The Alsobrook Law Firm is located in Opelika, AL and serves clients in and around Opelika, Loachapoka, Auburn, Salem, Waverly, Cusseta, Smiths, Barbour County, Bullock County, Calhoun County, Chambers County, Clay County, Cleburne County, Coosa County, Dale County, Elmore County, Henry County, Lee County, Macon County, Montgomery County, Pike County, Randolph County, Russell County, Talladega County and Tallapoosa County.
FIRM LOCATION
114 N 9th Street
Opelika, AL 36801
Telephone:
334.737.3718
Fax:
334.737.3716
Who Can Receive Benefits in a Wrongful Death Case?
/in General /by Alsobrook Law GroupNatalie Baine was a promising young student at the University of Alabama when she was killed in an accident earlier this year. She was a passenger in a truck which cut in front of a bus in an attempt to get onto I-65. The bus hit the truck, and as a result, a third vehicle […]
Alabama’s Texting While Driving Law
/in General /by Alsobrook Law GroupAlex Heit was a 22-year-old university student when he died in a car accident earlier this year. A caring and thoughtful young man who was studying to be an audiologist, Alex was not speeding at the time of his death. He was not drunk or under the influence of drugs. He was texting. In the […]
Will My Divorce Affect My Military Retirement Benefits?
/in General /by Alsobrook Law GroupDivorce affects people from all walks of life. Members of our armed forces are no exception. About 3.5 percent of service members are granted a divorce each year. For certain populations within the military, the divorce rate is far higher. A common question when military service men and women get divorced relates to the status […]
Rights of Unmarried Fathers in Alabama
/in General /by Alsobrook Law GroupAbout forty percent of babies in the United States are born to unmarried women. The preponderance of children born out of wedlock affects another crucial group who should be involved in the lives of these children — their fathers. Do unmarried fathers have rights to their children? The fundamental legal principle that underlies fathers’ rights […]
When You Are a Domestic Violence Victim
/in General /by Alsobrook Law GroupHardly a month goes by without a case in the headlines that involves domestic violence. Whether it is the world-famous Oscar Pistorious killing his girlfriend or the arrest of Edward Furlong — the now-grown-up child actor from Terminator 2 — for domestic violence violations, there seems to be no end to these tragic stories. The […]
Have You Been Arrested for Public Intoxication?
/in General /by Alsobrook Law GroupLeland Terrell, a decorated veteran of the Mobile, Alabama police force, made the mistake of his career earlier this year. While he was off-duty, he got drunk and went to a Waffle House, where he drew his gun in public. After reviewing the evidence, the police chief fired Terrell, a formerly respected officer who had […]
I Was Wrongfully Convicted. Can I File Under Rule 32?
/in General /by Alsobrook Law GroupA recent article in the journal Criminal Law Bulletin estimates that 5,000 and 10,000 people are wrongfully convicted of crimes in the United States each year. Of these, at least 2,000 innocent people spend time in jail for improper convictions. If you have been wrongfully convicted of a crime, one of the tools at your […]
The Penalties for Drug Crimes in Alabama
/in General /by Alsobrook Law GroupAuthorities encountered a new form of marijuana when they arrested a Kansas State University student on Spring Break in Alabama for possession of Cheba Chews. The chocolate candy contains THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. The student now faces possession charges, the same as if the drug was in its traditional form. What can happen […]
Arrested for Domestic Violence
/in General /by Alsobrook Law GroupWhat happens next? An act of domestic violence that started with a wife’s request to go home ended up with the deployment of a SWAT team to surround the husband and take him into custody. Darrell Wade Hopkins, who held his wife at gunpoint and repeatedly threatened to kill her, now faces both kidnapping and […]