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Benjamin T. Cochran

Benjamin Cochran

Hardison & Cochran P.L.L.C.
4800 Six Forks Road, Suite 220
Raleigh, NC 27609

Raleigh

North Carolina (NC)

T: 919-829-0449
F: 919-835-1379

Practice Areas

Workers' Compensation

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Selected To

• North Carolina Rising Stars 2012
• North Carolina Rising Stars 2011
• North Carolina Rising Stars 2010

Profile

Benjamin T. Cochran is a Board Certified Specialist in workers' compensation law and the managing partner of Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law, of Raleigh, North Carolina. As a personal injury attorney, he offers dedicated representation for employees and individuals who have suffered due to the negligence of others.

Mr. Cochran graduated from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University after completing undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a member of Phi Alpha, and his legal affiliations include the American Association for Justice, North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the 10th Judicial Bar Association and Wake County Bar Association. He also serves in the Leaders Forum of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Cochran has been listed as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers of North Carolina and was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2010 and 2011 Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers. He often lectures on topics in trial practice and workers' compensation and is the author of "9 Common Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Workers' Compensation Case and How to Avoid Making Them."

Social/Professional Services

Twitter — @lawyernc


About Benjamin Cochran

Law School: Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

Admitted: 2002, North Carolina

Professional Webpage: www.lawyernc.com/attorneys_cochran.html

Honors and Awards:

  • Phi Alpha Delta
  • Lawyers Weekly
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers of North Carolina, 2007

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Board Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Leaders Forum
  • American Association for Justice
  • Wake County Bar Association
  • 10th Judicial Bar Association
  • North Carolina State Bar

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Operation Nineveh Rocky Mount, NC
  • Durham Rescue Mission
  • Road Guardians
  • Accident Scene Management, Inc.
  • Muscular Dystrophy Association

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • 9 Common Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Workers' Compensation Case And How To Avoid Making Them
  • Medical Records Management for North Carolina Paralegals, CLE for Paralegals, Institute for Paralegal Education, A Division of the National Business Institute, June 2004
  • Plaintiff's Attorney Case Law Review, Industrial Commission Conference, Fall 2007
  • "How To Succeed In Mediation", North Carolina Association of Self - Insurers Annual Meeting and Education Conference, April 9-11, 2008
  • Nine Commom Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Workers' Compensation Case and How to Avoid Making Them, 2008
  • North Carolina's Guide To Nursing Home Negligence, 2010
  • The Guide To Protecting North Carolina Motorcyclist & Their Families, 2010

Representative Clients:

  • Lassister v. Glover Printing, Inc.

Educational Background:

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, B.A. Economics and African American Studies
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