Georgia Personal Injury Law Firm Directory: Macon
Macon, the seat of Bibb County, sits at the geographic center of Georgia where Interstate 16 meets Interstate 75, and it operates as a consolidated city-county government known as Macon-Bibb. That central position makes it a regional hub for traffic moving between Atlanta, Savannah, and South Georgia. According to GDOT crash data for 2022, Macon-Bibb recorded roughly 6,715 traffic crashes, and Bibb County ranked among Georgia’s ten counties with the most traffic fatalities, with 52 deaths that year. Pedestrian safety is a particular local concern: Gray Highway has been identified in GDOT’s Pedestrian Safety Action Plan as one of the state’s deadliest corridors for people on foot.
Anyone considering a personal injury claim in Georgia should be aware of one fixed legal deadline. Under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, most personal injury actions, including those arising from car accidents, premises liability, and product liability, must be filed within two years of the date of injury. Missing that window generally bars the claim entirely. A loss-of-consortium claim brought by a spouse carries a four-year deadline, and tolling provisions can apply in specific circumstances such as a related ongoing criminal case. Because these timelines turn on the facts of an individual case, they are a primary reason injured people consult an attorney early rather than late.
The directory below lists five Macon personal injury firms, each verified from the firm’s own official website. It is organized for comparison rather than ranking, so the entries focus on practice areas, attorney background, office locations, and founding history rather than promotional claims.
1. Gautreaux Law, LLC
- Address: 778 Mulberry Street, Macon, GA 31201
- Phone: 478-238-9758
- Attorneys: Jarome Gautreaux (founder), David Cooke
- Focus: Catastrophic injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, defective products, tractor-trailer wrecks, workplace injuries
- Fee structure: Contingency-fee basis
- Web: https://gautreauxlawfirm.com
Gautreaux Law, LLC is a Macon personal injury practice led by founding attorney Jarome Gautreaux, who has practiced personal injury law in Georgia since 2000 and teaches Torts as an adjunct professor at Mercer University’s law school. He has authored a book on Georgia injury cases and co-authored Georgia Law of Torts, Trial Preparation & Practice. His partner, David Cooke, is a former District Attorney who brings prosecutorial trial experience to the practice.
The practice handles catastrophic and complex injury matters, including medical malpractice, defective products, tractor-trailer wrecks, and workplace injuries, and works on a contingency-fee basis. The firm states it has recovered more than $100 million for clients over the years; that figure is firm-reported and has not been independently confirmed against court records.
2. Prine Law Group
- Address: 740 Mulberry Street, Macon, GA 31201
- Phone: 478-257-6333
- Attorney: Joseph R. Prine Jr.
- Focus: Personal injury, workers’ compensation, criminal defense, truck accidents, DUI
- Fee structure: Contingency-fee basis
- Web: https://www.prinelaw.com
Prine Law Group is a Macon practice led by attorney Joseph R. Prine Jr., who was born in Macon, graduated from Dublin High School, and earned his law degree from the Charleston School of Law in 2007. He also serves as the Solicitor for the Twiggs County Probate Court. The office emphasizes direct attorney access, telling clients they will work with a lawyer rather than being handed off to staff.
The practice provides legal counsel in personal injury, workers’ compensation, and criminal defense, and serves Bibb, Laurens, and surrounding counties across Middle Georgia. On the injury side it handles motor vehicle and truck accidents and workplace injuries, and it works on a contingency-fee basis, charging no fee unless it recovers compensation.
3. Reynolds, Horne & Survant
- Address: 6320 Peake Road, P.O. Box 26610, Macon, GA 31210-6610
- Phone: (478) 405-0300
- Attorneys: W. Carl Reynolds (founder), O. Wendell Horne III, Bradley J. Survant, Kate Reynolds Kirbo, Marty K. Senn, Barret Kirbo, Abbie R. Brown, Michael G. Horner
- Focus: Car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, premises liability, products liability, plane crashes, wrongful death
- Web: https://reynoldsinjurylaw.com
Reynolds, Horne & Survant is one of Macon’s longer-established personal injury practices, founded by W. Carl Reynolds, who has represented plaintiffs in civil litigation since 1970 and was named Georgia Trial Lawyer of the Year in 1999 by the American Board of Trial Advocates. The practice lists eight attorneys, including partners O. Wendell Horne III and Bradley J. Survant, and is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
The office handles car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, premises liability, products liability, plane crashes, and wrongful death, and offers free initial consultations. It serves the Macon area and clients throughout the southeastern United States. The founder’s reported career verdicts and settlements exceed $500 million; that figure is firm-reported and has not been independently confirmed against court records.
4. The Brodie Law Group
- Address: 4580 Sheraton Drive, Macon, GA 31210
- Phone: (478) 239-2780
- Attorneys: Ashley Brodie (founder), Sean Brodie, Natasha Frank, Drew Martens, Mark Usher
- Focus: Car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, premises liability, dog bites, pedestrian accidents, wrongful death
- Fee structure: Contingency-fee basis
- Web: https://brodielawgroup.com
The Brodie Law Group was founded in 2007 by Ashley Brodie, who opened her practice in Gray, Georgia before expanding to Macon, which now serves as the firm’s headquarters. The office also includes attorney Sean Brodie, a former assistant public defender who spent over a decade in the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office, along with attorneys Natasha Frank, Drew Martens, and Mark Usher. The firm runs offices in Macon, Gray, and Milledgeville.
The practice handles car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, premises liability, dog bites, pedestrian accidents, and wrongful death, and in 2025 it added a family law division. It works on a contingency-fee basis and states it prepares every case as if it will go to trial.
5. Adams, Jordan & Herrington, P.C.
- Address: 915 Hill Park, Suite 101, Macon, GA 31201
- Phone: (478) 743-2159
- Second office: 115 E. McIntosh Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061
- Third office: 2410 Westgate Drive, Albany, GA 31707
- Attorneys: Virgil L. Adams, D. James (Jimmy) Jordan, Caroline W. Herrington, and additional attorneys
- Focus: Personal injury, medical malpractice, automobile and truck accidents, products liability, wrongful death, veterans’ accidents
- Year founded: 1980
- Web: https://www.adamsjordan.com
Adams, Jordan & Herrington, P.C. is a Macon firm founded in 1980, with named partners Virgil L. Adams, D. James (Jimmy) Jordan, and Caroline W. Herrington. The office states its attorneys carry more than 150 years of combined legal experience, that it is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and that every prospective client meets with an attorney. It maintains offices in Macon, Milledgeville, and Albany.
The practice handles personal injury, medical malpractice, automobile and truck accidents, products liability, wrongful death, and cases involving injured veterans, and offers free consultations. Several of its attorneys have been recognized in Super Lawyers listings; such recognitions are third-party honors and are noted here only as background.
After an Accident in Macon: Practical Notes
Two factors shape most Macon personal injury matters: the two-year filing deadline under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, and the speed at which evidence is lost after a crash. Traffic-camera and dashcam footage along corridors like I-75, I-16, and Gray Highway can be overwritten within days, and physical evidence at a crash site degrades quickly. Several of the firms above describe early case investigation as a core part of their work, and the timing of a first consultation can affect what evidence is still available.
Georgia uses a modified comparative negligence rule, which means an injured person’s recovery can be reduced by their share of fault and is barred entirely if they are found 50 percent or more responsible. Insurance coverage is another recurring issue: Georgia’s minimum required liability limits can be inadequate for serious injuries, which raises questions of underinsured-motorist coverage. These are case-specific legal questions, not matters this directory can resolve, and they are among the reasons the firms listed here offer free initial consultations.
When comparing the firms above, useful points of distinction include the size of the practice and number of attorneys, how long it has operated, the specific injury types it concentrates on, and whether it has a single Macon office or additional locations across Middle and South Georgia. None of the entries here is endorsed or ranked; the list is a verified starting point for an injured Macon resident’s own research.
Note: This list is not a ranking and makes no “best” claim. Many more personal injury attorneys practice in Macon and Bibb County. The five firms above are verified records, each confirmed from the firm’s own official website. Firm-reported results have not been independently confirmed against court records. The accident figures are attributed to GDOT 2022 crash data as compiled in published county statistics. This directory is general information about Georgia law and individual firms, not legal advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship; the legal points summarized here reflect general Georgia law as of the date below and can change or be affected by recent reforms, so an injured person should confirm how current law applies to their own situation with a licensed Georgia attorney. Data current as of June 6, 2026.