Prine Law Group: Macon, Georgia

Prine Law Group works in three lines from 740 Mulberry Street in downtown Macon: personal injury, workers’ compensation and criminal defense. Its injury work covers car, truck and motorcycle accidents, aggressive driving and hit-and-run crashes, pedestrian and bicycle accidents, medical malpractice, slip and falls, traumatic brain injuries and wrongful death. Three attorneys are named: Joseph R. Prine Jr., Michael William Barber and Dylan “Zane” Hasty. The firm says it meets with clients across Bibb, Laurens and nearby counties, offers a free consultation, and charges no hourly or upfront fee on an injury case.

Key facts

Phone: 478-257-6333
Address: 740 Mulberry Street, Macon, GA 31201
Website: https://www.prinelaw.com/
Attorneys: Joseph R. Prine Jr., Michael William Barber and Dylan “Zane” Hasty.
Bar admission: The site lists Michael William Barber as admitted in Georgia and South Carolina in 2011, and Zane Hasty in Georgia in 2019.
Service area: The site says the firm meets with clients across Bibb, Laurens and nearby counties.
Fee: The site says the firm does not charge hourly or upfront fees and that a client owes nothing if nothing is recovered. Its attorney advertising notice adds, “Court costs and other additional expenses of legal action usually must be paid by the client.”
Consultation: The site offers a free consultation and states, “Online consultations are available.”

Practice areas

Vehicle collisions: car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, aggressive driving and hit-and-run accidents.
Pedestrian and bicycle claims: pedestrian accidents and bicycle accidents.
Medical claims: medical malpractice.
Premises claims: slip and fall accidents.
Catastrophic injuries: traumatic brain injuries.
Wrongful death: claims brought after a fatal injury.
Workers’ compensation: on-the-job injuries, construction accidents, industrial and warehouse accidents, auto accidents, push, pull and lifting injuries, repetitive motion injuries and third-party liability.
Criminal defense: felony crimes, felony drug crimes, marijuana possession, DUI and traffic violations.

Who it serves

People injured in Macon, reached from the Mulberry Street office.
Clients in Bibb and Laurens counties, which the site names.
Injured workers, including those with a claim against a third party beyond the employer.
Motorcyclists and cyclists, both named on the practice list.

Verdicts and settlements

These are the case results the firm publishes, in the firm’s own figures and descriptions.

$2,000,000: recovery for an injured person who was hit by a tractor trailer.
$930,000: recovery for the victim of a wreck with a tractor trailer; the site says the insurance company’s initial offer was $27,000.00.
$615,000: recovery for the victim of an automobile collision who was run off the road by another driver; the site says the insurance company refused to settle before the firm’s involvement.
$150,000: recovery for a motorcyclist injured when another driver failed to yield; the site says the at-fault driver’s insurer initially denied liability.

The site states, “Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome, and every case is evaluated on its own facts.”

Notable firm details

Joseph R. Prine Jr. serves as Solicitor for Twiggs County Probate Court, and Zane Hasty serves as assistant solicitor for Twiggs County Probate Court and Perry Municipal Court.
Zane Hasty joined the firm during his second semester of law school.
Michael William Barber teaches as an adjunct professor at Mercer University’s Stetson School of Business.
The firm frames its handling of cases in its own words: “We don’t hand your case off to staff you never meet.”

Frequently asked questions about Prine Law Group

Which injury claims does Prine Law Group handle?

The site lists car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, aggressive driving, hit-and-run accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, medical malpractice, slip and fall accidents, traumatic brain injuries and wrongful death, alongside workers’ compensation claims.

Who pays court costs in an injury case?

Prine Law Group’s own notice says, “Court costs and other additional expenses of legal action usually must be paid by the client.” Its attorney’s fee comes only out of a recovery.

Can treatment start without health insurance?

The site says the firm works with medical providers in the Macon area who accept treatment liens, meaning they wait to be paid from the case rather than upfront.

Does the firm handle third-party claims after a work injury?

Yes. Third-party liability sits on its workers’ compensation list, alongside construction, industrial and warehouse accidents.

What has the firm recovered in tractor trailer cases?

$2,000,000 for a person hit by a tractor trailer, and $930,000 in another tractor trailer wreck where, Prine Law Group says, the insurer’s initial offer was $27,000.00.