McPhillips Shinbaum, LLP is located in Montgomery, AL and serves clients in and around Montgomery, Cecil, Coosada, Mount Meigs, Pike Road, Hope Hull, Prattville, Millbrook, Wetumpka, Deatsville, Kent, Mathews, Booth, Elmore, Marbury, Lapine, Ramer, Lowndesboro, Shorter, Titus, Tallassee, Hayneville, Eclectic, Elmore County, Montgomery County, Macon County, Lowndes County and Central Alabama.
Increase Rest, Decrease Truck Accidents
/by Amy StricklandAs a personal injury firm, we represent clients hurt in motor vehicle and truck accidents. A contributing factor of those accidents is often fatigue, an issue recently addressed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). In Alabama, accidents with trucks including utility, pick-up and semi-trucks took the lives of more than 300 people in […]
Supreme Court OKs DNA Collection by Police
/by Amy StricklandFingerprinting is a valuable forensic tool for verifying the identity of a criminal defendant. DNA can provide a more accurate way to establish whether a person was physically present at a crime scene and is being utilized as evidence in a growing number of cases. However, the practice in several states, including Maryland, of swabbing […]
Understanding the Brain — and Brain Injuries
/by Amy StricklandCurrently there is no cure for the often permanently disabling damage of brain trauma. But in April of this year, the White House announced an expansive initiative to explore brain function, map its circuitry and develop new ways to address brain injury and diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) […]
Alabama Domestic Violence Laws
/by Amy StricklandWe tend to think that acts of violence are committed by strangers, but many involve people who know each other intimately through a family or personal relationship. In Alabama, domestic violence laws apply to current or former spouses, housemates or dating partners, as well as parents and children or co-parents. Domestic violence includes physical or […]
Understanding Employment Discrimination in the Alabama Workplace
/by Amy StricklandAt one time or another, most people feel they are treated unfairly at work. As an at will state, Alabama employers can terminate your employment for many reasons, but not for reasons defined under state and federal law as discriminatory. Understanding something about those reasons is important if you suspect discrimination at work. In the […]
Distracted Driving: Hands Free Does Not Mean Risk Free
/by Amy StricklandToday’s motorists have hands-free mobile devices and fixed communication and entertainment systems in their cars. Is all this new technology safe? According to a new study by the Automobile Association of America (AAA), the answer is decidedly no. The study used advanced technology to measure not only the physical, but mental distraction faced by drivers […]