Ken W. Swindle

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About Us
- The PGH Way
  
  The PGH Way is simple: We counsel, we advocate, we litigate.
  
  With over 100 years of combined experience, the attorneys at Prince Glover Hayes have the reputation of being knowledgeable, hard- working courtroom lawyers who are devoted to their clients.
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  Get to Know Us
  
  Prince Glover Hayes was established in 1979 by Senior Partner Robert F. Prince in the Prince-Searcy Building in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. We are a civil litigation firm concentrating in personal injury, environmental law, and insurance fraud. Under the leadership of its Senior Partner, the firm has earned some of the largest jury verdicts ever awarded in the state of Alabama.
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- Client Testimonials
  
  “If anyone ever needed an attorney and a friend in the case of an accident, I would deeply recommend Prince Glover Hayes Law Firm.” Pat McGhee, former client
  
  PGH serves clients throughout Alabama and is dedicated to providing first-rate civil litigation in the area of personal injury, environmental law and insurance fraud. Located in the heart of Tuscaloosa our law firm is close to the University of Alabama and is easily accessible. Here is what some of our clients have said.
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Our Areas of Practice
- Car Accident
  
  HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED DUE TO AN AUTO ACCIDENT?
  
  Our Tuscaloosa personal injury law firm has the resources to hire the experts necessary to get to the bottom of exactly how collisions take place. Determining the cause of collisions requires bringing in professionals to investigate the accident, talk to witnesses, inspect the cars and trucks involved, and examine the scene to gather evidence.
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- Insurance Fraud
  
  HAVE YOU BEEN A VICTIM OF INSURANCE FRAUD?
  
  Prince Glover Hayes has carved a special niche in the complex area of Insurance Fraud and Bad Faith and is a West Alabama leader in representing clients who are victims of unfair settlements or wrongfully denied claims. We never represent insurance companies and only represent individuals who have been treated unfairly by their insurance carriers.
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- Defective Products
  
  HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED DUE TO A DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED OR MANUFACTURED PRODUCT? WERE YOU INJURED BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE INSTRUCTIONS OR WARNINGS REGARDING THE USE OF A PRODUCT?
  
  The attorneys at PGH have handled a wide variety of lawsuits involving defective products.
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- Personal Injury
  
  HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED BY SOMEONE ELSE’S ACTIONS?
  
  While car collisions are the most common type of personal injury case, we also handle other types of personal injury including slip-and-fall, injuries at home and work, premises liability, product liability and general negligence cases.
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- Camp Lejeune Personal Injury Attorneys
  
  HAVE YOU OR A LOVED ONE DEVELOPED CANCERS AND OTHER DETRIMENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS AFTER LIVING AT CAMP LEJEUNE BETWEEN 1953-1987?
  
  Camp Lejeune's drinking water was contaminated with several harmful chemicals, including benzene, vinyl chloride, trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE) between 1953 and 1987. Estimates state that the United States Marine Corp Base's water quality affected over a million military members, civilian employees and their children. The United States Government denied responsibility for the high illness rates on the North Carolina base for a long time.
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- Mass Torts
  
  WHAT IS A MASS TORT?
  
  Mass torts are civil actions that have many plaintiffs involved against one or several defendant corporations. If a toxic chemical is released and an entire neighborhood is impacted, each neighbor may have different injuries (one neighbor may have experienced skin rashes and another may have experienced respiratory problems). Since they weren’t injured in the same way, it is difficult to form one class for a class action suit. These types of situations are handled as mass tort actions.
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- Truck Wrecks
- Environmental
  
  HAVE YOU BEEN EXPOSED TO A TOXIC SUBSTANCE?
  
  Through successful prosecution, Prince Glover Hayes has gained a national reputation for prevailing in toxic tort and environmental litigation cases. We understand the immense challenge of protecting families and land from environmental abuse and we take that challenge seriously. Toxic tort and environmental litigation is an extremely complex area of law, often requiring scientific experts, such as toxicologists and certified industrial hygienists to provide analysis and evaluation. Our years of experience in this area have assisted us in establishing teams of qualified experts, fundamental not only in proving environmental negligence and abuse, but also in serving our commitment to justice. By securing significant verdicts and settlements against large corporations involved in toxic abuse, we create a safer world.
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- Wrongful Death
  
  HAVE YOU LOST A LOVED ONE BECAUSE OF SOMEONE ELSE’S ACTIONS?
  
  When someone is killed as a result of another person’s negligence or wrongdoing, his or her family is confronted with a devastating loss. Oftentimes, this loss is accompanied by financial stress, especially when the deceased was the key income provider. The Alabama Wrongful Death Statute is unique in that any money damages awarded are entirely punitive (designed to punish the wrongdoer), rather than compensatory. However, any recovery by the family (or other designated personal representative) can, of course, be used to compensate for lost income, lost future earnings and to offset expenses. On an emotional level, a wrongful death lawsuit brings not only justice, but also closure because the family knows steps have been taken to prevent others from experiencing a similar fate at the hands of those responsible.
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Referring Attorneys
- Referral Advantage
  
  We are humbled by the fact that a very large number of our cases are referred to us by past or current clients and by other attorneys across Alabama and the Southeast. Learn what you can expect by referring to us.
  
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- Testimonials from Attorneys
  
  “The Prince Glover Hayes law firm is probably the most respected, efficient, dedicated and caring law firm that I have been associated with. The staff is always professional and the attorneys do everything possible to ensure success for their clients.” Horace Kynard, Esquire
  
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Ken W. Swindle

Prince Glover Hayes

Ken's Qualifications:

Ken W. Swindle is a resident of Tuscaloosa and graduated from The University of Alabama Law Enforcement Academy in 1974. He served on the Tuscaloosa Police Department for thirty-four years and was Chief of Police for twenty years before retiring in 2008. He is currently employed with Prince Glover Hayes where he is chief investigator. Chief Swindle was recently sworn in as a member of the City of Tuscaloosa Personnel Board, serving for the next four years. He is a member of the Tuscaloosa County DHR Board and serves as the chairman of the Tuscaloosa Exchange Club Law Enforcement Program. Among the many organizations in which he has held office are the State Board of Alabama Special Olympics, Tuscaloosa Police Athletic League, Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police, FOCUS on Senior Citizens, Shelton State Foundation Board and The Salvation Army Board. Organizations he has served include the Tuscaloosa Jaycees, the Tuscaloosa County Crime Stopper Board, Tuscaloosa Children’s Center Board, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Alabama Peace Officers Association, and the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama. His honors include the Tuscaloosa Exchange Club Police Officer of the Year, the Liberty Bell Award from the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association for his lead hostage negotiations at West End Christian, King Hubbard Lodge FOP Award, Top 10 Law Enforcement Officer of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Alabama Crime Prevention Network Award, two Martin Luther King Race Awards, Safe School Environment award, L.V. Hall Award, FBI Birmingham Community Lifetime Achievement, Pillar of West Alabama, and he received the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award. He was also the first inductee into the Special Olympics Hall of Fame. In 2018, Chief was inducted into the Tuscaloosa County Civic Hall of Fame in recognition of his decades of service and commitment to his community. Chief Swindle and his wife, Jill Hayes Swindle, are members of Northridge Baptist Church where he serves as a deacon.

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