Joel Caldwell

Joel Caldwell is a Principal at Cory Watson Attorneys in Birmingham, Alabama, focused on helping clients during difficult times and securing justice through settlements and verdicts.

Caldwell earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in Managerial Studies from Vanderbilt University, where he was a four-year letterman on the football team and attended on a full athletic scholarship. He is admitted to the Alabama State Bar.

Caldwell serves as President of the Magic City Bar Association (2023) and as a Birmingham Bar Foundation Fellow and Board Member. His honors include Super Lawyers (2025), Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2021-2025), Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star (2022-2024), and the Alabama State Bar Pro Bono Exemplar award.