Benjamin T. Cochran
Managing Partner
Workers’ Compensation
Complex Civil Litigation
Contact:
ben@lawyernc.com
Mobile Phone: (919) 213-1001
Benjamin T. Cochran has been representing injured employees in North Carolina since 2002. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, he is the Managing Partner of Hardison & Cochran.
Mr. Cochran is a Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation. He holds memberships in the American Trial Lawyers Association and the North Carolina Advocates for Justice where he is in the Leaders’ Forum. As a compassionate believer in educating others of their rights, he often speaks publicly and has authored a book, 9 Common Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Workers’ Compensation Case And How To Avoid Making Them, for residents of the Tar Heel State.
Mr. Cochran believes in a team approach when it comes to handling a client’s case. He feels that everyone in a selected division should be intimate with the details of a case. This way not only one person can help the client, but everyone on any given day can be of assistance. Mr. Cochran is described as someone who grasps the leadership role with confidence, energetic about his duties, and is dedicated to helping others; be that client, fellow attorney or staff member.
Videos Featuring Benjamin T. Cochran:
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North Carolina Workers’ Compensation: Seeing Your Own Doctor
North Carolina Workers’ Compensation: Hurt at Work?
Law School:
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University
Juris Doctor
Buies Creek, North Carolina
· Phi Alpha Delta
College:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts Economics and African American Studies
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Memberships:
Top 100 Trial Lawyers of North Carolina
North Carolina State Bar
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Leaders Forum
10th Judicial Bar Association
Wake County Bar Association
Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law
Speaking Engagements:
“How To Succeed In Mediation”
North Carolina Association of Self – Insurers Annual Meeting and Education Conference April 9-11, 2008
Industrial Commission Conference
Plaintiff’s Attorney Case Law Review
Fall 2007
Medical Records Management for North Carolina Paralegals
CLE for Paralegals
Institute for Paralegal Education, Division of the National Business Institute
June 2004
Published Works:
Seven Big Mistakes to Avoid After a Big Rig Trucking Accident, 2010
The Guide To Protecting North Carolina Motorcyclists & Their Families, 2010
North Carolina’s Guide To Nursing Home Negligence, 2010
Nine Common Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Workers’ Compensation Case and How to Avoid Making Them, 2008
Recognition:
Lawyers Weekly
Top 100 Opinions in North Carolina 2007
Case: Lassister v. Glover Printing, Inc.
2010 North Carolina Super Lawyers’ Rising Star List*
2011 North Carolina Super Lawyers’ Rising Star List*
North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Section Council
*The selections for this esteemed list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Eagan, MN. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check.
