Drake Law Firm
 
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.

 
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.
 
$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.
 
$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.
   
 
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.
 
 
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.

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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