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About Philip Brinson

Philip Robert Brinson is an experienced trial lawyer who possesses unique skills derived from experience outside of the legal fields that have made him not only a trusted advocate for his clients, but also a formidable adversary in the courtroom. Mr. Brinson has extensive legal experience in a variety of practice areas, including hospitality and dram shop, entertainment, premises liability, products liability, professional liability, employment, oil field services, and business and commercial litigation. Mr. Brinson has litigation experience on both sides of the docket in handling infringement actions in copyright and trademark actions in the entertainment and hospitality industries, including matters involving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and likeness misappropriation claims under copyright preemption principles. Mr. Brinson has represented both insured and self-insured clients, ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies. Over his legal career, Mr. Brinson has gained first-chair trial experience on numerous cases involving Dram Shop, Assault/Battery, Defamation Premises, Employment, Copyright/Trademark Infringement, and Product Liability litigation, and is adept in presenting cases to both the Texas appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals. He has represented his clients on various matters in counties throughout Texas, from El Paso to Orange, from Cameron to Potter, and numerous others in between, in addition to California, Nevada, Florida, Louisiana, Delaware, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. Mr. Brinson served as in-house General Counsel to a multi-concept hospitality enterprise that developed, owned, and operated over 20 sports bar and billiards, craft beer retail, and shaved ice refreshment establishments in Texas and Louisiana. Mr. Brinson continues to serve as outside General Counsel for the company.

โš–๏ธ Practice Areas

โœ“ Entertainment & Sports Law โœ“ Products Liability โœ“ Energy, Oil & Gas Law โœ“ Insurance Defense โœ“ Employment Law

Credentials & Experience

๐ŸŽ“ Education

South Texas College Of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Texas A&M University - College Station
B.S.
Economics

๐Ÿ“‹ Bar Admissions

Defense Research Institute Member
Member Member
Houston Bar Association Member
Member Member
American Bar Association Member
Member Member
Texas Association of Defense Counsel Member
Member Member
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Member
Committeeman Member
Austin Bar Association Member
Member Member
Texas State Bar ย # 00787139 Member
Member Member

๐Ÿ’ผ Professional Experience

Shareholder
LeClairRyan 2014 - 2016
Of Counsel
Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, PC 2012 - 2014
Partner
Doyen Sebesta, Ltd., LLP 2010 - 2012
General Counsel
ROI Entertainment, Inc. 2006 - 2010
Shareholder
Brown Sims, P.C. 1994 - 2006

๐Ÿ† Awards & Recognition

Super Lawyer
Superlawyers
AV Rated
Martindell-Hubbell
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