Brian Cummings helps plaintiffs win their legal battles. All defendants have lawyers that their insurance companies paid for, and plaintiffs deserve strong attorneys on their side. His 20 years of litigation experience includes successfully handling medical malpractice cases and personal injury cases. He enjoys helping clients successfully navigate the legal system, including helping clients manage the stress they experience when other people’s bad actions bring them into the litigation arena.
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 standards, recognizing only trial lawyers who “have each demonstrated, in an objective and tangible way, their ability to accomplish superior results in complex cases.” Fewer than 1% of lawyers in the United States are members.
Brian was selected in 2017 and 2018 by The National Law Journal as an Elite Lawyer of the South. This award is given to the Top 5% of lawyers in their practice area. Brian was selected as a SuperLawyer in Personal Injury law and in Medical Malpractice law in 2016 and 2017.
Brian is Board certified as a Medical Malpractice attorney by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He is one of less than 20 attorneys in Tennessee who earned this certification, which is achieved after having your trial experience vetted and passing a written exam.
Brian has the highest rating available for attorneys from Martindale-Hubbell–the AV Preeminent rating. The AV rating means a lawyer’s peers (attorneys/judges) rank him at the highest level of professional excellence.
Brian is a Fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation by other lawyers-with each new class being limited to 2% of the Bar.
Brian is licensed in TN, HI, CA, GA, and FL, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
