Atty. Benjamin T. "Ben" Cochran
Benjamin T. Cochran , a Board Certified Specialist in NC Workers’ Compensation Law, is the Managing Partner at Hardison & Cochran .
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Benjamin T. "Ben" Cochran is a workers comp attorney based in Raleigh, North Carolina, practicing at Hardison & Cochran. Admitted to practice in North Carolina, North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina, 10th Judicial Bar Association, and North Carolina, Wake County Bar Association. Educated at Campbell University (J.D., 2002) and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (—). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Personal Injury Litigation (2026). Serands clients in Raleigh, NC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Benjamin T. Cochran, a Board Certified Specialist in NC Workers’ Compensation Law, is the Managing Partner at Hardison & Cochran
- Mr. Cochran’s undergraduate years were spent at UNC Chapel Hill where he obtained majors in Economics and African American Studies
- He then went on to complete his Juris Doctorate degree at the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University
- In his time of representing the injured of North Carolina, Mr. Cochran has acquired many accolades which speaks to the level of legal representation he provides his clients
- More notable ones include being selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Workers’ Compensation - Claimants from 2014-2023, listed in the North Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star honoree from 2010 to 2014 and then being listed in the same publication as a North Carolina Super Lawyer Honoree 2015-2022
- Mr. Cochran was also elected to a term on the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Section Council from 2011 to 2014
- Cochran's main area of practice is North Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
- Mr. Cochran's Firm, which has offices in Raleigh, Greensboro, Fayetteville, Wilmington, Greenville and Dunn, handles all types of North Carolina Personal Injury and Social Security Disability cases
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Workers compensation lawyers help injured workers get medical care, lost wages, and disability benefits. Free consult, no fee unless you win.
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Practicing law in North Carolina. Legal matters in North Carolina are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Raleigh are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate North Carolina state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in North Carolina brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in North Carolina courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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