Licensed attorney since 2007. Licensed to practice law in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Washington D.C.
About Bodewell Injury Group
Relentless representation for catastrophic-injury and wrongful-death victims across Georgia and Alabama
Our Mission
At Bodewell Injury Group, everything we do centers on one goal:
restoring lives after life-altering injuries. We combine rapid-response investigations, data-driven case builds, and courtroom-proven strategies to compel insurers to pay full, fair compensation. From first call to final appeal, we shoulder the legal burden so you can focus on healing.
What Sets Us Apart
| Bodewell Advantage | How It Benefits You |
|---|---|
| Seven- and eight-figure results* | Resources to hire top experts, recreate crashes, and withstand lengthy litigation |
| Trial-ready mindset | Every case is prepared for a jury, pressuring defendants to settle on your terms |
| Former defense insight | Partners previously represented Fortune 500 insurers—knowledge now leveraged for plaintiffs |
| Multi-state reach (AL · GA · MS · DC) | We file where venue and law maximize recovery |
| 24-hour rapid-response team | Scene preservation, black-box downloads, witness interviews before evidence disappears |
Practice Focus
- Motor-vehicle crashes
- Commercial-truck & 18-wheeler wrecks
- Motorcycle collisions
- Product-liability & dangerous drugs
- Medical malpractice & nursing-home abuse
- Premises liability & negligent security
- Wrongful death & other catastrophic injuries
Leadership Team
| Partner | Key Focus Areas | Bars | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan VanDerVeer | Catastrophic crashes, product defects, wrongful death | AL • MS • GA • DC | Contact Nathan VanDerVeer |
| Justin Owen | Medical malpractice, catastrophic injury & appeals | AL • GA | Contact Justin Owen |
| Rhett Owens | Medical malpractice, complex commercial matters | AL | Contact Rhett Owens |
| Tyler Pritchard | Georgia crashes, wrongful death, nursing-home abuse | GA • AL | Contact Tyler Pritchard |
Signature Results
- $36 million global settlement – defective spinal-fusion device
- $3 million recovery – automotive design defect
- $3.2 million verdict – elder financial exploitation / abuse
- $2.75 million settlement – negligent-security wrongful-death case
- $2.7 million verdict – commercial-truck wrongful-death crash
*Past outcomes don’t guarantee future results; each case is unique.
Community Commitment
Our attorneys actively serve communities across Georgia and Alabama. Board positions include the
MidTown Inc. Executive Committee and the Historic Columbus Foundation.
We sponsor Fort Moore family events, Motorcycle Safety Day on Veterans Parkway, and host pro-bono
expungement clinics in Birmingham.
Offices & Service Areas
- Columbus, GA – 123 12th Street Columbus, GA · 706-550-9000
- Birmingham, AL – 1286 Oak Grove Road Suite 200 Birmingham, AL · 205-533-7878
We represent clients statewide—from Muscogee, Harris, Lee, and Russell counties in Georgia
to Jefferson, Shelby, and surrounding counties in Alabama—and co-counsel nationwide whenever venue advantages our clients.
Free Case Review — Pay Nothing Unless We Win
Call 706-550-9000 (Columbus) or 205-533-7878 (Birmingham), or request a consultation online. The Bodewell trial team handles the paperwork, confronts the insurer, and fights for every dollar the law allows—so you can focus on recovery.
Request a free case review online
No fee unless we win.