Principal/Partner

Areas of Practice:

Catastrophic Injury and Wrongful Death Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Medical Device Defense, Product Liability Defense, Pharmaceutical Liability Defense, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Defense, Long Term Care, Assisted Living and Personal Care Home Defense, Dental Malpractice Defense, General Insurance Defense, Premises Liability Defense, Premises
Security Defense, Toxic Tort/Environmental Defense, Transportation and Trucking Litigation Defense, Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice and Professional Board/Licensing Representation

Bar Admissions: Georgia, 1986Education:
  • Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1986, J.D.
  • St. Louis University, 1983, B.A.; Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Classes/Seminars Taught:

  • "Complex Causation - What's Left Of Senate Bill 3", AIG Insurance Company, April 29, 2009 - Present

  • Faculty at Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (GDLA) Trial Academy, December 4, 2008 - December 6, 2008

  • Panel Presenter on Diversity, DRI Annual Meeting, 2008

  • "Long-Term Care Arbitration Skills" and "Solutions to Your LTC Ethical Dilemmas - An Interactive Panel Discussion", DRI Nursing Home Litigation Seminar, 2008

  • "Georgia Tort Reform/HIPAA Update, Defending The Suicide Claim and Complex Causation", AIG Insurance Company, 2008

  • "Tort and Product Liability Reform", Medmarc Insurance Group, 2008

  • "Chart Smart and Avoid Being Sued", Peach Regional Medical Center, 2008

  • "Georgia Tort Reform/HIPAA Update, Defending The Suicide Claim and Complex Causation", AIG Dallas, February 23, 2007

  • "Defending Damages" - DRI Damages Seminar, Defense Research Institute, March 15, 2007

  • "How To Successfully Defend Nursing Home Fall Cases: Daubert Challenges and More", Defense Research Institute, 2006

  • "Dancing With The Stars: Win-Win Solutions For Excellent Client Service", Medmarc Annual Defense Counsel Meeting, June 15, 2006

  • "Update on Georgia Law and Tort Reform", AIG Dallas, June 9, 2006

  • "Senate Bill 3 - New Georgia Tort Reform : Relevant Changes and Expected Constitutional Challenges", 2005

  • "Defending the Suicide Claim", AIG Insurance Company, 2005

  • "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

  • "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

Honors and Awards:

  • Rainmakers 2011, Diversity & The Bar, November/December, 2011
  • Atlanta Magazine's Super Lawyers Section, Top Georgia Lawyers, 2009
  • Atlanta Magazine's Super Lawyers Section, Top Georgia Lawyers, 2008
  • Atlanta Magazine's Super Lawyers Section, Top Georgia Lawyers, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Atlanta Association of Insurance Professionals, Program Committee Chairperson, 1995 - 1996
  • Atlanta Bar Association, Member
  • Defense Research Institute, Member
  • DRI Diversity Committee, Scholarship Selection Committee, 2009
  • DRI Diversity Program for Medical Liability and Health Care Law, Co-Chair, 2006 - 2007
  • DRI State Marketing, Co-Chair, 2006 - 2007
  • Emory University School of Law, Chairperson - Atlanta Bar Minority Clerkship Program, 1994 - 1999
  • Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL), Member
  • Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Member
  • Georgia Hispanic Bar Association, Member
  • Georgia Hispanic Bar Association, Business Liaison Co-Chairperson, 1996 - 1997
  • Hispanic National Bar Association, Member
  • International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), Member
  • National Association for Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), Member
  • Steering Committee DRI Nursing Home, Member, 2007
  • Working Women of America, President, 1998 - 1999
  • Working Women of America, Advisory Board Member, 1995 - 1998
  • State Bar of Georgia, Member

Brynda Rodriguez Insley

Phone: 404-876-9818
Direct: 404-876-9816
Fax: 404-876-9817
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