Brian F. Trainor

Introduction

Brian F. Trainor is a personal injury trial attorney at Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers, serving as Managing Attorney of the Covington office. He represents plaintiffs across Louisiana in personal injury and motor vehicle accident litigation, drawing on two decades of law enforcement and prosecution experience in cases against insurance defendants.

Notable results

Mr. Trainor’s verdicts and settlements range from $32,000 to $215,000 across motor vehicle and commercial trucking cases. Recent results include:

• $215,000 — The at-fault driver rear-ended our client’s stopped vehicle.
• $189,000 — The at-fault driver ran a stop sign and struck the vehicle in which our client was a rear-seat passenger.
• $110,000 — The at-fault driver pulled out in front of our client, who was riding a motorcycle.
• $105,000 — Our client was a passenger when the at-fault driver rear-ended another vehicle.
• $85,000 — Our client was riding a motorcycle when the at-fault driver pulled out in front of him.
• $80,000 — A commercial vehicle left a parking lot, entered the highway, and struck the passenger side of our client’s vehicle.
• $65,000 — The at-fault driver rear-ended our client.
• $38,000 — The at-fault driver rear-ended our client.
• $35,000 — The at-fault driver ran a red light.
• $32,000 — The at-fault driver rear-ended our client, pushing our client’s vehicle into a stopped trailer.

Your results may vary.

Practice focus

Mr. Trainor concentrates his practice on motor vehicle accidents and personal injury claims, with particular strength in cases against insurance defendants. He served as an Assistant District Attorney and as Legal Advisor and Chief Deputy to the fifth-largest sheriff’s office in Louisiana. That background gives him insight into how claims are built, investigated, and defended. He handles auto accidents, commercial vehicle collisions, and injury claims across North Shore Louisiana and the greater St. Tammany Parish region.

Background

A South Louisiana native born in New Orleans and raised in Slidell, Mr. Trainor graduated from Pope John Paul II High School in 1992, then served in the Louisiana Army National Guard until his Honorable Discharge in 1999. He earned his undergraduate degree from Southeastern Louisiana University and his Juris Doctor, with honors, from Southern University Law Center.

Mr. Trainor began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney for the 22nd Judicial District (St. Tammany Parish), where he tried criminal cases for the state. He then served as Legal Advisor and Deputy Chief of Corrections for the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, and later as Chief Deputy under Sheriff Jack Strain, overseeing the fifth-largest sheriff’s office in Louisiana. He ran for District Attorney in 2014, then founded and operated his own plaintiff practice before joining Morris & Dewett. His progression from prosecutor to law enforcement advisor to plaintiff advocate gives him experience on every side of injury litigation.

Honors and recognition

Mr. Trainor is recognized by TopVerdict for Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in Louisiana (2024).