When everything is on the line, you need someone in your corner.
Whether you've been arrested or you've been hurt by someone else's negligence, Derek B. Simms has spent more than 25 years fighting for people across Alabama — as a trial attorney, and before that, as the insurance adjuster on the other side of the table.
Were you arrested?
DUI, drug charges, federal offenses — anything you say can be used against you. Talk to an attorney before you talk to anyone else.
Personal Injury DocketWere you hurt?
Car, truck, or motorcycle wrecks, wrongful death, nursing home neglect — you deserve real compensation, not a lowball offer.
Two dockets, one attorney who answers his own phone.
Direct access to your attorney
Call us, and you'll reach an attorney — not a call screener or a paralegal. Derek Simms takes calls personally, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The adjuster's playbook, from the inside
Before he was a trial lawyer, Derek spent years as a senior bodily-injury claims adjuster for a major insurer. He knows how a claim gets valued — and lowballed — before the insurance company tells you.
A record you can actually read
Our significant cases page lists real courts, real charges, and real outcomes — not vague testimonials.
Prepared to try your case
We build every file as if it's headed to trial, because sometimes it is — in state and federal court alike, across Jefferson, Shelby, and the surrounding counties.
Practice areas we handle
Two sides of one practice — explore either, or call and tell us what happened.
“When you call Simms & Associates, you speak to an attorney — not a call center. That isn't a slogan. It's how the phone gets answered at two in the morning.” — Derek B. Simms, Founding Attorney
Facing a criminal charge, or hurt by someone else's negligence?
The consultation is free and there's no obligation. Available around the clock, every day of the year.