Bio

Philip Robert Brinson is an experienced trial lawyer with unique skills developed through practical experience. He is a trusted advisor and determined advocate, as well as a formidable adversary. His depth of legal experience in a variety of practice areas, includes entertainment, fashion, media, sports, cannabis, hospitality and retail, employment, products liability, professional liability, as well as business and commercial litigation. Over his colorful career, Mr. Brinson has enjoyed first-chair trial success with cases involving copyright/trademark, Dram Shop and premises liability, assault/battery, employment, defamation, fraud, commercial, and product liability litigation, and he is adept at presenting matters to state appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals. He has represented clients throughout Texas, and in California, Tennessee, New York, Florida, Nevada, Missouri, Colorado, Louisiana, Illinois, Delaware, Oregon, Washington, and Pennsylvania. Mr. Brinson represents both self-insured and insured clients, ranging from high-profile Grammy® and Emmy® award winning entertainers and producers to Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Brinson has litigation experience on both sides of the docket in infringement actions for copyright and trademark in the entertainment, sports, esports, fashion, and hospitality industries, including matters involving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and likeness misappropriation claims under copyright preemption principles. Mr. Brinson has immersed himself in the entertainment industry which allows him to provide counsel to a wide array of clients, including musicians, actors, producers, and directors.