Cullman is a city in Cullman County, Alabama. Cullman is located along Interstate 65, about 50 miles north of Birmingham and about 55 miles south of Huntsville. As of the 2010 census, Cullman had a population of 14,775, with an estimated population of 15,350 in 2015. Cullman is the seat of Cullman County and located on top of the Brindley Mountain plateau.
Cullman itself was founded in 1873 by Colonel John G. Cullmann, a German refugee who had arrived in America in 1865. The city’s name was later Americanized to “Cullman”. Over the next 20 years, Cullmann encouraged around 100,000 Germans to immigrate to the United States, with many settling in the Cullman area.
For many years Cullman was a college town, with Saint Bernard College serving as the home of several hundred students. In the mid-1970s, St. Bernard briefly merged with Sacred Heart College (a two-year Benedictine women’s college), to become Southern Benedictine College. That college closed in 1979, and it now operates as St. Bernard Preparatory School. The former site of Sacred Heart College is now the Sacred Heart Monastery, which serves as a retreat center operated by the Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery.
During the twentieth century, Cullman developed a more diverse economy, including several manufacturing and distribution facilities. However, its economy remains primarily based on agriculture and providing services to the agricultural workforce. Cullman County has the highest agricultural production in the state, and is one of the sixty largest agricultural-production counties in dollar terms in the United States.
The Cullman City School System operates five schools and there are also several private schools in the area. Cullman is also the home of Wallace State Community College in Hanceville. The public, non-profit college opened its doors in 1966 and has grown to become the third largest community college in the state of Alabama, with an enrollment of around 6,000 students. The residents of the area are served by the Cullman Regional Medical Center, a 115-bed hospital.
Cullman Automobile Accident StatisticsAccording to the Alabama Transportation Director, there were 764 crashes in Cullman, 140 resulted in non-fatal injuries and 1 fatality in 2012. These startling statistics indicate that the residents, visitors and those driving on I-65 through Cullman County should be ever vigilant and cautious while traveling these roadways.
Conveniently located just minutes away in Birmingham, the attorneys at Hollis Wright Law Firm regularly represent individuals and families that were victimized by automobile accidents in or around the Cullman area. Our attorneys appear in the Circuit Courts of Cullman County on a frequent basis and are very familiar with the judges, the community and the type of jury one might expect to have if their case goes to trial. Hollis Wright Law Firm is committed to devoting the utmost time, energy and resources to obtain the compensation that you and your family deserve as a result of your injuries and losses.
If you or a family member is hurt in a car wreck in or near Cullman, Alabama that was not your fault, then Alabama law allows you to be compensated for your injuries and claim damages including medical bills, pain and suffering, emotional distress and lost wages. Additionally, if a permanent injury can be proven or you were physically scarred from the incident, then you can claim compensation for those types of injuries or conditions as well.
In order to maximize your chances of a good recovery, it is critically important that you take the necessary steps immediately following an accident to protect your rights. After receiving appropriate and necessary medical treatment, you should attempt to locate and hire a good, competent attorney that specializes in handling these types of cases. You should not settle for just any attorney. Rather, you should research the attorneys in your area and find one that has the experience and resources to help you in your time of need and can maximize your recovery.
Experience MattersThe Cullman car accident attorneys at Hollis, Wright & Clay, P.C. have many years of experience and a proven record of success in handling motor vehicle accident cases. Our attorneys take great pride in evaluating each car wreck case with a tremendous amount of care and concern and to give the case the personal and professional attention it deserves.
If you have been hurt in an accident that took place in Cullman, Alabama, please contact us now at 1-844-529-8255 for a free confidential consultation. If you do decide to hire our firm, we will handle your case on a contingency fee agreement which means that we do not get paid unless we successfully recover money for you.