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Brynda Insley brings more than 30 years of experience as a seasoned civil defense litigation attorney with a particular emphasis on complex and catastrophic personal injury claims. She has extensive experience in defending claims involving professional malpractice, sexual undue familiarity, security premises, transportation and trucking, construction, product liability, medical device, employment and a broad range of other general liability areas. She serves as Outside General Counsel to a long-term care organization with facilities in 4 different states. Ms. Insley also represents health care providers before their licensing and administrative boards. She defends cases throughout Georgia, and she is frequently consulted by her clients on matters throughout the United States. She has tried dozens of cases to successful conclusion over her three decades of law practice.
Ms. Insley successfully co-owned her law firm for more than 20 years before merging her law practice and team with Taylor English. During her tenure, this boutique law firm grew to be one of the more successful litigation firms in the Atlanta market and one of the better known insurance defense firms.
Representative of her work, Ms. Insley is a frequent lecturer and speaker on litigation topics.
In her free time, Ms. Insley trains as an amateur ballroom dancer, and has earned multiple titles as International Standard Ballroom Dance Champion throughout the United States.
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Speaking Engagements
- "Voir Dire: The Art of Jury Selection", DRI Trial Tactics, Bally's, Las Vegas, March 15, 2012
- "Georgia Tort Reform/HIPAA Update, Defending The Suicide Claim and Complex Causation", AIG Dallas, February 23, 2007
- "Plaintiffs' Attorneys Recording Conversations with Defense Counsel", Chartis Insurance Company, March 20, 2012
- "Defending Damages" - DRI Damages Seminar, Defense Research Institute, March 15, 2007
- "Plaintiffs' Attorneys Seem to Think They Can Meet with Current Employees of Defendant Company", Charts Insurance Company, May 23, 2011
- "Dancing With The Stars: Win-Win Solutions For Excellent Client Service", Medmarc Annual Defense Counsel Meeting, June 15, 2006
- "Mary Carter Agreement and Conflicts of Interest", Chartis Insurance Company, June 16, 2010
- "Update on Georgia Law and Tort Reform", AIG Dallas, June 9, 2006
- "Complex Causation - What's Left Of Senate Bill 3", AIG Insurance Company, April 29, 2009
- "Senate Bill 3 - New Georgia Tort Reform: Relevant Changes and Expected Constitutional Challenges", 2005
- Faculty at Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (GDLA) Trial Academy, December 4, 2008 - December 6, 2008
- "Defending the Suicide Claim", AIG Insurance Company, 2005
- Panel Presenter on Diversity, DRI Annual Meeting, 2008
- Ins and Outs of Written Discovery and Motions Practice In Nursing Home Litigation", DRI Nursing Home/ALF Litigation Seminar, September 18-19, 2014
- "Long-Term Care Arbitration Skills" and "Solutions to Your LTC Ethical Dilemmas - An Interactive Panel Discussion", DRI Nursing Home Litigation Seminar, 2008
- "Evaluating and Defending Psychiatric Malpractice Claims", AIG Insurance Company, September 10, 2014
- "Georgia Tort Reform/HIPAA Update, Defending The Suicide Claim and Complex Causation", AIG Insurance Company, 2008
- "DWTS: The Doctor, The Device and The Dance", PIAA Underwriting Workshop, October 2-4, 2013
- "Tort and Product Liability Reform", Medmarc Insurance Group, 2008
- "DWTS: The Doctor, The Device and The Dance", 26th Medical Device Seminar, June 10, 2013
- "Chart Smart and Avoid Being Sued", Peach Regional Medical Center, 2008
- "Liens: Third Party Claims Against Settlement Proceeds", Nationwide Insurance Company, 1998
- "Documents From A Defense Perspective", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1997
- "Claims Against Psychotherapists for Undue Familiarity", Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1997
- "Confidentiality of Children's Records: Disclosure of Mental Health Care, Alcohol and Drug Records Under Federal and State Law", Medical Educational Services, Inc., 1996
- "Justice and Women of Color", National Consortium of Task Forces and Commissions on Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Courts, Supreme Court of Washington, Justice Charles Smith, 1996
- "Chart Smart and Avoid Being Sued", Shand Morahan/Evanston Insurance Company, 2005
- "Documentation of Medical Records - Do It Write", Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc., 2004
- "Early Retention of Expert", Emcare, Inc., 2004
- "Mental Health Care Records: Mental Health and The Law in Georgia", Medical Educational Services, Inc., 2000
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Education
Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, JD, 1986
St. Louis University, BA, magna cum laude, 1983
Bar Admissions
Georgia
Courts & Adjudicative Bodies
United States Supreme Court
Georgia Supreme Court, 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1987
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 1987
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 1992
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, 2011