Robert M. Brinson
Robert M. Brinson is a founding partner of Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, LLP. He engages in an active, hands-on trial practice in Rome and North Georgia and Greater Atlanta, and his litigation, trial and appellate experience after many years of practice includes class actions (Plaintiff & Defendant), complex litigation, personal injury (Plaintiff & Defendant), intellectual property rights, contract disputes, employment law, product liability, civil and voting rights, constitutional challenges, and government law. He has tried numerous cases in State and Federal courts, and his trials have included personal injury and wrongful death actions for both plaintiffs and defendants.
In 1979, he briefed and argued City of Rome v. United States, 446 U.S. 156 (1980). In 2003-04, he served as lead and liaison counsel for fifty-six named defendants in a national class action. See In Re Tri-State Crematory, 215 F.R.D. 600 (N.D. Ga. 2003). He has, every year since 1989, been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in business litigation. Beginning in the 2007 edition, Mr. Brinson was listed in the specialties of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation. He was named in "The Legal Elite:Georgia's Most Effective Lawyers" published in Georgia Trend (2003-Present).
In 2005, he was recognized as one of the Top 10 (top vote getters statewide) of Georgia Super Lawyers, a joint project of Law & Politics Magazine and Atlanta Magazine. He was president of the State Bar of Georgia in 1986-87, and received, in 1996, the State Bar's Award for Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession and, in 2001, the Tradition of Excellence Award. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow in the International Society of Barristers and an Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Education
- Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA, (LL.B., 1963)
- Emory University, Atlanta, GA, (A.B. in Law, 1962)
Bar and Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
- U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985
- U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court Northern Georgia, 1963
- Georgia, (trial & all appellate courts), 1963
Professional Affiliations
- Phi Delta Phi
- City Attorney, Rome Georgia 1968-Present
- City Attorney's Section, Georgia Municipal Association, President 1976-1977
- Bar Council, Northern District of Georgia, 1982-1984
- Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission, 1973-1974, 1985-1989
- Rome Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- State Bar of Georgia, 1986-1987
President
- State Bar of Georgia, 1969-1972
Board of Governors
- State Bar of Georgia, 1977-Present
Board of Governors
- State Bar of Georgia, 1974-1977, 1979-1988
Executive Committee
- Eleventh Circuit Historical Society, trustee
- Defense Research Institute
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Logan E. Bleckley Inn of Court, Master
- International Society of Barristers, Fellow
- American College of Trial Lawyers (1984),1994-1998
State Committee
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Georgia Bar Foundation, Fellow, 1992-1994
President
- Lawyers Foundation of Georgia, Fellow
- Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education,
1987-1988
Chairman
- Georgia Insitute of Continuing Judicial Education, 1988-1989
Trustee
- State Board of Education, 1990-1996
Vice-chairman for appeals
- The Advocates, Ltd., 2005 President
- Old Warhorse Lawyers, 2007 President
- Justice Served (2006-present), Director
Honors and Awards
- Georgia Municipal Association's Hall of Fame
- Tradition of Excellence Award, State Bar of Georgia
- Distinguished Service Award, State Bar of Georgia
- James M. Collier Award, Georgia Bar Foundation
Community Involvement
- Gridiron, member
- First Presbyterian Church of Rome
- Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce
- Emory Alumni Association
- Georgia Bulldog Club
- The Prince Club
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