Cummings Law PL

Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1998Rutgers University, B.S., 1995Honors Graduate

Tennessee Bar AssociationNashville Bar AssociationHawaii State Bar AssociationThe State Bar of CaliforniaThe Florida BarThe State Bar of GeorgiaLitigation Counsel of America

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member. Brian is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization whose membership is limited to trial lawyers who have won multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Selection is based on strict and objective standards, recognizing trial lawyers who “have each demonstrated, in an objective and tangible way, their ability to accomplish superior results in complex cases.” Fewer than 1 percent of lawyers in the United States are members.Board Certified in Medical Malpractice. Brian is Board certified as a Medical Malpractice attorney by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He is one of only 10 attorneys in the entire state of Tennessee to earn this certification who represent Plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases. This Board certification is earned and achieved only after having your trial experience vetted and passing a written exam.Best Medical Malpractice Attorney in the Southern United States. Brian was selected in 2020 by U.S. Business News as the Best Medical Malpractice Attorney in the Southern United States. This award was earned based on his legal skills and his contributions to the legal profession.Selected by Super Lawyers for 5 consecutive years (2015-2019) for Medical Malpractice – Plaintiffs, a distinction reserved for fewer than five percent of attorneys in each state.Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. In 2016, Brian was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court after being personally administered the oral oath by Chief Justice John Roberts.Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. Brian has the highest rating available for attorneys. The AV rating means the lawyers peers, composed of judges and attorneys, rank him at the highest level of professional excellence.Top 100 Trial Lawyers. Brian is a Member of the National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers. This is an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state who meet qualifications as a top plaintiffs’ lawyer. Membership is extended solely to the select few of the most qualified attorneys from each state who demonstrate superior reputation, leadership, influence, stature, and public profile.Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Brian is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. The LCA is an honorary society for trial lawyers composed of less than 1/2 of 1% of American lawyers. Membership is by invitation only. Brian is one of only ten attorneys in Nashville who have been extended membership. Selection is based on effectiveness and proven accomplishment in litigation as well as ethical reputation.Fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation. Most recently, Brian was named a Fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation, an honor limited to 2% of the Bar and decided upon by other lawyers.Licensed to Practice Law in Multiple States. Brian is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Hawaii, California, Georgia, and Florida. Obtaining law licenses in five different states required him to sit for and successfully pass separate written bar examinations in different years in order to be available to clients across the country when requested. He is also admitted to practice law before all of the United States District Courts in Tennessee and in Hawaii, and before the United States Supreme Court.

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If you have suffered a personal injury due to the negligence or misconduct of another,you are legally entitled to receive just compensation.