By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published February 20, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: AI, artificial intelligence, Can Artificial Intelligence Replace an Experienced Attorney | Comments Off on Can Artificial Intelligence Replace an Experienced Attorney
Can Artificial Intelligence Replace an Experienced Attorney
Can Artificial Intelligence Replace an Experienced Attorney? Twice this year I had to withdraw from representing clients—one in a Social Security Disability case and one in an Alabama workers’ compensation claim—because they believed that after getting on Chat GPT, CoPilot, Open AI or some other form of AI-they knew best how to proceed with their Read More
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Can the Side Effects of My Medication Affect My Alabama Workers Compensation Claim?
Can the Side Effects of My Medication Affect My Alabama Workers Compensation Claim? When most people think about a workers’ compensation case, they focus on the injury itself. A torn rotator cuff. A herniated disc. A crushed hand. A serious knee injury. But experienced workers’ compensation attorneys know that sometimes the treatment becomes almost as Read More
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How an Altered Gait Can Affect Alabama Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Claims
How an Altered Gait Can Affect Alabama Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Claims After suffering a serious injury to a knee, ankle, foot, hip, or leg, many injured workers develop what doctors call an altered gait. Most people simply call it walking with a limp. At first glance, that may not seem like a Read More
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Can a Foot Injury Lead to Both Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits?
Can a Foot Injury Lead to Both Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits? Most people don’t think of a foot injury as life-changing. After all, people break toes, sprain ankles, or fracture feet every day and eventually return to work, but a serious foot injury can permanently affect a person’s ability to stand, walk, Read More
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Can I Receive Social Security Disability Benefits for Epilepsy or Other Seizure Disorders?
Can I Receive Social Security Disability Benefits for Epilepsy or Other Seizure Disorders? Epilepsy—commonly referred to as a seizure disorder—is a neurological condition affecting the brain and nervous system. It is typically diagnosed after a person experiences two or more unprovoked seizures, meaning the seizures were not caused by temporary factors such as extremely low Read More
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Why Restrictions Matter More Than Your Diagnosis-Permanent Restrictions
Why Restrictions Matter More Than Your Diagnosis-Permanent Restrictions One of the biggest misconceptions we encounter is that the diagnosis determines the outcome of an Alabama workers’ compensation claim or Social Security Disability case. It often does not. Imagine two workers. Both suffer identical rotator cuff tears. Both undergo the same surgery. Both have identical MRI Read More
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Understanding Impairment Ratings in Alabama Workers Compensation Cases
Understanding Impairment Ratings in Alabama Workers Compensation Cases One of the most common questions injured workers ask after reaching Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) is: “The doctor gave me an impairment rating. What does that mean?” Unfortunately, there is a great deal of confusion surrounding impairment ratings and how they affect workers’ compensation benefits in Alabama. Read More
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It’s Just Wear and Tear
It’s Just Wear and Tear Many injured workers are told some version of the same thing after reporting a workplace injury: “This isn’t from work. It’s just wear and tear.” Hearing that can be frustrating and confusing, and many people fall into the belief that what the adjuster is telling them is correct. I’ve never Read More
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Common Myths About Workers Compensation in Alabama
Common Myths About Workers Compensation in Alabama Workers’ compensation is one of the most misunderstood areas of the law. Injured workers often hesitate to report injuries or seek benefits because they have heard something—from an employer, a coworker, or the internet—that simply is not true. Clearing up these misconceptions is important, because misunderstanding the system Read More
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How Do I Prove My Job Caused My Injury?
How Do I Prove My Job Caused My Injury? Understanding Legal Causation, Medical Causation, and Proximate Cause in an Alabama Workers’ Compensation Claim You were hurt at work. Your doctor agrees that you have a real medical problem, but the workers’ compensation insurance company says: “That doesn’t mean your job caused it.” This can be Read More
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