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Russ Brinson

“We Stand Up For You®, so you can Stand Up for those you love."

- Christopher H. Roberts

I am guided by two Dean Smith quotes, ‘You should never be proud of doing the right thing. You should do the right thing.’ and ‘Good people are happy when something good happens to someone else.’. With these guiding principles in mind, the best part of each day is making a difference for others to improve their lives.

Bio

Small town roots in Kenansville, North Carolina gave Russ an understanding of a wide array of people and lifestyles. For the last 15 years, his practice has focused on helping injured people throughout North Carolina. Prior to that, Russ represented different businesses, including insurance companies. That perspective and experience helped him better understand and anticipate defenses to his personal injury cases.

Russ received his Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a member of the baseball team. He earned his Juris Doctor from the School of Law at Wake Forest University. His wife Bracey is a graduate from the University of South Carolina. Their twin boys are very active with travel baseball, football and basketball. They are all very involved with youth sports in the Charlotte, North Carolina area.

As a longtime coach in the Charlotte area, Russ understands that all teams function better when they have one, unselfish goal in mind. Russ brings that understanding to work with his colleagues here at CR Legal Team.

Education

  • University of North Carolina, B.S. in Business Administration
  • Wake Forest School of Law—Juris Doctorate

Bar Admissions
and Memberships

  • North Carolina Bar
  • All North Carolina State and Federal Courts
  • Mecklenburg County Bar Association
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice

Awards

  • Zeliff Trial Competition Winner

Professional Recognition And Certifications

  • Best Lawyers in North Carolina 2018-2025
  • North Carolina Super Lawyer—2019
  • Chamber USA “Leaders in Their Field” in Litigation—2014
  • AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Education

Bar Admissions
and Memberships

  • North Carolina Bar
  • All North Carolina State and Federal Courts
  • Mecklenburg County Bar Association
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice
  • Zeliff Trial Competition Winner
  • Best Lawyers in North Carolina 2018-2025
  • North Carolina Super Lawyer—2019
  • Chamber USA “Leaders in Their Field” in Litigation—2014
  • AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

The Personal Injury Lawyers

Who'd Rather You Never Need Them

Kimberly and I met in 1992 as kindred spirits, both drawn to the idea of building something larger than ourselves—an extension of our family committed to serving others. We married in 1994, while I was practicing law, and Kimberly worked in healthcare consulting. We thought we understood how the legal system worked. Then September 19, 1995 changed everything.

It’s the worst possible situation to be in after a serious injury. I’m sitting across from a guy who’s supposed to be one of the better traumatic brain injury lawyers, but I’m realizing he doesn’t understand what Kimberly and I are going through!

I got hit by a tractor-trailer just two months before. My wife Kimberly—nineteen weeks pregnant with our first child—has had to watch me deal with personality changes, possible lifelong symptoms, and terrifying fears of our family's future.

What makes it all worse is the fact that I am a lawyer with years of experience, and yet even I can’t get the kind of representation we desperately need. It’s a scary situation.

I grew up in Charlotte. My mother was a teacher, my father a manager working with blue-collar contractors. My parents instilled in me a simple principle: stand up for people who can’t stand up for themselves. Becoming an Eagle Scout reinforced it.

Kimberly grew up in Rockingham, a small North Carolina community. Her parents, a nurse and a salesman, also instilled the importance of community service. Sunday mornings singing in youth prison ministry, working with rehabilitation centers, partnering with local organizations – all part of Kimberly’s youth and what shaped her heart.

My brain injury accident showed us that even being on the inside of the legal profession didn’t protect us from getting poor representation. Our lawyer didn’t really serve us well because he couldn’t put himself in our shoes.

After my personal injury, I knew exactly what kind of lawyer I wanted to be:

someone who truly understands what clients are going through because I've been there myself. Kimberly joined me, bringing her healthcare background and passion for wellness. We built our practice around a simple idea—we don't just handle your case, we understand your whole journey, and we prepare you for it.

Today we’ve been in business for 35 years and we’ve recovered billions of dollars for our clients, but more importantly, we’ve advanced our services to what we call “whole person legal care.” We don’t just fight for financial recovery—we address the physical, emotional, and mental needs that make up a whole person. We prepare people before accidents happen through safety education. We stand beside them during their recovery. And we help them figure out where to go when their time with us is done.

What drives us is knowing that if you know better, you have to do better. Through our Roberts Center, we give away thousands of bicycle helmets, teach CPR, provide scholarships, and run safety programs in schools because we’d rather prevent accidents happening to your family than litigate them.