Raleigh Lawyer Benjamin T. Cochran Included in 23rd Edition of "Best Lawyers in America"

    RALEIGH, NC, August 15, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Raleigh personal injury and disability law firm Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law announces that Benjamin. T. Cochran has been selected by his peers as one of the top workers' compensation lawyers in the United States.

Mr. Cochran, a Board Certified Specialist in North Carolina Workers' Compensation Law, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 in the "Workers' Compensation - Claimants" practice area. A listing in Best Lawyers, a respected peer-review publication, is widely regarded by legal professionals as a notable honor conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers.

Mr. Cochran also was included in The Best Lawyers in America in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

As a workers' compensation claimants' attorney, Mr. Cochran helps workers who have sustained injuries or developed illnesses on the job obtain workers' compensation benefits. Workers' Compensation, a state-administered insurance program, is designed to pay the cost of medical care of injured workers and replace a portion of lost income after a work-related injury or illness.

Best Lawyers' peer-reviewed listings are now published in nearly 70 countries around the world. The selection process used by Best Lawyers is intended to obtain a consensus opinion from among leading lawyers in the geographic region and legal practice area through a survey about the professional abilities of their colleagues.

The listing in Best Lawyers in America is the just the latest recognition of Mr. Cochran's legal ability. He was named a 2016 North Carolina Super Lawyer and has been recognized by the Super Lawyer rating service seven times.

Best Lawyers partners with U.S. News & World Report, which is known for its rankings of colleges and universities, to rank law firms in the United States. Hardison & Cochran was named in the 2015 and 2016 editions of U.S. News--Best Lawyers in the field of Workers' Compensation--claimants for the Raleigh metropolitan area.

About Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law

Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law is a highly respected North Carolina personal injury, workers' compensation, 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, and nursing home abuse and negligence. For more information, call the firm toll-free at (800) 434-8399 or use the firm's online contact form.

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