RODERICK O. FORD

Managing PartnerPhone: 813-233-1200Fax:Mr. Ford has practiced law for more than twenty-three years in the areas of Civil Rights, Civil Service Appeals, Auto Accidents, Personal Injury, Social Security, Workers’ Compensation, and Labor and Employment Law.

CARLOS E. MOORE

Mississippi DeltaPhone: (662) 227-9940Fax: (662) 227-9941Carlos Moore is the Managing Partner of The Cochran Firm – Mississippi Delta located in Grenada, Mississippi. He has been a trial lawyer for seventeen years focusing on complex litigation involving civil rights, police brutality, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, worker’s compensation, social security disability, criminal defense, and nursing home negligence.

VICTOR HENDERSON

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MELVIN BROOKS

Managing PartnerChicago, ILPhone: (312) 262-2880Fax: (312) 262-2881Melvin Brooks is a managing partner with The Cochran Firm – Chicago representing clients in wrongful death and serious personal injuries matters ranging from trucking and vehicular negligence, police misconduct, premises and products liability and medical negligence.

TYLER T. TODD

Managing PartnerUtahPhone: (435) 688-9558Fax: (435) 673-1640Tyler is an attorney with substantial experience in representing Plaintiff’s in civil litigation areas and has participated in numerous mediations and has successfully tried and arbitrated cases from start to finish. Tyler handles complex litigation cases involving personal injury, including negotiating settlements and working extensively with opposing counsel.

S. JAMES PARK

PartnerUtahPhone: (435) 688-9558Fax: (435) 673-1640Jim is a partner with The Cochran Firm – Utah. He has been practicing law since 2005 and fights vigorously for his clients, seeking just compensation for those who have been wronged, harmed or injured by another. With an accounting degree and an advanced law degree in taxation, Jim has a unique skillset for the industry, allowing him to bring a fresh and analytical approach to the reviewing the “numbers,” helping to maximize any settlement or award available to his clients.

RICHARD ELY, JR.

AttorneyNew Orleans, LouisianaPhone: (504)-309-5000Fax: (504)-309-5007Mr. Ely is a lifelong resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, and has been a practicing attorney since 1998. His practice primarily includes handling complex severe personal injury cases, including traumatic brain injuries and trucking accidents.

SAMUEL A. CHERRY, JR.

Managing AttorneyMid-South OfficePhone: (334) 793-1555Fax: (334) 722-9907Sam Cherry is a founding partner of The Cochran Firm and serves as a member of The Cochran Firm’s management team for national operations.

HOWARD MANIS

Managing AttorneyMid-South OfficePhone: (901) 523-1222Fax: (901) 523-1999Howard has established numerous areas of concentration, including criminal defense in State and Federal courts, auto accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, police misconduct, civil litigation, estate planning and civil rights.

J. KEITH GIVENS

Senior PartnerDothan, AlabamaPhone: (334) 673-1555Fax: (334) 699-7229As a senior partner of The Cochran Firm, Keith serves as a member of The Cochran Firm’s management team for national operations. Keith has been a board certified civil trial lawyer (1989-2009) who has concentrated his practice in the area of personal injury and wrongful death.

HEZEKIAH SISTRUNK

Managing AttorneyAtlanta, Georgia OfficePhone: (404) 222-9922Fax: (404) 222-0170Hezekiah Sistrunk has prosecuted and defended hundreds of litigated matters before state courts, federal courts and administrative agencies and tried over 100 cases to verdict. Sistrunk was inducted into the Gate City Bar Association Hall of Fame.

BRIAN T. DUNN

PartnerLos Angeles, CaliforniaPhone: (323) 435-8205Fax: (323) 282-5280Mr. Dunn has achieved multi-million dollar settlements and jury verdicts on behalf of his clients, and several of his cases have resulted in unprecedented changes in the training programs of municipal police departments.

SAM STARKS

Senior AttorneyAtlanta, GeorgiaPhone: (404) 222-9922Fax: (404) 222-0170Sam Starks is a senior attorney at The Cochran Firm and is involved in all aspects of the firm’s litigation practice, including medical malpractice, premises liability, civil rights, and wrongful death cases.

ANGELA MASON

Managing PartnerDothan, AlabamaPhone: (334) 673-1555Fax: (334) 699-7229She continues to work as lead counsel and on trial teams for individual plaintiffs who have suffered physical or economic injury because of someone else’s negligence or irresponsible conduct.

DANESE K. BANKS

AttorneyMid-South OfficePhone: (901) 523-1222Fax: (901) 523-1999On July 1, 2001, Ms. Banks joined the The Cochran Firm of the Mid-South, becoming the managing partner for the office in January, 2011.

BILL M. WADE

AttorneyMid-South OfficePhone: (901) 523-1222Fax: (901) 523-1999Bill M. Wade is an experienced civil litigator who has represented plaintiffs in medical malpractice, personal injury, business litigation, construction litigation, consumer protection and class actions.

JOHN J. GIVENS

AttorneyBirmingham, Alabama OfficePhone: (334) 673-1555Fax: (334) 699-7229His practice focuses on civil litigation with a concentration in the areas of personal injury, environmental law, products liability, and complex litigation.

BENJAMIN A. IRWIN

AttorneyMid-South OfficePhone: (901) 523-1222Fax: (901) 523-1999Ben is a licensed civil trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in the area of personal injury, wrongful death, environmental law, and worker’s compensation.

DAVID E. HAYNES

Managing PartnerWashington D.C.Phone: (202) 682-5800Fax: (202) 408-8851He has obtained numerous multi-million dollar recoveries for his clients as lead counsel through both verdict and settlement.

KAREN E. EVANS

PartnerWashington D.C.Phone: (202) 682-5800Fax: (202) 408-8851Karen E. Evans, a partner with The Cochran Firm’s Washington, D.C. office, has represented clients in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

KEITH GIVENS

Dothan, ALPhone: (334) 673-1555Fax: (334) 699-7229In 2013, Keith was selected as a Top Rated Lawyer in Personal Injury Law by Martindale-Hubbell™ and American Lawyer Media.

W. CHARLES MELTMAR

PartnerWashington D.C.Phone: (202) 682-5800Fax: (202) 408-8851Since he graduated from law school, he has represented plaintiffs in a wide range of civil suits ranging from police misconduct to medical malpractice.

SANDRA H. ROBINSON

PartnerPhone: (202) 682-5800Fax: (202) 408-8851Sandra H. Robinson, an experienced trial attorney with The Cochran Firm, D.C., handles catastrophic medical malpractice.

RABIAH ABDULLAH

AssociatePhone: (202) 682-5800Fax: (202) 408-8851For over a decade Rabiah Abdullah has represented injured clients and worked as a civil rights advocate, litigating local and federal claims based on race, ethnicity, gender, and police brutality.

SAMANTHA PETERS

AssociateWashington, D.C.Phone: (202) 682-5800Fax: (202) 408-8851Samantha Peters is an associate attorney with The Cochran Firm DC. Samantha’s practice focuses primarily on the areas of medical malpractice and women’s rights

DEWUN SETTLE

AttorneyMid-South OfficePhone: (901)-523-1222Fax: (901)-523-1999Dewun Settle has represented people who have been victims of civil rights violations. He has litigated class action lawsuits involving FLSA claims and fought tobacco companies in a multi-plaintiff wrongful death lawsuit.

KAYANN CHAMBERS

AssociateWashington, D.C.Phone: (202) 682-5800Fax: (202) 408-8851Kayann Chambers is an attorney with The Cochran Firm Washington, D.C. office and handles personal injury and medical malpractice cases.

MICHAEL ALLSUP

AttorneyBirmingham, Alabama OfficePhone: (205) 244-1115Fax: (205) 244-1171Michael Allsup has extensive experience in complex medical malpractice and medical institution liability, and product liability.

GARY B. ANDREWS

AttorneyAtlanta, Georgia OfficePhone: (404) 222-9922Fax: (404) 222-0170Gary specializes is litigating state and federal cases including complex civil cases covering a broad range of legal issues.

SAMUEL A. ANYAN, JR.

AttorneyPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhone: (215) 569-0900Fax: (215) 569-4621Samuel A. Anyan, Jr. represents clients injured due to defective products, motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, premises liability, and construction site accidents.

JENNIFER A. BANDLOW

AttorneyLos Angeles, CaliforniaPhone: (323) 435-8205Fax: (323) 282-5280Jennifer Bandlow is an Associate attorney in The Cochran Firm Los Angeles office and she primarily practices law in the areas of products liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, and civil rights.

RICHARD BARNWELL

AttorneyLos Angeles, CaliforniaPhone: (323) 435-8205Fax: (323) 282-5280Richard Barnwell has successfully handled several civil cases, including suits against Public Storage, ORIX and E-Cap Ventures I and II

MARC G. BRECHER

AttorneyPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhone: (215) 569-0900Fax: (215) 569-4621Marc G. Brecher has been practicing law since 1977. His practice focuses on medical malpractice litigation with a special emphasis on obstetrical medical malpractice cases.

TRACEY BROWN

AttorneyNew York City, New YorkPhone: (212) 553-9215Fax: (212) 227-8763Tracey L. Brown is an experienced litigator with both civil and criminal experience. Her practice areas include personal injury, municipal liability, and employment discrimination.

JAMES A. BRYANT II

AttorneyLos Angeles, CaliforniaPhone: (323) 435-8205Fax: (323) 282-5280Mr. Bryant’s primary practice areas are entertainment, commercial/business, intellectual property, employment and real estate.

HUGO CHANEZ

AttorneyMetairie, LouisianaPhone: (504) 309-5000Fax: (866) 599-0022Mr. Chanez has focused his practice primarily in the area of Medical Malpractice. Mr Chanez also practices in the areas of Automobile Accidents, Products Liability, Premises Liability and Maritime Law.

STEPHANIE R. CORREA

AttorneyNew York City, New YorkPhone: (212) 553-9215Fax: (212) 227-8763Stephanie R. Correa began her legal career at The Cochran Firm in 2011. She is a litigator specializing in employment discrimination and civil rights matters.

ROBERT T. EGLET

Managing AttorneyLas Vegas, NevadaPhone: (702) 450-5400Fax: (702) 450-5451Considered by his peers as one of the most successful, innovative and feared trial lawyers in Nevada, Robert Eglet has the distinction of being the firm’s most experienced trial counsel.

TRACY A. EGLET

AttorneyLas Vegas, NevadaPhone: (702) 381-6424Fax: (702) 450-5451She has been practicing law for 22 years, primarily on behalf of injured victims of product defects and general negligence.

MICHAEL FISCHBEIN

AttorneyNew York City, New YorkPhone: (212) 553-9215Fax: (212) 227-8763Mr. Fischbein joined the firm in 2003 and has extensive experience in every aspect of litigating complex medical malpractice cases.

PAULETTE M. FRIESCH

AttorneyMilwaukee, WisconsinPhone: (414) 223-1050Fax: (414) 223-4355Attorney Friesch is responsible for a variety of attorney functions in such diverse areas as employment, worker’s compensation, tort, insurance and constitutional law.

ADAM GETSON

AttorneyPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhone: (215) 569-0900Fax: (215) 569-4621Adam Getson has been practicing in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware since 2003. His practice focuses on plaintiffs’ Civil Trial Litigation.

LARRY GIVENS

AttorneyDothan, AlabamaPhone: (334) 673-1555Fax: (334) 699-7229Larry Givens is an Alabama attorney who has been practicing with The Cochran Firm – Dothan (or its predecessors) since graduating from the University of Alabama School Of Law in 1992.

STEVEN GOLD

AttorneyNew York City, New YorkPhone: (212) 553-9215Fax: (212) 227-8763A graduate of New York University Medical School (M.D., 1987), Steven Gold is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and licensed to practice medicine.

MEGAN GYONGYOS

AttorneyLos Angeles, CaliforniaPhone: (323) 435-8205Fax: (323) 282-5280Megan Gyongyos is an associate attorney in The Cochran Firm’s Los Angeles office. Her primary practice area is civil litigation, with an emphasis on civil rights, police misconduct, wrongful death, and personal injury cases.

FRANK O. HANSON, JR.

AttorneyBirmingham, Alabama OfficePhone: (205) 244-1115Fax: (205) 244-1171Frank Hanson is an attorney with the Birmingham office of The Cochran Firm where he focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, dangerous drugs, wrongful death and defective products.

JASON M. KAUFER

AttorneyNew York City, New YorkPhone: (212) 553-9215Fax: (212) 227-8763Jason M. Kaufer joined the firm in 2014 after working for the firm on an “of counsel” basis and simultaneously managing his own law firm for ten years.

JANE M. LAMBERTI

AttorneyAtlanta, Georgia OfficePhone: (404) 222-9922Fax: (404) 222-0170Jane is a Fellow with the Litigation Counsel of America, a member of the Atlanta Trial Lawyers Society, and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

SCOTT LEEDS

Managing AttorneyMiami, FloridaPhone: (305) 567-1200Fax: (305) 856-7747As a managing partner in The Cochran Firm’s South Florida office in Miami, Scott Leeds focuses his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury and commercial litigation.

ROBERT S. MILLER

AttorneyPhiladelphia, PennslyvaniaPhone: (215) 569-0900Fax: (215) 569-4621Mr. Miller concentrates his practice in matters of personal injury including motor vehicle accident litigation, slips/trips and falls, premises liability, construction site accidents as well as medical malpractice.

SHELDON L. MILLER

Managing AttorneyDetroit, MichiganPhone: (248) 352-6000Fax: (248) 538-5279Mr. Miller served as president of the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA) and also received the Champion of Justice award from the MTLA.

JEFFREY A. MITCHELL

Managing AttorneyMetairie, LouisianaPhone: (504) 309-5000Fax: (866) 599-0022With his practice primarily focused in the area of Medical Malpractice, Jeff is one of approximately 13 lawyers in Louisiana to be Board Certified in Medical Malpractice Cases by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.

JACK PARIS

AttorneyMiami & Orlando, FloridaPhone: (305) 567-1200Fax: (305) 856-7747Jack Paris concentrates and focuses his practice in the areas of automobile accident litigation, cruise ship and maritime passenger and crew claims, premises liability and nursing home rights cases.

BRYAN POPE

Managing AttorneyDallas, TexasPhone: (214) 651-4260Fax: (214) 651-4261Mr. Pope concentrates his practice in the area of serious personal injury litigation and wrongful death cases.

DENNIS M. PRINCE

AttorneyLas Vegas, NevadaPhone: (702) 381-6424Fax: (702) 450-5451Dennis has an extensive background and years of experience trial law, personal injury, insurance law and commercial litigation. He has an exceptional track record as both a Defense and a Plaintiff’s lawyer, including numerous multi-million dollar verdicts.

KENNETH C. RANDALL

AttorneyBirmingham & Tuscaloosa, AlabamaPhone:Fax:Kenneth C. Randall, former Dean of The University of Alabama School of Law and current CEO/President of iLawVentures, LLC, serves in an Of Counsel position with The Cochran Firm’s Alabama offices in Birmingham, Huntsville and Dothan.

MONICA SANCHEZ

AttorneyMetairie, LouisianaPhone: (504) 309-5000Fax: (866) 599-0022Monica is the recipient of the 2010 Hispanic National Bar Association’s Top Lawyers Under 40 Award. This award was given to only 5 recipients nationwide.

DEREK SELLS

Managing AttorneyNew York City, New YorkPhone: (212) 553-9215Fax: (212) 227-8763Derek Sells is an exceptional trial attorney, having achieved many successful results, including a damages trial verdict against The City of New York for $33.52 Million Dollars.

LANCE SWANNER

AttorneyBirmingham, Alabama OfficePhone: (334) 793-1555Fax: (334) 793-8280A member of The National Trial Lawyers legal association, Lance has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers for the state of Alabama.

WILLARD P. TECHMEIER

AttorneyMilwaukee, WisconsinPhone: (414) 223-1050Fax: (414) 223-4355Attorney Techmeier is responsible for a variety of attorney functions in such diverse areas as employment, worker’s compensation, tort, insurance and constitutional law.

LARRY TAYLOR

AttorneyDallas, TexasPhone: (214) 651-4260Fax: (214) 651-4261His practice focuses on serious personal injury litigation concentrating in the areas of wrongful death, automobile accidents, truck accidents, as well as criminal defense cases.

WINSTON JAMES THOMPSON, III

Managing PartnerJackson, MississippiPhone: (601) 321-9052Fax: (769) 251-2631During his legal career, Winston has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a multitude of cases in the areas of personal injury and criminal defense.

ANITA WASHINGTON

AttorneyCincinnati, OhioPhone: (513) 381-4878Fax: (513) 381-7922Attorney Anita Washington joined The Cochran Firm’s Cincinnati office in 2012. Her primary areas of practice are premise liability, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and motor vehicle accidents.

JASON SCOTT WEISS

AttorneyPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhone: (215) 569-0900Fax: (215) 569-4621Jason Scott Weiss focuses on representing victims who are injured due to motor vehicle accidents, defective products, medical malpractice and premises liability.

HARVEY WEITZ

AttorneyNew York City, New YorkPhone: (212) 553-9215Fax: (212) 227-8763With over 100 cases resulting in verdicts in excess of $1 million each, Harvey Weitz has concentrated his practice in the areas of civil law, trial practice, medical malpractice, and product liability.

PAUL WEITZ

Managing AttorneyNew York City, New YorkPhone: (212) 553-9215Fax: (212) 227-8763Paul Weitz is an outstanding trial lawyer who has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts including $12 million for the mother of a brain damaged baby who lived only 12 days.

RUDYARD F. WHYTE

AttorneyNew York City, New YorkPhone: (212) 553-9215Fax: (212) 227-8763Rudyard F. Whyte is an attorney with The Cochran Firm’s New York City office and directs the firm’s Immigration Department.

STEVEN G. WIGRIZER

AttorneyPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhone: (215) 569-0900Fax: (215) 569-4621Mr. Wigrizer concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation including medical malpractice, products liability, pharmaceutical liability and class actions.

SHEAN D. WILLIAMS

AttorneyAtlanta, Georgia OfficePhone: (404) 222-9922Fax: (404) 222-0170During his legal career, Shean has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a multitude of cases in areas of contracts, real estate, business, employment discrimination, personal injury, entertainment and sports.

ANDRÉ C. RAMSAY

AttorneyAtlanta, GeorgiaPhone: (404) 222-9922Fax: (404) 222-0170André C. Ramsay joined The Cochran Firm Atlanta in 2016. With his addition as Of Counsel Attorney to the current team of litigators, The Cochran Firm Atlanta expanded its practice into Georgia Workers’ Compensation claims.

PETER A. BROGDON, II

Associate AttorneyAtlanta, GeorgiaPhone: (404) 222-9922Fax: (404) 222-0170Pete’s practice focuses on auto & trucking accidents, medical malpractice, premises liability as well as 42 U.S.C 1983 and Monell liability claims. He is a member of the Georgia and South Carolina State Bar.

ANAHITA SEDAGHATFAR

AttorneyLos Angeles, CaliforniaPhone: (323) 435-8205Fax: (323) 282-5280Ms. Sedaghatfar’s principal areas of practice include employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, entertainment law, and select criminal defense matters.

MECCA ANDERSON

AttorneyAtlanta, GeorgiaPhone: (404) 222-9922Fax: (404) 222-0170Mecca’s practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury cases arising from trucking and auto accidents, negligent security, medical malpractice and breaches of civil rights.

JOSEPH D. LANE

Managing AttorneyDothan, Alabama OfficePhone: (334) 673-1555Fax: (334) 699-7229Joe continues to handle a wide range of tort cases, he has focused his practice in the area of product liability, representing clients in numerous jurisdictions across the United States.

MARCELIS MORRIS

Associate AttorneyLos Angeles, CaliforniaPhone: (323) 435-8205Fax: (323) 282-5280Marcelis is an Associate Attorney at the Cochran Firm – California, working on civil litigation matters including personal injury, wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, sexual assault of minors, and premises liability litigation on behalf of Plaintiffs.

DOUGLAS FEES

Managing AttorneyHuntsville, AlabamaPhone: (256) 536-1199Fax: (256) 536-7754Born in 1957, in Sidney, Nebraska, Doug Fees is a managing partner in The Cochran Firm’s Huntsville office with an educational background in both mechanical engineering and law.

JESSICA K. GIVENS

Associate AttorneyDothan, AlabamaPhone: (334) 673-1555Fax: (334) 699-7229Jessica’s practice currently focuses on complex litigation and mass torts, products liability and environmental matters. Jessica is admitted to practice in all Alabama State Courts and all Federal Courts in the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama.

MICHAEL WRIGHT

Managing AttorneyCincinnati, OhioPhone: (513) 381-4878Fax: (513) 381-7922Attorney Wright is active in various professional organizations including the American Trial Lawyers Association, where he was selected in 2009, 2010, and 2011 as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers

AMANDA R. HAMILTON

AttorneyDothan, AlabamaPhone: (334) 673-1555Fax: (334) 699-7229Ms. Hamilton joined the Cochran Firm in August 2017 after graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law. She primarily focuses on complex litigation, personal injury, and medical malpractice.

J. FARREST TAYLOR

Of CounselDothan, AlabamaPhone: (334) 673-1555Fax: (334) 699-7229Mr. Taylor’s practice focuses on appellate advocacy, environmental litigation, complex litigation, and personal injury.