MEET YOUR VACCINE INJURY ATTORNEY EXPERTS
Our vaccine injury attorney experts have over 60 years of experience trying vaccine injury cases. We work with clients in all 50 states, we do not charge you anything for our service and our fees do not come out of your injury compensation. If you have been injured by a vaccine, call our team of vaccination injury experts today and let us fight for your health and your rights.
MIKE G. MCLAREN
Email: mmclaren@blackmclaw.com
Mike McLaren has been practicing vaccine law for over 30 years. He filed lawsuits against manufacturers before the vaccine program came into existence in 1988. Because of this, there is no one in the program, literally, with more experience than Mike has. He was there when it started.
When the program began, it was primarily designed for children who suffered ill effects from the DPT vaccine. Now, most cases involve adults with injuries from flu shots, HPV, hepatitis shots and a whole range of other vaccines. Mike has continued to expand the vaccine practice through the years and has handled virtually every type of vaccine injury.
We handle cases a little bit differently from other firms. Mike vowed early on that nothing can replace a face-to-face conference with the client. He knows he will represent you better having met you. Accordingly, at our cost, a lawyer from our team will visit you wherever you are, either before or shortly after filing the petition.
By way of background, Mike graduated from Yale University in 1972 then went to Loyola University Law School in Chicago. He has been in private practice for the last 36 years and has been trying cases that entire time. He has given many talks on vaccine injuries, including speaking to community groups, television audiences, and, of course, individual clients.
In the early 2000s, Mike was a member of the Congressional Advisory Board on Vaccines, advising the United States Congress on how to improve the Vaccine Act. He remains very active in the “Vaccine Bar,” attends all the meetings, and, of course, knows all the Special Masters (judges) who will be handling your case.
On a personal note, you may have seen Mike in one of a handful of movies he has been in, including The Firm, A Time to Kill, The People vs. Larry Flint, and several made-for-TV movies.
We look forward to working with you, and you can email the form above or simply call us at (615) 815-1508.
WILLIAM E. COCHRAN, JR.
Email: wcochran@blackmclaw.com
Will Cochran has represented vaccine injured persons since 2003 and has obtained numerous and substantial recoveries for clients. Although he lives in Memphis, Tennessee, he represents clients all over the country and has experience trying and appealing cases in the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C.
A native of Kosciusko, Mississippi, Mr. Cochran received a B.A. in biology from the University of Mississippi in 1996. He earned a J.D. from the University of Memphis in 2001. While in law school, Mr. Cochran was a member of the University of Memphis Law Review and a two-year recipient of the Cecil C. Humphreys Law Fellowship, through which he was awarded a full scholarship and served as a research assistant for the dean of the law school.
Mr. Cochran is a member of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association and the Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Association.
Mr. Cochran’s presentations and speaking engagements include:
- “Damages Issues in Personal Injury Cases,” Memphis Bar Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2017;
- “Expert Reports: Raising Our Game,” Vaccine Injury Petitioners Bar Association, Turf Valley, Maryland, 2017;
- “Damages in Personal Injury,” NBI, Memphis, Tennessee, 2015;
- “Practice Tip Presentation,” Vaccine Litigation Seminar, Washington, D.C., 2014;
- “Direct Examination of Expert Witnesses,” MBA Trial Academy, Memphis, Tennessee, 2013;
- “Science and Experts” Vaccine Injury Petitioners Bar Association, Sarasota, Florida, 2011; and
- “Medical Causation,” TennBarU webcast, Nashville, Tennessee, 2011.
