R. Steve Bowden | Greensboro Accident & Injury Lawyer

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Main Office

806 Summit Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27405

Office Hours

Monday - Friday8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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Proudly serving Greensboro, North Carolina and the surrounding areas.

R Steve Bowden & Associates

About R.

R. Steve Bowden grew up in Liberty, North Carolina, a product of the public schools. He was the first in his family to get a secondary degree. He attended Wake Forest University on an athletic scholarship. There he lettered in football, was named to the All ACC team in 1971 and played on Wake’s first conference championship football team. At Wake Forest, Steve met Carlyn Jeffries (a native of Burlington, NC) who he married in 1974; they have two daughters, Lori and Jennifer.

After Steve's graduation from WFU, he taught school for two years at the Forsyth County Public Schools. Thereafter, he went to the Norman Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University. He graduated as a member of the law school’s first class.

Steve is in private practice (R. Steve Bowden & Associates, PC) handling civil litigation. His primary areas of practice are Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation.

Steve’s wife, Carlyn, is a two-time graduate of Wake Forest with a BA degree and an MBA. She currently manages the law firm.

His daughter, Jennifer, is an attorney in practice with R. Steve Bowden & Associates. She graduated from the Elon School of Law. His daughter, Lori earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School and is currently employed by Ross Dress For Less in New York City.

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Education

Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Campbell University

1979

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Member | U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
  • Member | U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
  • Member | The Judicial Conference of The Fourth Circuit, Permanent Member
  • Member | The American Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member | North Carolina Advocates for Justice
  • Member | North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers
  • Member | Guilford County Association of Black Lawyers
  • Member | Greensboro Bar Association
Honors / Awards
  • Order of the Long Leaf Pine awarded by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. (highest honor given by Governor)
  • Alumnus of the Year by the WFU Black Alumni
    1994
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Service Award by the Citizens for Dr. King of Biscoe, NC
    1999
  • Community Service Award by the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers
    2003
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association
    2011-2024
  • Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society for Schools of Business
  • Lawyers Weekly Leaders in the Law Award
    2013
  • Campbell University Presidential Medallion Award
  • St Matthews UMC Father of The Year
    2023

R Steve Bowden & Associates Highlights

Medical Malpractice, Car Accident, Health Care, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Wrongful Death

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