Glenda G. Cochran is an experienced trial lawyer and owner of Glenda Cochran Associates Attorneys at Law. She was born in Mobile, Alabama and has been providing successful representation to victims of serious personal injury and their families for more than 25 years. Her knowledge and thorough approach to every client creates a formidable legal ally both in and out of the courtroom.
Ms. Cochran is involved in the following legal associations:
Alabama State Bar, Member
American Association for Justice, Member
Birmingham Bar Foundation, Member
It is her belief that the right to a trial by jury is the greatest individual right individuals possess and that the work of a trial lawyer is a calling. Committed to the foundations of accountability, fairness, and excellence, it is her privilege to provide the best possible legal representation for her clients and their families. This devotion has earned her the highest possible AV Preeminent® rating in both legal ability & ethical standards from Martindale-Hubbell®.
A CAREER LED BY SUCCESS AND AMBITION
Ms. Cochran received her undergraduate degree from the University of South Alabama, M.P.A. from the University of Alabama, and J.D. degree from Cumberland School of Law. While at Cumberland, she was an ATLA National Trial Team Competition Champion and Regional Winner and was passionately drawn to pursue litigation. Excelling in the nationally renowned trial advocacy program at Cumberland, Ms. Cochran was the first woman to win placement in the program. She went on to win in regional and national competitions and her success and ambition led to her career as a trial lawyer.
AWARD-WINNING ATTORNEY
Glenda has received many awards and accolades during her career as a trial attorney, including the following:
Based on Glenda’s years of exceptional advocacy, litigation success, ethical standards, and extraordinary accomplishments in high stakes legal matters, in 2020 she was re-selected as one of America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® for Alabama.
2020: Selected for inclusion in American Trial Academy: Top Tier Lawyers. Only 2% of attorneys in the U.S. were chosen for membership into the 2020 class.
2020: Lawyers of Distinction
2014-2019: 5th Anniversary Martindale-Hubbell - Rated AV Preeminent for 5 years
March 2019: Top Women Attorneys
August 2019: Top Women Attorneys
2019: Lawyers of Distinction
2019: 10 Best Attorneys - American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2017-2018: 10 Best Attorneys - American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2018: Lawyers of Distinction
March 2018: Top Women Attorneys
August 2018: Top Women Attorneys
March 2017: Top Women Attorneys
August 2017: Top Women Attorneys
2017: 10 Best Attorneys - American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2016: 10 Best Female Attorneys – Client Satisfaction Award - American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
August 2016: Top Women Attorneys
PRACTICE AREAS
Glenda G. Cochran is committed to the sole focus of advocacy for individuals who have suffered serious injury and as representation for the families of victims who have died as a result of negligence and wrongdoing. The areas of her focus as a personal injury attorney include:
Burn injuries
Wrongful death
Workplace injuries / industrial negligence
Premises liability
Product liability
Medical malpractice
Explosion injuries
Legionnaires’ disease
A member of the State Bar of Alabama since 1982, Personal Injury Attorney Glenda Cochran of Glenda Cochran Associates Attorneys at Law in Birmingham, AL is also a member of the American Association for Justice and the Birmingham Bar Association. She is an active member and contributor to the State Bar Association.
