About Bradford Bowen

Bradford L.W. Bowen focuses his practice on wildfire litigation, complex vehicle injury cases, and mass tort matters including PFAS litigation. He has worked on more than 20 wildfire cases nationwide, representing thousands of individuals, families, businesses, and trusts impacted by major fires. He helped lead the legal team that secured a $1.8 billion recovery for victims through the Fire Victim Trust in proceedings involving PG&E. In Maui fire cases, he worked on more than 300 affected households and helped secure $25 million for an impacted resort and $13 million for a cannabis business.

He holds a J.D. from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, and a double major in Political Science and International Affairs from the University of Colorado Boulder. He also holds certificates in Financial Accounting from Harvard Business School Online and in Applied Business from the University of Colorado Boulder. Before civil litigation, Bowen served as a Deputy District Attorney in Contra Costa County, where he developed investigative and courtroom skills he continues to apply as a plaintiff's attorney.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn

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$47.5 millionSettlementTop 20 of 2018 · #16

A 12-year-old's catastrophic injuries from a rotten campground tree produced a $47.5 million pretrial settlement against San Mateo County, PG&E, and their contractors, reportedly the largest single-plaintiff personal injury settlement in California history.

San Mateo County, CA · 2018Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$24 millionSettlement

A 27-year-old Bay Area woman suffered permanent paralysis after an Acura dealership employee, acting as a self-appointed Good Samaritan, forced her vehicle off I-680 and into a catastrophic rollover; the case settled for $24 million, the largest personal-injury settlement in Northern California for 2016.

Walnut Creek / Contra Costa County, CA · 2016Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
J.D.
University of Colorado Boulder
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California

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