$20 Million Jury Award for Construction Zone Accident Victim
Toliver v. City of Clarksdale
$3 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement
Failure to Diagnose
$2 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict
Gibbs v. Kings Daughter Hospital
$2.4 Million Verdict for OB/GYN Malpractice
Lowndes County
$1.5 Million Truck Accident Verdict
Jackson County
Experienced Mississippi Personal Injury Lawyers Fight for Your Future
More than 40 years of aggressive advocacy for accident victims and their families in Jackson, Tupelo and the Gulf Coast
Most families are one serious injury away from losing everything they worked so hard to gain. When your family’s future is on the line, you deserve a law firm that understands who you are and what you need. Since 1982, that law firm has been Merkel & Cocke, P.A. We are one of the largest plaintiff’s personal injury law firms in Mississippi.
We have the resources and skills to handle complex cases. We have built our reputation on hard work, commitment to our clients, and a willingness to take on powerful entities when they fail to do right by our clients. Our Mississippi personal injury law firm has an impressive record of verdicts and settlements on behalf of our clients. Call us now if you’ve been in an accident or a loved one has tragically died in an accident.
Why Merkel & Cocke is the right choice for you
What types of personal injury cases do Merkel & Cocke, P.A. handle?
Merkel & Cocke, P.A. puts almost 200 years of combined experience to work on every personal injury case we take. When another person or entity’s negligence causes you to sustain serious or life-threatening injuries, our entire team of attorneys is here to help.
We have working relationships with investigators, product safety experts, traffic reconstruction professionals, truck industry professionals, building experts, physicians, and other liability professionals to show how accidents happen and who is responsible.
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Our Mississippi personal injury lawyers also work with doctors who understand how to diagnose injuries, discuss what medical care is necessary, and explain all the ways your injuries are making your life difficult.
Our lawyers handle the following types of vehicle accidents and medical claims.
Mississippi’s choice for truck and car crash injury representation
It is no secret that Mississippi has some of the highest rates of truck and car wreck fatalities in the country. In 2022, 680 people died in Mississippi due to car accidents. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), Mississippi’s rate of deaths in all motor vehicle accidents per 100,000 people was 23.9 – the highest in the country.
At Merkel & Cocke, we help victims of motor vehicle accidents recover compensation. We understand who might be liable in addition to the driver. Our trial lawyers understand which insurance coverage pays your claim. We demand compensation for all your medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, property damage, and all other financial and personal damages. We also represent families when car accidents take the life of a loved one.
Our vehicle accident lawyers handle the following:
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What our clients say about the Merkel & Cocke experience
Merkel & Cocke, P.A.: The name you trust for aggressive representation in medical malpractice cases
When an accident or mistake takes place at a medical office or hospital, the results can be disastrous. Medical professionals have the duty to provide competent medical care. Sadly, in cases of medical malpractice, competent care is lacking. Merkel & Cocke. P.A. has set the industry standard for aggressive, no-nonsense representation in the area of medical malpractice. We have obtained significant awards on behalf of our clients. We work closely with medical experts to help build our cases and help our clients understand the true scope of their injuries.
We have particular focus on helping the most vulnerable, babies who suffer injuries during birth, and victims with catastrophic injuries.
Our areas of practice for medical malpractice clients and families include the following:
Additional areas of personal injury practice
We represent personal injury victims in a wide range of other personal injury cases, including:
- Product liability
- Premises liability
- Wrongful death
- Hunting accidents
- Farm injuries
- Workers’ compensation
- Construction injuries
Merkel & Cocke, P.A. also provides comprehensive counsel in mass tort claims affecting multiple parties. We handle complex claims involving defective medical devices and drugs and toxic substances. We invite you to contact us for more information about class action and MDL cases.
We also handle casino personal injury claims. With Mississippi becoming the third largest gaming area in the world, tourists from across the world are descending upon Mississippi to enjoy riverboat gambling and other activities such as dining and shopping. Our firm represents individuals who suffer injuries due to slips and falls, shuttle bus injuries, parking lot accidents, broken equipment, negligent security, and dram shop liability at Mississippi casinos.
What types of non-personal injury work does your law firm handle?
While the majority of our cases involve serious, often catastrophic, permanent, or serious injuries due to acts of negligence, Merkel & Cocke has built a reputation for handling complex litigation outside of personal injury law. Our non-personal injury practice areas include:
- Legal malpractice.We hold lawyers accountable when they fail to provide prompt and competent legal assistance, such as failing to file a lawsuit in a timely manner, conducting improper discovery, and failing to keep a client informed. We are one of the few law firms in Mississippi that handle legal malpractice cases.
- Contract disputes and commercial litigation. We represent the parties to a contract when other parties to the contract breach/fail to comply with their contractual obligations.
- Will contests. When a will is improperly executed, beneficiaries and heirs can contest its contents. We offer comprehensive counsel to clients facing probate litigation and other challenges in their efforts to ensure that the deceased's wishes are met.
Why law firms refer cases to Merkel & Cocke P.A.
Merkel & Cocke, P.A. is proud to partner with national law firms seeking local counsel from a trusted source. Other lawyers recognize the quality legal services that our skilled lawyers consistently provide. Many of our peers turn to us for assistance with their most complex cases. It is a reputation that we have worked hard to develop and one that we continue to build with each and every client.
Why choose Merkel & Cocke, P.A. to represent you in court?
Our lawyers have been fighting for personal injury victims since 1982. Combined, our lawyers have more than 200 years of experience.
Clients choose Merkel & Cocke, P.A. because of our dedication to our clients, our thorough preparation, and our ability to show who is responsible and why they’re responsible. Clients trust us to properly determine the value of their claim, skillfully negotiate with insurance companies, and persuasively argue their case before a local jury.
At Merkel & Cocke, P.A., we believe in a team approach to fighting for our clients. We take advantage of the unique litigation skills that each of our lawyers has. Our team is able to anticipate the arguments that insurance companies and defense lawyers will use to try to deny or limit your claim – and we understand the best strategies for countering those arguments.
Our lawyers keep abreast of the current technology, changes to the law, and the state of our communities to fully and effectively conduct every phase of your personal injury case. These phases include the initial consultation, the investigation of your case, the discovery process, the preparation of our demand for compensation, the settlement discussions, and the arguments before a judge and jury.
We regularly argue cases in the Mississippi state and federal courts. Our lawyers are respected by the Mississippi legal community. We are all trial-tested injury attorneys. We are unafraid of taking cases to trial when we know it will benefit our clients. We will never ask you to settle for less than you deserve.
Do you have a Mississippi personal injury lawyer near me?
Yes. We meet clients throughout Mississippi at the following locations:
- Jackson Office (Hinds County): 2630 Ridgewood Road, Suite D. Jackson, MS 39216
- Clarksdale Office (Coahoma County): 30 Delta Avenue. Clarksdale, MS 38614
- Greenville Office (Washington County): 540 Main Street, ICON Building, Suite 302. Greenville, MS 38701
- Oxford Office (Lafayette County): 2084 Old Taylor Road, Suite 110. Oxford, MS 38655
- Meridian Office (Lauderdale County): Regions Bank Building, Suite 205, 406 22nd Avenue. Meridian, MS 39301
If your injuries prevent you from traveling to one of our offices, we can make arrangements to meet you at your home or a nearby convenient location. We also discuss cases by phone and through online video platforms, such as FaceTime and Zoom.
Our lawyers will answer your questions, explain your rights, and guide you through each step of the claims process.
Contact Merkel & Cocke, P.A. to assert your right to compensation after an accident
At Merkel & Cocke, we understand the hardship that personal injury cases place on injury victims and families. That is why we handle these cases on a contingency basis. Your top priority should be healing and getting on with your life – not trying to pay attorneys’ fees. We handle the upfront costs so you can focus on what is most important. Contact our compassionate legal team today. We represent clients throughout Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. Call us or complete our contact form to schedule a free consultation.
Meet the attorneys of Merkel & Cocke, P.A.
Committed to protecting the rights of the injured in Mississippi
When you have been injured, turn to the firm that your friends, neighbors and loved ones trust to help you move forward. Merkel & Cocke, P.A. is a premier personal injury and medical malpractice law firm serving clients throughout Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, and in federal courts. To learn more about our services, or to schedule a no-cost, no-obligation consultation with a lawyer at our home office in Clarksdale, please call 662-627-9641, or fill out our contact form.