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Andrew R. Dempster Jr. "Drew" is a second generation attorney. Drew grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina where he graduated from Pine Forest High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Methodist University and his Law degree from North Carolina Central School of Law. Before joining the Smith Dickey Dempster Law Firm, Drew was an Assistant District Attorney in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Jimmy Chong is admitted to the bars of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey and in the District Courts of Washington DC, Delaware, and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He has offices in Wilmington, DE, Lansdale, PA and Philadelphia, PA. He focuses his practice on personal injury law but has handled a variety of other types of law including business transactions, landlord tenant law, contract law and criminal law. Mr. Chong has been rated by Super Lawyers in both Pennsylvania and Delaware, the National Trial Lawyers Association and the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. He is presently a member of the Board of Directors at Penn Asian Senior Services, Philip Jaison Memorial Foundation and has served as a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Korean American Association of Greater Philadelphia. He has acted as general counsel for the Korean American Grocers Association of Philadelphia. He earned his JD from Widener University School of Law which is presently known as Delaware Law School and his Estate Planning Certificate through the LLM Graduate Tax Program at Temple University Beasley School of Law. He has completed certificate courses with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He earned his BS in Business Management and BA in Economics from Bucknell University while earning the Bucknell Scholarship all four years he attended the university. He was born and raised in the State of Delaware, lived in Philadelphia, PA for many years but now resides with his family in Montgomery County, PA.

Susan Hutchison is a Fort Worth employment law and personal injury attorney who has been practicing law for over 25 years. Susan's practice areas include employment law for employees, personal injury, wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment and more. She is a member of several professional associations, including the American Bar Association, Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, Tarrant County Civil Trial Lawyers Association, and Tarrant County Women's Bar Association. Susan has also been honored with numerous awards, including being named a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters, AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, Top Car Accident Attorney by Avvo Rating 10.0 Superb, Fort Worth Top Attorney by Fort Worth Texas Magazine, and Recipient of the Disability Rights of Texas Award. To schedule your free case evaluation with a Fort Worth Employment Law Attorney, visit online or call 817-336-5533.

Patrick Dylan Witherington has been practicing law for 18 years. As the founder and principal of Witherington Injury Law, he devotes his time and resources to helping people in his area who have suffered an injury or loss. A lifetime resident of Nashville, Patrick received his law degree from the University of Tennessee and is active with the Nashville Bar Association, where he served on the board of the young lawyer's division. In 2011, he made the decision to leave a large law firm to focus on representing real people instead of insurance companies and big corporations. Patrick treats his clients with respect and empathy because he understands that most people are not experienced in dealing with lawyers and insurance companies. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children.

Mr. Kelly is the founding member of Kelly Law Team with extensive trial and litigation experience. His practice is focused on aggressively fighting to fully compensate those who have been injured by others. Mr. Kelly is considered an excellent trial attorney who has successfully litigated several jury trials. His comfort level in front of a jury allows him to obtain outstanding results in personal injury cases. This experience is also vital to his negotiation skills because the opposing party knows that he will deliver at trial. Mr. Kelly is an expert in obtaining the most value out of settlements for his injured clients. He understands that the investigation aspect of each case is an essential key to obtaining the money needed to compensate the injured party. Mr. Kelly is an attorney who is not afraid to put in the work to get the results needed for an injured client. He understands that the physical pain is not the only aspect of being injured and that often the medical bills and loss of enjoyment can be serious debilitations for the client. Mr. Kelly will take the time to sit down with each client to listen to their individual story. Too often attorneys in larger firms only want to settle claims and move on to the next client. Mr. Kelly is focused on attending to all the needs of his clients and obtaining the largest compensation possible, even if it means fighting long term to obtain the results needed. If you have been injured and are in need of an aggressive attorney who is dedicated to holding insurance companies, employers, and other individuals responsible for their actions, Mr. Kelly is the attorney you need and can trust.

After law school, Jason worked in the Appellate Division of Unum Insurance Company. In 2001, Jason left Unum for private practice and he has been representing Mainers ever since at Jabar LaLiberty, LLC. Jason trained under his father, current Maine Supreme Court Justice Joseph Jabar, and former law partner and current Maine Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy. Jason currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Maine Trial Lawyers Association and previously served on the Board of Directors for the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Jason has extensive courtroom experience, handling hundreds of civil and criminal cases, including two criminal homicide cases. He has fought in over one hundred contested trials, including several jury trials. In Jason’s first personal injury jury trial, he obtained a $148,000 jury verdict for his injured client after a four-day trial against one of the state’s top insurance defense attorneys. In that case, the opposing insurance company offered nothing to settle. He also obtained verdicts of $406,000, $311,000, and $175,000 for his clients, all in cases where the opposing parties offered nothing to settle. Jason has helped recover tens of millions of dollars for his clients in personal injury settlements and judgments, including $3.9 million and $4.5 settlements. In January 2013, Jason was given the prestigious “Top 40 Under 40” label at the National Trial Lawyers Association Summit in Miami. From 2018 to the present, Jason has been named to the “Super Lawyers” list by the reputable Super Lawyers Magazine in the field of personal injury. He has received a “superb” rating of 10 on Avvo. Because of his strong experience and reputation in personal injury law, other Maine attorneys regularly refer personal injury cases to Jason. Jason is married with four children. When not working, he is active coaching youth football and basketball and enjoying time with his family.

Mitchell Burgess is originally from Southwest Missouri. Mitch completed his undergraduate degree at Drury University in Springfield double majoring in History and Political Science. He graduated in 1995, magna cum laude and as a member of the Honors Program. Mitch attended Law School at the University of Missouri - Columbia and received his Juris Doctorate in 1998. While at M.U., Mitch was a member of the Missouri Environmental Law & Policy Review and was published in 1997. After graduating from law school, Mitch clerked for the Honorable Judge Laura Stith on the Missouri Court of Appeals – Western District. Judge Stith now sits on the Missouri Supreme Court. Prior to opening his own law firm in the fall of 2004, Mitch worked for a highly successful Kansas City Plaintiffs litigation firm where he gained tremendous experience handling case across the county involving personal injury, pharmaceutical and product liability litigation. Since founding his own law firm in 2004, Mitch has repeatedly been recognized as one of the top Plaintiffs' Attorneys in the region. He has been named one of the "Best of the Bar" by the Kansas City Business Journal, a "SuperLawyer" by Superlawyers Magazine, and one of the "Top 40 Under 40" by the National Trial Lawyers Association. In 2010, Mitch was named one of the "Winningest" plaintiffs' attorneys by Missouri Lawyers Weekly and also was recognized for securing one of the Top 10 Plaintiffs wins that year. Mitch has had numerous successes in personal injury and class action litigation and has been appointed class counsel on dozens of class action cases.

A Louisiana native, Stephen Babcock has developed a reputation for taking on high-profile cases involving catastrophic personal injury matters and business disputes. Born and raised outside of Ruston, La., Stephen attended Louisiana Tech University, where he received a B.S. in marketing in 1997. Already a licensed real estate agent at the time, his intention was to go to law school and become a title attorney. However, not long after he began his studies at Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Babcock changed his mind and realized he wanted to be a trial lawyer instead. Read more below… After receiving his J.D. in 2000, he launched his legal career, joining Allstate Insurance Co., as an in-house trial attorney. A year later, he joined the law firm of McKay Williamson Lutgring & Cochran as an associate attorney handling mostly personal injury cases. In 2003, he ventured out to create his own firm, which would inevitably become Babcock Trial Lawyers. Babcock has been serving the legal needs of clients from his Baton Rouge office ever since. His practice focuses solely on litigation and he has tried cases in state and federal courts throughout Louisiana. A licensed pilot, Babcock often flies to his destinations to more efficiently make use of his time for clients. Although he never turns down the chance to try cases before juries, Babcock is also a strong proponent of alternative dispute resolution and participates in mediations and arbitrations as much as possible. His high-profile cases have included a nearly $2 million arbitration award for a hotel manager against the owner of a Hilton Hotel. He also represented the sportsmen’s organization Ducks Unlimited in a million-dollar federal lawsuit involving a New Orleans artist’s prints. Babcock filed motions for summary judgment in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on behalf of his client, and the case resulted in a voluntary dismissal. He also made the national news in early 2008 when LSU played Ohio State for the BCS National Football Championship game. Babcock — an ardent LSU football fan — was successful in convincing a state judge to delay a trial that was scheduled to occur at the same time as the game (which LSU won, 38-24). Babcock’s work has earned the recognition of a number of professional organizations. They include being named a Top Ten Personal Injury Attorney Baton Rouge by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, selection by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers of America for personal injury law and commercial litigation, a “Superb” rating in the Avvo legal directory, and “Rising Star” status by SuperLawyers magazine. In addition, Martindale-Hubbell Ratings has given Babcock its coveted Client Distinction Award, for excellence in client service. Stephen has always aspired to provide superior client service, including a 30-day client-satisfaction guarantee. Babcock is an avid outdoorsman and strong supporter of Ducks Unlimited and the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana.

Criminal Defense Attorney Matt Swain grew up with a passion for the law and a commitment to justice. As an attorney, his commitment to helping people through the most difficult times they may ever face is evident in the personal, one-on-one attention he provides to each client. He is involved in each and every case, from the initial intake to the strategy sessions, to the final client meetings. Mr. Swain works to ensure his clients understand all their options and how their case is progressing. He always returns phone calls and emails promptly because he understands the stress and anxiety that comes with being either a plaintiff in a civil case or a defendant in a criminal case. Matt Swain received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and his law degree from the University of Oklahoma. During his time at the University of Oklahoma, Mr. Swain spent a year interning at the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office, spending time in both the White Collar Division and on one of the General Felony teams. This experience allowed him to handle plea negotiations, preliminary hearings, and trials, under the tutelage of experienced prosecutors...many of whom are still prosecutors in Oklahoma County or are currently Oklahoma County Judges. After graduating from law school and passing the Oklahoma Bar, Mr. Swain founded the Matt Swain Law Firm. What started as a one man operation has grown into a highly successful practice featuring five attorneys with tremendous experience in many different practice areas.

Khaled Issa is a well-versed trial attorney with more than 10 years of legal experience. Knowledgeable in many areas of law, Attorney Issa concentrates his practice in the areas of criminal defense and personal injury. In 2021, Kal established his private practice, Issa Law, LLC, after his former partner James Payonk retired. Located in Orland Park, Attorney Issa works diligently to help his clients achieve legal success. To schedule an initial consultation with a skilled Will County criminal defense attorney, visit Kal's website or call 708-966-2408.