Nursing Home Law Group, P.C. led by an attorney who is both a practicing lawyer and registered nurse, operates from 135 Gemini Cir #212, Birmingham, AL 35209. With 25 years of experience, the firm specializes in nursing home abuse cases throughout Alabama, helping families identify and address neglect in long-term care facilities. They emphasize the importance of thorough facility evaluation, recommending unannounced visits during different shifts and meal times to observe staff-resident interactions, activity levels, and overall care quality. The firm advises meeting with key staff members including the Administrator, Director of Nursing, and Social Services Director to discuss policies and inspection reports. Their comprehensive approach helps families recognize warning signs of abuse and navigate the legal process following incidents of neglect or mistreatment. Serving clients across Alabama including Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, and Bibb counties, they offer free consultations at (205) 982-4445 to discuss potential nursing home negligence cases.
Petway, French & Ford, LLP practices from 600 Luckie Dr. Suite 300, Birmingham, Alabama 35223, specializing in nursing home neglect and abuse cases. Partner G. Courtney French leads the nursing home litigation team, representing elderly residents suffering from falls, bedsores, malnutrition, dehydration, misplaced feeding tubes, and inadequate staffing issues. The firm emphasizes that nursing home abuse is a growing problem, with nearly one-third of facilities being reported for neglect and abuse. Their attorneys highlight Alabama’s extensive nursing home industry, with 231 licensed facilities maintaining approximately 27,000 resident beds and an 85% occupancy rate. The practice focuses on both nursing home negligence and medical malpractice cases, noting the legal distinction between the two standards. They assist clients in filing complaints with the Alabama Department of Public Health and pursuing compensation for nursing home injuries and wrongful death. The firm offers free consultations at 205-977-9798 or toll-free at 888-871-0303 and works on a contingency fee basis.
Bodewell Injury Group, operating from 1286 Oak Grove Road, Suite 200, Birmingham, AL 35209, specializes in nursing home abuse and neglect cases throughout Alabama. Led by attorneys including Nathan “Nate” VanDerVeer, the firm addresses various forms of elder mistreatment, including physical abuse, neglect, bedsores, brain bleeds, falls, spinal fusion injuries, aspiration death, dehydration, and malnutrition. Their attorneys emphasize the declining quality of care in the nursing home industry and have successfully secured numerous substantial settlements, including $36 million in a multi-plaintiff spinal fusion medical device case. The firm investigates facility risk factors such as poor staffing and lack of administrative oversight, helping families identify warning signs like unexplained injuries, bedsores, and behavioral changes. Bodewell Injury Group offers free case evaluations, working on a contingency fee basis to hold negligent nursing homes accountable while securing compensation for victims’ medical expenses and suffering.
Steven Mezrano leads Mezrano Alabama Injury from 31 Inverness Center Pkwy, Suite 350, Birmingham, AL 35242, specializing in nursing home abuse and neglect cases. Their attorneys investigate incidents where elderly residents suffer from physical abuse, emotional mistreatment, sexual misconduct, and neglect in long-term care facilities. The firm emphasizes that nursing home abuse often results from understaffing, lack of training, and inadequate funding, creating environments where resident care suffers. They help families identify warning signs such as anxiety, weight loss, bedsores, infections, broken bones, and financial discrepancies. With substantial experience in elder abuse litigation, they pursue compensation through thorough investigations and compelling case presentations. The firm operates multiple offices throughout Alabama and offers free consultations at 205-537-0112. Their contingency fee structure ensures families can seek justice for nursing home abuse victims without upfront legal costs.
Michael Mitchell leads The Mitchell Law Firm from 2828 Old 280 Court, Suite 130, Birmingham, AL 35243, specializing in nursing home abuse and neglect cases. Their attorneys investigate incidents where elderly residents suffer from physical abuse, emotional mistreatment, financial exploitation, and neglect in long-term care facilities. The firm emphasizes that nursing home abuse is unfortunately common, with nearly 2 million Americans aged 65 and older facing mistreatment by caregivers annually. They help families identify warning signs such as unexplained injuries, sudden behavioral changes, poor hygiene, and financial irregularities. With substantial results including multiple million-dollar settlements, they pursue compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, and other damages resulting from nursing home negligence. The firm offers free consultations at 205-942-0249 and serves clients throughout Birmingham and surrounding Alabama communities.
Marsh, Rickard & Bryan, LLC, located at 2222 Arlington Ave S., Suite 210 in Birmingham, AL 35205, specializes in nursing home abuse cases throughout Alabama. Their award-winning trial attorneys fight for elderly victims suffering from falls, bed sores, dehydration, malnutrition, improper medication management, fractures, and physical or sexual abuse. The firm emphasizes that nursing homes must adhere to strict regulations governing long-term care facilities and hospices, and when these standards are violated, families may be entitled to compensation for care fees, pain and suffering, and emotional distress. Their legal team uses advanced visual technology to present complex medical information in ways juries can understand, displaying data, evidentiary photos, and timelines to strengthen cases. MRB’s attorneys not only pursue individual compensation but also assess whether further legal action should be brought against facilities showing patterns of neglect or abuse. For a free consultation, call 205-927-0222 to speak with their Birmingham nursing home abuse lawyers.
R. Steven Baker leads the Nursing Home Law Group, PC, located at 135 Gemini Circle #212, Birmingham, AL 35209. As both a registered nurse since 1990 and an attorney since 1995, Baker brings unique qualifications to nursing home abuse and hospital injury cases throughout Alabama. The firm handles cases involving medication errors, pressure ulcers, broken bones, malnutrition, dehydration, falls, sexual assault, and wrongful death. They emphasize that Baker’s nursing background provides invaluable insight into healthcare standards and preventable injuries that other attorneys might miss. The Nursing Home Law Group works on a contingency fee basis, offering free consultations and serving clients from Tuscaloosa to Mobile. They also represent victims of motor vehicle collisions and product recalls, including veterans affected by faulty combat earplugs.
Karen M. Salter and Carmen S. Ferguson practice at Salter Ferguson, LLC from 4000 Eagle Point Corporate Drive Suite 600, Birmingham, AL 35242, (877) 298-4878, handling nursing home abuse cases on contingency fees with flexible appointments including after-hours and off-site visits. National Center on Elder Abuse data shows 10% of nursing home seniors experience abuse, with 24 unreported cases for every known incident, involving 29% physical abuse, 22% verbal abuse, 7% sexual abuse, 7% financial exploitation, and 16% neglect. The firm investigates bedsores and pressure ulcers from prolonged positioning, infections from skin breakdown leading to sepsis and potential amputation, broken bones from falls, sexual abuse from poorly screened staff, malnutrition, dehydration, and premature death from delayed medical attention. Warning signs include unexplained injuries, hand-shaped bruising, burn marks, strap marks from improper restraints, bite marks, internal injuries, behavioral changes, withdrawal, depression, anxiety, pelvic injuries, bloody undergarments, sudden bank statement changes, and physical symptoms like pale skin, white lips, and weight loss. Their attorneys address underlying issues of staff shortages, burnout, and inadequate training, pursuing compensation for victims who deflect questions, request new caregivers without explanation, or show fear around specific staff members. Offering in-home meetings and free consultations throughout Central Alabama, the practice helps families recognize when loved ones suffer from intentional cruelty or negligent care requiring immediate legal intervention.
Shuttlesworth Law Firm LLC practices from 201 Vulcan Rd Suite 210, Birmingham, AL 35209, handling nursing home neglect cases throughout Alabama including Birmingham, Bessemer, Hueytown, and surrounding areas. Attorney Perry Shuttlesworth represents victims of sepsis, infected bedsores, urinary tract infections, malnutrition, dehydration, kidney failure, falls, medication errors, and wrongful death in nursing facilities. The firm investigates staff-patient ratios, feeding schedules, bathing frequency, bed linen changes, and routine medical examinations to identify neglect patterns. With experience navigating Alabama’s nursing home regulations, they pursue compensation through contingency fee arrangements, meaning clients pay only upon successful case resolution. The practice emphasizes immediate action including notifying facilities of concerns, demanding independent medical examinations, contacting police for investigations, and considering temporary relocation of vulnerable residents. Shuttlesworth Law Firm coordinates with government agencies while building evidence of negligent care standards that violate residents’ rights. They offer free appointments at 866-583-1885, focusing on cases where inadequate staffing, poor living conditions, and ignoring basic health and hygiene needs cause serious injuries or death in Alabama nursing homes.
R. Steven Baker at the Nursing Home Law Group operates from 135 Gemini Cir #212, Birmingham, AL 35209 (205-982-4445, toll-free 888-328-2400), combining 25 years of experience with credentials as both a practicing attorney and registered nurse. The firm addresses medical malpractice as the fifth leading cause of death, killing more patients annually than pneumonia, diabetes, or Alzheimer’s. Baker handles cases involving failure to use sterilized equipment, wrong-site surgery, incorrect lab result interpretation, delayed diagnosis, inadequate testing and follow-up, medication errors, and improper dosage administration. The practice holds hospitals liable for medical errors occurring within their facilities or resulting from staff negligence. Serving Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Chilton, Coffee, and Colbert Counties throughout Alabama, the firm offers free consultations to help victims receive deserved compensation for medical malpractice harm, leveraging Baker’s unique dual expertise in nursing and law.
