Russellville, Alabama

Cross & Smith handles personal injury, truck accident and car accident cases in Russellville, Alabama and Franklin County. Two of the firm’s attorneys, Dell Cross and Adam Cross, are natives of Russellville. They both graduated from Russellville High School and attended Northwest Shoals Community College in Phil Campbell and Muscle Shoals. Dell worked as Sports Editor and News Reporter for the Franklin County Times while attending college at Northwest. Both Dell and Adam have family and close friends living in the area. Due to the types of industry in Russellville and Franklin County, as well as the volume of traffic, there are a number of personal injury and accident cases that occur each year.

Russellville, Alabama is located in Northwest Alabama in Franklin County and has a population of approximately 10,000 residents. Russellville began as a convenient stop on Jackson’s Military Road built shortly after the War of 1812. Jackson’s Military Road ran from Nashville, Tennessee to New Orleans, Louisiana and was named after General Andrew Jackson. Russellville is named after Major William Russell, an early settler in the area who participated in the construction of Jackson’s Military Road. Franklin County is named after Benjamin Franklin and was founded on February 6, 1818. There are approximately 32,000 residents living in the county.

Each summer Russellville hosts a Fourth of July festival on Sloss Lake that includes a car show, 5k run and performances by local bands. Russellville is also home to one of the last operating drive-in movie theaters in Alabama, King Drive-In. Every Friday and Saturday night during the spring and summer movie goers can enjoy a popular movie from the comfort of their car. Russellville is also home to the Russellville Golden Tigers. The Golden Tigers have a history of remarkable success in both football and basketball.

In addition to Russellville, Franklin County includes the cities and towns of Belgreen, Hodges, Phil Campbell, Red Bay and Vina. There are two school systems in Franklin County. The Russellville City School System, which includes Russellville High School, Russellville Middle School, Russellville Elementary School and West Elementary School. The Franklin County School System includes elementary, middle and high school programs at Belgreen, East Franklin, Phil Campbell, Red Bay, Tharptown and Vina.

Russellville, Alabama is the county seat of Franklin County and is served by the Thirty Fourth Judicial Circuit. The Franklin County Courthouse was the first courthouse in the nation to display an American Flag on a flagpole in 1893. The courthouse is located at 410 North Jackson Street, Russellville, Alabama 35653 and is constructed entirely out of native limestone. The Russellville Municipal Court is located at 400 North Jackson Avenue, Russellville Alabama 35653. The City of Russellville is governed by an elected Mayor and Five City Council Members.

Our lawyers handle personal injury, truck wreck and car wreck cases in the district and circuit courts of Franklin County.

Our office is located at 907 17th Avenue, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401. We have successfully handled a broad range of personal injury cases in Russellville, Alabama and Franklin County.

If you or any family members have been injured, e-mail us or call our attorneys toll free at 1-877-791-0618. The firm operates on a contingency fee basis. The initial consultation for personal injury, truck accident and car accident cases is completely free of charge. No recovery. No fee.