Admittance:
Admitted to bar in 1989; Admitted to
practice law in all courts in Alabama, all
federal courts and 11th Circuit Court of
Appeals.
AV Rated Attorney
Mr. Drake has been awarded the highest
rating achievable through the LexisNexis
Martendale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings.
Education: University of Alabama (B.A. 1986; J.D.
1989)
Apprentice to Alabama Supreme Court, 1988
Personal Information: Whit Drake comes from a
long line of lawyers. There
are a total of 12 lawyers in
his family, including firm
member and wife, Katie,
several judges and former
Speaker of the House of
Representatives,
Tom Drake.
Speeches and Publications: “Preparing The Nursing Home Case –
Plaintiff’s Perspective”; “Retaliatory
Discharge”, Cumberland Law School Workmen’s
Compensation Seminar; “On-the-Job Injuries
and Negligent Third Parties”; Medical
Malpractice Litigation – Plaintiff’s
Perspective; “Employer’s Subrogation in
Third Party Cases: Does Anyone Really
Understand It? (The Alabama Lawyer, November
2007); “Effective Cross-Examination of
Experts at Trial”, AIM Seminar (December
2008);
"Using Evidence at Trial", Alabama Bar
Institute seminar (November 2009)
Reported Cases:
Hill v. General Motors,
Haddock v. Multivac, Inc., Oliver v. Medical
Center East, Trippe v. Baptist Medical
Center, Whisenant v. Gulf States Steel,
Young v. Huntsville Hospital, Adams v.
Douglas Battery, Inc.
Truck accidents, auto accidents,
construction accidents,
on-the-job injuries, product
liability, boating accidents,
wrongful death, nursing home
negligence, personal injury
accidents, etc.
Third-party Cases:
Many injured workers mistakenly
believe that their only remedy for
an on-the-job accident is through
Alabama’s worker’s compensation law.
However, they also have a statutory
right to pursue a claim against any
third-party who may be responsible
for their personal injury. For example, if
a worker is injured due to a
defective product, such as a drill
press, he may collect workers comp
benefits from his employer and still
sue the manufacturer of the drill.
Drake Law Firm - Personal Injury Lawyers.
1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 550,
Birmingham, AL 35242
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