North Alabama Attorneys Accepting Referrals in Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, and Family Law

Hess and McMurtrie, P.C., is a well-established law firm serving North Alabama in a variety of legal field since 1983. We have two lawyers, James P. Hess and L. Thompson McMurtrie, who have been law partners for more than 20 years.

Our lawyers have assisted hundreds of clients in a wide variety of fields, working mainly with individuals and occasionally with businesses. We have extensive experience with litigation, and have appeared in courts throughout Alabama, including the U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama and the U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit.

We gladly accept referrals from fellow attorneys in the following areas:

• Personal Injury: We work in wrongful death, catastrophic injury, motor vehicle accidents, truck accidents, workers’ compensation, defective products, dog bites, slips and falls, and more.
• Truck Accidents: Our lawyers have the special knowledge and experience necessary to take on truck accident cases.
• Motor Vehicle Accidents: We assist both Alabama residents and visitors who have been seriously injured in car accidents, motorcycle wrecks, truck accidents, boat crashes, and more.
• Workers’ Compensation: Over the past 22 years, our lawyers have assisted numerous workers injured on the job secure workers’ compensation benefits.
• Social Security Disability: Our attorneys have extensive experience assisting clients who have been denied in previous attempts to secure Social Security disability benefits.
• Criminal Defense: Firm partner James P. Hess is a former criminal prosecutor, and has spent the past 22 years defending clients in all manner of state and federal felonies and misdemeanors.
• DUI: James P. Hess has assisted many of clients in North Alabama with drunk driving charges and the retention of their licenses.
• Family Law and Divorce: We can handle complex divorces involving sizable assets, child custody hearings, visitation, child support, spousal support / alimony, division of assets.

Contact us to discuss a potential referral to our attorneys. Our law offices are located in Huntsville, Alabama, and most clients range from throughout North Alabama, including Athens, Decatur, Madison, Scottsboro, Guntersville, Cullman, and other communities