Brian Murphy

D. Brian Murphy, Esq.

Mediator | Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Trucking & Complex Liability Disputes

Mobile, Alabama | Serving Alabama and the Gulf Coast Region

Professional Overview

D. Brian Murphy is a Mobile, Alabama attorney and mediator with more than 20 years of civil litigation experience involving personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, trucking accidents, product liability, and complex liability disputes. Admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2003 and listed on Alabama's Alternative Dispute Resolution mediator roster, Brian brings both plaintiff and defense perspectives to the mediation process.

Brian began his legal career with a large civil defense firm, where his work included representing nursing homes, insurers, medical professionals, businesses, and other defendants. In 2012, he co-founded Braswell Murphy, LLC and transitioned to representing injured individuals and families.

His experience on both sides of civil litigation provides practical insight into how plaintiffs, defendants, insurers, healthcare organizations, and their attorneys evaluate liability, causation, damages, litigation exposure, and settlement. Brian has represented clients in courts throughout the United States and is licensed to practice law in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi.

Mediation Practice

Brian's mediation practice draws upon more than two decades of evaluating serious injury and complex liability claims.

His background is particularly relevant in disputes involving significant medical evidence, disputed causation, competing liability theories, insurance considerations, and substantial damages. Having represented both defendants and plaintiffs, Brian understands the different considerations that influence settlement decisions on each side of a case.

His approach emphasizes careful case evaluation, candid discussion of litigation risk, effective communication, and identifying practical opportunities for resolution.

Areas of Mediation Focus

Personal Injury & Wrongful Death

• Serious and catastrophic personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Truck and commercial vehicle accidents
• Negligence and complex liability
• Premises liability
• Insurance-related injury claims

Nursing Home & Long-Term Care

Brian has been involved in nursing home litigation since His experience began representing nursing homes on the defense side and later expanded to representing residents and families.

Matters may involve nursing home negligence, preventable injuries, falls, inadequate supervision, medical care, staffing and care issues, and wrongful death.

Medical Malpractice

Brian's litigation experience includes medical negligence and professional liability matters involving healthcare providers, facilities, serious injuries, causation, damages, and wrongful death.

Trucking & Transportation

Brian handles litigation arising from truck and commercial vehicle accidents, including matters involving driver negligence, carrier or corporate liability, insurance issues, serious bodily injury, and wrongful death.

Product & Complex Liability

His experience also includes product liability and other complex tort disputes involving multiple parties, contested liability, causation, and significant damages.

Why Attorneys Select Brian Murphy

Plaintiff and Defense Experience

Brian has represented both defendants and injured individuals, providing perspective into how each side evaluates liability, damages, litigation risk, and settlement.

20+ Years of Civil Litigation

Brian has practiced since 2003, with extensive experience handling serious injury, healthcare, negligence, and wrongful death matters.

Longstanding Nursing Home Experience

Nursing home litigation has been part of Brian's practice since the beginning of his legal career, including experience representing both facilities and injured residents and families.

Gulf Coast Perspective

Based in Mobile and licensed in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, Brian has substantial experience with civil litigation throughout the Gulf Coast region.

Professional Leadership & Recognition

Brian served as President of the Mobile Bar Association in 2022 and has held additional leadership and committee positions within the Mobile and Alabama legal communities.

Professional recognition and credentials include:

• AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Alabama and Mid-South Super Lawyers recognition
• Alabama State Bar President's Award, 2020
• Graduate, Keenan Trial Institute
• Alabama Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediator Roster

Location & Service Area

Brian is based in Mobile, Alabama, and his legal experience extends throughout Alabama and the broader Gulf Coast region.

His combination of plaintiff and defense litigation experience makes him particularly well suited for mediation involving personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, trucking accidents, wrongful death, product liability, and complex civil liability disputes.