Brian Vines

Proven Verdicts
Nashville, TN18 years experienceAdmitted 2007

About Brian Vines

Brian M. Vines is a co-founder and trial attorney at Minner Vines Injury Lawyers, PLLC, with offices in Lexington and Bowling Green, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee. Practicing since 2007, he has more than 10 years of experience handling personal injury and complex litigation matters across Kentucky and Alabama.

Before law, Vines was an engineer. He earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and his B.S. in Civil Engineering summa cum laude from Auburn University. He served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable William H. Pryor Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Vines has worked on multi-million-dollar verdicts, large class action resolutions on behalf of thousands of families, and significant consumer protection recoveries for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. His cases have involved car accidents, nursing home negligence, contract disputes, product liability, and whistleblower claims.

Vines is admitted to practice in Kentucky and Alabama.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$14.1 millionSettlement

The University of the Cumberlands paid $14.1 million to the family of Grant Brace, a 20-year-old wrestler who died of exertional heatstroke in August 2020 after coaches refused him water during a grueling punishment practice and failed to summon medical help.

Williamsburg, KY (University of the Cumberlands) · 2023Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Virginia School of Law
B.S. Civil Engineering summa cum laude
Auburn University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Kentucky, admitted 2007
State Bar of Alabama

Awards & recognition

B.S. summa cum laude (Auburn University)

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