Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Class Action & Mass Torts, General Litigation; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 1963
Education: Emory University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2025 Call today:
706-291-8853
Brinson Askew Berry
615 West First StreetPO Box 5007
Rome, GA 30162 Visit website
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Attorney Robert M. Brinson is a founding partner of Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, LLP, in Rome, Georgia. Mr. Brinson handles a variety of matters in the areas of general business litigation, constitutional challenges, contract disputes, government law and personal injury. He has also handled class action lawsuits and has decades of experience being involved in complex litigation.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Brinson has tried numerous cases in both state and federal courts, including many personal injury and wrongful death trials for plaintiffs and defendants. He serves clients in Rome, Atlanta, Calhoun, Cartersville, Cedartown, Dalton and Summerville as well as throughout Bartwo, Floyd, Fulton, Gordon and Polk counties in west Georgia.
Mr. Brinson has been licensed to practice law since 1963. He is admitted before all Georgia state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th and 11th circuits, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.
An AV Preeminent* rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Brinson has received a variety of honors for his accomplishments. In addition to belonging to a multitude of professional organizations, he is an advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates and a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers. He has also received awards from groups, including the State Bar of Georgia and the Georgia Bar Foundation.
Mr. Brinson holds a bachelor’s degree from Emory University. He earned his law degree from Emory University School of Law and is a member of the international legal honor society Phi Delta Phi.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, General LitigationFocus areas
Litigation
- 40% Business Litigation
- 30% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
- 30% General Litigation
First Admitted: 1963, Georgia
Professional Webpage: https://www.brinson-askew.com/robert-m.-brinson/
- State Bar of Georgia, Executive Committee, 1974-1977, 1979-1988
- 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, President, 1986-1987
- State Bar of Georgia, Board of Governors, 1969-1972
- State Bar of Georgia, Board of Governors, 1977-Present
- Bar Council, Northern District of Georgia, 1982-1984
- 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, State Committee, 1984, 1994-1998
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
- U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985
- Justice Served, Director, 2006-present
- Old Warhorse Lawyers, President, 2007
- The Advocates, Ltd., President, 2005
- State Board of Education, Vice-chairman for appeals, 1990-1996
- Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Chairman, 1987-1988
- Lawyers Foundation of Georgia, Fellow
- Georgia Bar Foundation, Fellow, President, 1992-1994
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
- 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
- Phi Delta Phi
- City Attorney, Rome Georgia 1968-Present
- City Attorney's Section, Georgia Municipal Association, President 1976-1977
- City of Rome, et al. v Hotels.com, et al., U.S.D.C., NDGA, Civil Action No. 405-CV-249 HLM
- City of Rome v. United States, 446 U.S. 156 (1980)
- First Presbyterian Church of Rome
- Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce
- Emory Alumni Association
- Georgia Bulldog Club
- The Prince Club
- Eleventh Circuit Historical Society, Trustee
- Georgia Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, Trustee, 1988-1989
- Gridiron, Member
- Tradition of Excellence Award, State Bar of Georgia
- State Bar's Award for Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession, 1996
- Top 10 of Georgia Super Lawyers
- Named in "The Legal Elite: Georgia's Most Effective Lawyers"
- The Nestor Award, Georgia Legal History Foundation
- James M. Collier Award, Georgia Bar Foundation
- Distinguished Service Award, State Bar of Georgia
- Georgia Municipal Association's Hall of Fame
- Emory University, Atlanta, GA, A.B., Major: Law, 1962
Office location for Robert M. Brinson
615 West First Street
PO Box 5007
Rome, GA 30162
Phone: 706-291-8853
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2025
