Family Law

• Child Support
  Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is designed to provide a basic income for low-income disabled people who have never been able to work, or who have not worked long enough to qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Your eligibility for SSI benefits depends on your income and resources, or things that you own. Certain income may not be included in your total amount, and factors such as marital status and student status may affect eligibility as well. "Income" for SSI eligibility purposes includes any money you earn from working, pensions, Social Security benefits, alimony, child support and food and shelter. However, in determining your income level, the government does not consider...
• Spousal Support

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  When a drunk driver causes you harm in an accident, they can be held responsible under criminal law and also under civil law. This means they may owe you financial compensation for the injuries and losses they have caused you to endure. For help potentially pursuing legal action against the responsible person, contact the Alabama drunk driving accident attorneys of J. Clay Benson, Attorney at Law, at (334) 356-1925, or toll free at (855)-94J-CLAY or fill out our online contact form.
• DUI/DWI
  Drunk driving is an illegal, extremely dangerous activity that many drivers face on the road with frightening frequency. If an intoxicated driver gets behind the wheel, they put themselves and anyone they share the road with at a high risk for a collision. Due to reduced reaction times or a lack of attention to traffic as a result of intoxication, these collisions often result in severe, sometimes fatal, injuries.
• Wrongful Death
  When a loved one dies in an accident, the family has tremendous grief to deal with as well as wrongful death insurance claims. At J. Clay Benson, Attorney at Law, we understand that you need time to grieve without the worry of dealing with insurance companies and others who want to settle your wrongful death claim as soon as possible.
• Traffic Violations
  Social Security uses the Compassionate Allowances list to quickly identify conditions that meet its standards for SSD benefits. The program fast-tracks disability benefits decisions, often speeding up the approval process so applicants with the most serious illnesses can get benefits within days or weeks instead of months or years. By definition, these conditions are so severe that the Social Security Administration does not need to fully develop an applicant's medical history to make a decision regarding benefits.
• Assault
• Hit and Run
  Hit & run: Some at-fault drivers don't stop like they are supposed to. In these cases, it could be possible to recover damages under your policy's uninsured / underinsured motorist (UM / UIM) coverage. What You Should Do If You're Involved in A Alabama Car Crash

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  More than one in five workers will be disabled for five years during their working careers. And most disabling accidents are not work-related. That means workers' compensation will not provide assistance if you are disabled and unable to work. If you develop a long-term disability, you may be eligible for Social Security disability benefits.

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  Personal Injury - Whenever someone else's negligence, carelessness or recklessness results in physical harm, there could be the basis for a personal injury lawsuit. Our attorneys handle a wide variety of personal injury claims, including automobile accidents, slip and fall or premises liability cases, products liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, nursing home neglect, inadequate security and more.
• Property Damage
  If your car was damaged in a collision, a hit-and-run, or in some other way. You may have to deal with your insurance company or the at-fault driver’s insurance company. You may be entitled to have your car fixed or payment for a total loss. This can be a frustrating and complex situation. Fortunately, we prepared a guide on how deal with property damage claims on your own.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  If you have suffered a soft tissue injury in an accident that was not your fault, you could be entitled to compensation for medical and/or living expenses and for your pain and suffering. The personal injury attorneys at J. Clay Benson, Attorney at Law, have successfully represented victims who have suffered from various soft tissue injuries and recovered money from insurance companies.
• Medical Malpractice
  Medical malpractice, which includes misdiagnosing patients, failing to diagnose them properly, failing to provide prompt or appropriate treatments, etc. According to research conducted by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), about 98,000 Americans die annually due to preventable medical mistakes. Of these, around 7,000 wrongful deaths occur as a result of medication errors.
• Auto Accidents
• Social Security Disability
  The Social Security Administration (SSA) says it is dealing with a backlog of more than 800,000 claims for Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. An average application is now processed in 353 days. That's almost a full year!
• Dog Bites
• Slip and Fall Injury
  Unsafe premises, which can result from poor lighting, unguarded stairways, unsafe equipment (such as ladders), slippery or wet flooring, lack of warning or safety signs, etc. Over 19,600 Americans die each year due to slip and fall injuries in unsafe conditions.