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Q:        I am required to work over 40 hours a week but my employer will not pay me overtime.  What can I do?   Jennifer Russellville, AL   A:         …

Q:        My wife and I divorced several years ago and my son will be 14 in June.  He wants to live with me and does not have a good relationship …

I was explaining to a client of ours about wrongful death cases in Alabama and they were quite surprised at how these are handled under Alabama law.  I have dealt …

I wrote an article two weeks ago and child support and social security.  At the time that I submitted the article, I liked it.  When I read it, I realized …

  Q: I have been employed with the same company for the past 4 years. I really liked my job but recently had an argument with an employee who had …

  In representing people who are injured, we occasionally represent people who are unable to continue to work and therefore pay their child support. The court requires a petition to …

On Monday, March 24, 2014, Joel Hamner and I filed suit against General Motors in one of the GM ignition recall cases.   The information that you need to have …

Over the past several years, a large portion of my law practice has been devoted to representing people injured in wrecks with tractor trailer and commercial trucks.  Currently, we have …

Q:        I had a car accident last month when the other driver ran a stop sign and hit me in the side.  I went to the emergency room with my …

Q:        My wife had a car wreck in March.  The guy who caused the wreck’s insurance company wants to record her over the phone telling them about what happened, should …

Q:        I have an older car and I am considering buy a new car that has automatic headlights. I am concerned about new cars with automatic headlights which turn …

Q:        My husband currently pays child support to two different women.  He pays the first one $50.00 a week by agreement and now the second one wants $600.00 a month.  …

Joel and I have been representing people or their families killed or injured by 18 wheelers for years.  Most truck drivers are professional drivers who take their job seriously.  These …

Q:        My husband and I carry uninsured motorist coverage on our vehicles, motorcycle and camper.  We have been told by some that it is not necessary since your medical insurance …

Q:        My son was with a couple other kids who had been drinking.  They are all 18 years old.  They got pulled over and the other two kids were allowed …

As most of you know, I primarily handle car wreck cases.  We only handle accidents with injury and we do see a lot of them.  Most of them that we …

Q: I went to court and the Judge found me 90% disabled. Now I get checks from workers compensation but my Social Security amount was cut in half. I really …

Q:        I was driving on a four lane road when a pickup truck from the other direction began swerving.  This truck was hauling firewood on a small trailer behind it …

Q:        My daughter and her boyfriend were riding with another couple to the movies.  They were sitting in the backseat.  The driver of the car pulled out in front of …

Q:        I was in a car accident almost two years ago and hurt both of my knees.  I had just had surgery on my left knee three months before the …