Carlos Urdaneta Abogado Hispano en Alabama

Carlos Urdaneta Abogado Hispano en Alabama is a Bessemer-based firm serving Latino and immigrant communities throughout Alabama with comprehensive legal services including personal injury, medical malpractice, criminal defense, immigration, and family law. Founded by Dr. Carlos Urdaneta, a former legal interpreter with decades of experience, the firm conducts all consultations in Spanish and offers flexible payment arrangements.

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Carlos Urdaneta Abogado Hispano en Alabama is a legal practice based in Bessemer serving the Latino and immigrant communities throughout Alabama. Founded by Dr. Carlos Urdaneta, who holds a Juris Doctor from the Birmingham School of Law and a Bachelor's degree in Humanities from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the firm brings both formal legal training and deep practical experience to its clients.

Before becoming an attorney, Dr. Urdaneta worked for decades as a Spanish-English interpreter in law offices across Alabama, observing and learning firsthand the legal challenges facing Hispanic and immigrant families. This background—gained through hundreds of cases—informs his approach to representation and his understanding of what immigrant clients, regardless of documentation status, need to recover damages and obtain justice.

The firm offers comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. In personal injury and accident law, Carlos Urdaneta Abogado Hispano represents individuals injured or killed in motor vehicle collisions, workplace accidents, falls, defective products, and other incidents. The firm pursues claims against commercial trucks, buses, motorcycles, construction sites, and heavy machinery operators, and handles cases involving serious or catastrophic injuries as well as wrongful death matters.

Medical malpractice is another significant focus. The firm provides consultation and litigation against doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, and medical facilities for surgical errors, anesthesia complications, misdiagnosis, negligent care, and defective medications. The firm also advises clients on workers' compensation, helping injured workers understand their rights to medical care and monthly benefits, and assisting families of deceased workers in accessing survivor benefits without having to travel to the United States to collect.

The practice extends to criminal defense, handling charges including DUI, drug possession and trafficking, domestic violence, assault, firearm offenses, theft, fraud, and vehicular homicide. Dr. Urdaneta also assists with immigration matters, including visa petitions for investors, crime victims, survivors of domestic violence and political persecution, family-based petitions, and marriage visas. The firm handles Social Security appeals for clients whose initial applications were denied, and provides counsel on disability benefits for partially or totally disabled individuals.

Additional services include family law matters such as divorce, custody, adoption, and estate planning through wills and trusts; real estate transactions and closings; property disputes; employment discrimination and sexual harassment claims; and contract review. All consultations and representation are conducted in Spanish. The firm offers flexible payment arrangements and immediate attention to client matters.

Overview compiled from the firm's website