Brian Cummings

Brian Cummings has 18 years of litigation experience, including successfully handling and trying scores of medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

Brian was selected in 2017 by The National Law Journal as an Elite Lawyer of the South. This award is given to lawyers in the Top 5% of their practice area among their lawyer peers.

In 2016, Brian was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court – the highest Court in the country.

Brian has the highest rating available for attorneys from Martindale-Hubbell, having been designated as AV Preeminent. The AV rating means a lawyer’s peers (attorneys/judges) rank him at the highest level of professional excellence.

Brian received the Top 10 Attorney Award for Tennessee in 2017 for excellence in the field of Personal Injury from the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (NAOPIA). This award is only bestowed based on peer nominations and a careful selection process.

Brian is Board-certified as a Medical Malpractice attorney by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He is 1 of less than 20 attorneys in Tennessee who have earned this certification. Board-certification is awarded only after having one’s trial experience vetted and passing an extensive written exam.

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. Selection and invitation are based on a thorough multi-phase process which includes peer nominations and third-party research. 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.

Brian was selected by The American Lawyer for the Best Lawyers in Medical Malpractice award in 2015, and has been honored by Super Lawyer