Brittany Given Simmons

Biography

Brittany handles complex tort and commercial litigation matters for sophisticated clients across a wide array of industries, including healthcare facilities and individual healthcare providers, insurance companies, retailers, transportation companies including railways, and construction companies. She has significant experience in all aspects of civil litigation from inception to resolution and has represented clients at bench and jury trials. Brittany has represented clients in a variety of actions including medical malpractice, product defect claims, professional liability, personal injury, property damage claims, construction defect, and contractual disputes.

Brittany’s practice also focuses on financial services litigation, and she represents banks, mortgage lenders and servicers, debt collectors, and other financial institutions. She has experience in consumer financial services and represents businesses in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) litigation.

Brittany often serves as local counsel for Firm clients in a wide range of matters pending in Virginia state and federal courts. 

Education

  • West Virginia University College of Law  (J.D., 2018)
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for Veterans Advocacy Clinic and Firearms Law and Policy
  • West Virginia University  (B.S., 2013)
    • Criminal Justice

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia
  • Virginia

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Distinctions

West Virginia Rising Star

  • Litigation (2023-2024)
  • Tort (2023-2024)