Raleigh Lawyer Benjamin T. Cochran Named to 22nd Edition of 'The Best Lawyers in America'

    RALEIGH, NC, August 18, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Raleigh personal injury and disability law firm Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law, announced today that its managing partner, Benjamin T. Cochran, has been named by his peers as one of the top workers' compensation lawyers in the country.

Cochran, a Board Certified Specialist in North Carolina Workers' Compensation Law, has been named to The Best Lawyers in America 2016 in the "Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants" practice area. It is the 22nd edition of the well-respected publication's peer-reviewed rankings.

Cochran was also listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the field of Workers' Compensation - Claimants in 2014 and 2015.

As a workers' compensation claimants' attorney, Cochran helps workers who have suffered occupational injuries or illnesses obtain workers' compensation benefits. Workers' compensation, a state-administered insurance program, is a complex program meant to pay the medical costs of injured workers and replace a portion of lost income after a work-related accident or illness. Many deserving applicants are improperly denied benefits or awarded improper benefits.

Mr. Cochran and the legal team at Hardison & Cochran help injured workers prepare claim applications, appeal adverse decisions by the administrating body, or gather medical evidence to obtain benefits or retain benefits previously awarded.

"My true pleasure as a workers' compensation attorney is knowing that I understand North Carolina's workers' comp program and its laws, and that when an injured worker or their family comes to us for help, I can move forward fully confident that I will present their strongest case for benefits," Cochran said.

Best Lawyers' peer-reviewed listings debuted in 1983 and are now published in almost 70 countries around the world. The Best Lawyers selection process is designed to obtain a consensus opinion from among leading lawyers within the same geographical and legal practice areas through a survey about the professional abilities of their colleagues.

In 2010, Best Lawyers partnered with U.S. News & World Report, which is known for its rankings of colleges, universities and public schools, to rank law firms in the United States.

Hardison & Cochran pursues workers' compensation, Social Security Disability, personal injury and wrongful death cases in North Carolina. Hardison & Cochran was named among the "Best Law Firms" in the 2015 edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers.

About Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law

Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law, is a highly respected North Carolina personal injury, workers' compensation and Social Security Disability law firm with offices in Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville, Dunn, Greensboro, Southern Pines and Wilmington. The firm's practice areas include workplace accidents, car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, boating accidents, dog bites, dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, nursing home abuse and negligence, and traffic violations. For more information, call the firm toll-free at (800) 434-8399 or use the law firm's online contact form.

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