously diagnosed
with sleep apnea.
Allegation was that
his employer knew of
his ailment and
negligently allowed
him to drive. |
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$2.2 Million Verdict
for On-the-Job
Injury – (Limestone
County)
Client was killed
when he collided
with a flat-bed
trailer that was
missing D.O.T.
reflectors. He was
driving a buggy out
of a warehouse for
an independent
contractor hired by
General Motors. |
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 The
practice are of
Drake Law Firm
extends from
Montgomery to the
Tennessee line, and
from Mississippi to
Georgia,
encompassing
two-third's of the
State of Alabama.
While the main
office is in
Birmingham, the
majority of the law
firm's cases are in
the outlying
countries such as
Calhoun, Morgan,
Blount, Cullman,
Madison, Chilton,
and more. |
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Trucking accidents, auto accidents,
construction-site accidents,
on-the-job injuries, product
liability, wrongful death and
industrial explosions. Third-party Cases:
Many injured workers mistakenly
believe that their only remedy for
an on-the-job accident is through
Alabama’s worker’s compensation law.
However, they also have a statutory
right to pursue a claim against any
third-party who may be responsible
for their injuries. For example, if
a worker is injured due to a
defective product, such as a drill
press, he may collect workers comp
benefits from his employer and still
sue the manufacturer of the drill. |
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If you have been injured or have
lost a loved one due to someone else's
negligence, contact us today to
discuss your case. 205.970.0800 |
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The information contained herein should not be
construed as legal advice or legal opinion on any
specific facts or circumstances. You are urged to
consult an attorney concerning your own situation on
any specific legal questions you may have. This
website is not a privileged communication and does
not create a lawyer/client relationship. The Alabama
State Bar requires the following: No representation
is made that the quality of legal services to be
performed is greater than the quality of legal
services performed by other lawyers. |
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