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Benjamin T. Cochran

ben@lawyernc.com
Managing Partner
Workers’ Compensation

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 P.L.L.C d/b/a Hardison & Associates.

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.

Law School:
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University
Juris Doctorate
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, Leaders Forum
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
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:
Nine Commom 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.

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