Mental Health and Disability Law

The Mental Health and Disability Law section of the law firm of Slaten & O'Connor is comprised of litigation lawyers who emphasize positive solutions to litigation and preventing lawsuits. Our clients include the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, community service providers and consumers. The firm provides advice and training related to such issues as compliance and state and federal regulations, risk management, and preparing health care professionals for litigation. Because the legal problems faced by service providers are unique and have attracted special attention from legislatures, courts, and the general public, Slaten & O’Connor will develop an aggressive, proactive risk management program that is individually designed for our client. This program will have a systematic process of identifying, evaluating and responding to potential lawsuits and actual risks. A senior attorney provides on-site training to management and health care professionals to successfully implement the program and assist in the development of appropriate legal defenses and strategies when a lawsuit is filed.

At Slaten & O'Connor, we are committed to protecting the interests of our clients and working to enhance the quality and standard of care provided to consumers. We believe that having these goals as a visible focal point will minimize the risk of loss, achieve cost containment and economic protection for our clients who are service providers. Because we also represent consumers, our firm has developed a reputation for obtaining reasonable solutions to litigation and aggressively defending lawsuits when necessary. The senior litigation lawyer in this section of the firm has over 25 years experience representing state and community service providers and consumers.