Why people hire Hughes & Coleman
Most personal injury firms talk about handling truck accidents but very few have the dedicated infrastructure to actually do it well. Trucking cases require federal motor carrier regulations expertise, ECM (black box) data preservation, expert reconstruction, and corporate insurance defense experience. Hughes & Coleman built a Big Truck Accident Team specifically for this. They also have a separate Nursing Home Abuse Department for long-term care neglect cases. That kind of specialization at a regional firm is rare.
Why This Firm
Hughes & Coleman is one of the largest plaintiff personal injury firms in the Tennessee/Kentucky region, with offices in both states and more than $1 billion recovered for clients since 1985. The firm has dozens of attorneys and has built specialized teams — most notably the Big Truck Accident Team and the Nursing Home Abuse Department. They handle straightforward car accident cases as well as catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and large commercial trucking cases. Contingency fee means no out-of-pocket cost. The trade-off with a high-volume firm is that some clients work primarily with case managers rather than attorneys; ask at the consultation who specifically will be your point of contact.
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Founded the firm in 1985. The firm has grown to dozens of attorneys across multiple Tennessee and Kentucky offices. Specialized teams have been built around the most complex case categories: trucking, nursing home abuse, and catastrophic injury. The firm reports more than $1 billion recovered for clients to date.
Client Reviews
“My mom was hurt at her nursing home. The Nursing Home Abuse team explained the regulations and the standards of care, walked me through what evidence we needed, and built the case. The facility settled.”
“18-wheeler hit me on I-40. The Big Truck team got the ECM data preserved and brought in an accident reconstructionist within days. We settled before trial.”
“My case manager was very thorough and readily available. She would always answer in a timely manner and would even respond early morning or late afternoon evening.”
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