BRIAN R. DENNEY is a native of West Palm Beach who received his undergraduate degree from Stetson University, where he was awarded the outstanding Senior Award for Academic Excellence in Sociology. While at Stetson, Mr. Denney was actively involved in student affairs, serving on the Stetson Judicial Council and as Vice President of his social fraternity. A “double Hatter,” he went on to receive his Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from Stetson University College of Law, where he was the recipient of the Victor O. Wehle Trial Advocacy Award.

Since joining the firm in 2007, Mr. Denney has successfully tried cases throughout Florida and obtained numerous settlements for his clients. He focuses on personal injury, medical malpractice, and products liability cases. In 2010, he obtained a verdict in excess of $21 million against two tobacco companies in Escambia County, Florida; a verdict in excess of $1 million in Palm Beach County in a high-profile automobile negligence case on behalf of a college basketball player; and a verdict of $720,000 in Palm Beach County in a challenging automobile negligence case involving an aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

Mr. Denney began his legal career in the general trial division of a well-known statewide law firm at its primary office in Tampa, FL, where he gained experience in all areas of civil litigation, successfully trying several cases to verdict. He was then invited to become a shareholder in a Tampa firm, where he represented medical professionals and manufacturers in medical malpractice and products liability litigation. He brings a unique perspective to Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA, having defended clients in all facets of civil litigation before joining the firm.

Mr. Denney was named as a Top "Up and Comers" Lawyer by South Florida Legal Guide in 2009 and 2010 for personal injury/medical malpractice. He is a member of the Florida Justice Association, the Palm Beach County Bar Association, and the Palm Beach County Justice Association, and is admitted in all Florida District Courts.