Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, LLP is a full-service law firm located in Rome, Georgia.

Bryant G. Speed, II

Bryant Speed specializes in workers’ compensation casesand Social Security disability cases, representing parties before the State Board of Workers Compensation and the Social Security Administration.  He is a frequent lecturer in the legal and business communities and has published a number of articles on subjects related to workers compensation law. Bryant began his legal career in 1987 in Alabama, where he worked as a prosecutor for the State of Alabama. After moving to Georgia in 1994, he worked in a large Atlanta law firm, practicing exclusively workers compensation litigation. He returned to Rome and served as the District Attorney in 2001 and 2002. Bryant then resumed his workers compensation practice at Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis in 2003, where he now serves as a Partner. He is also a certified and experienced mediator and frequently serves as a neutral for workers compensation cases, and personal injury litigation.  He also represents individuals in Social Security disability claims. Bryant and his wife, Susan, have three children, Bryant, Katherine and Thomas.

Education

• Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, AL; J.D., 1987
      Honors: Leadership Scholarship Recipient; Legal Research and Writing instructor
• Auburn University, Auburn, AL; B.A., 1984

Bar and Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia 
• U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  
• Georgia Supreme Court
• Georgia Court of Appeals
  
• State Bar of Georgia
  
• Alabama Bar
  

Professional Affiliations

• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Georgia Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section
• Atlanta Bar Association, Workers Compensation Section
• Rome Bar Association, Vice President 2010-11, President 2011-12

Publications:

• “Recent Developments in Workers’ Compensation Law,” Brinson, Askew & Berry publication, April, 2005
• “Best Practices for Employers,” Brinson, Askew & Berry publication, February, 2004
• “Role of the Employer in Workers’ Compensation,” Brinson, Askew & Berry publication, February, 2002
• “When Injured Employee Is An Illegal Alien,” DEF Journal, Vol. 12, No. 64, May, 2000
• “2000 Workers’ Compensation Legislation,” DEF Journal, Vol. 12, No. 67, January, 2000

Lectures:

• “Case Law Update,” Employment Law Seminar, Rome, GA, April, 2005
• “Return to Work Issues,” Employment Law Seminar, Rome, GA, April, 2005
• “Case Law Update,” Employment Law Seminar, Rome, GA, February, 2004
• “Role of the Employer in Workers’ Compensation,” Employment Law Seminar, Rome, GA, February, 2004
• “Mediation of Workers’ Compensation Claims,” National Business Institute, Atlanta, GA, 2000
• “Return to Work Issues and the Role of Board Rule 240,” National Business Institute, Atlanta, GA, 2000