Ian Brendel is an AV Preeminent®-rated trial lawyer who serves as a Partner at Maples, Connick & Brendel. With a proven record across five states, Ian brings deep courtroom experience and a relentless approach to personal injury, industrial wreck, and transportation litigation.
Extensive Trial Experience
Ian has served as lead or trial counsel in more than 20 civil jury trials in state and federal courts across Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, and Mississippi. He has taken and participated in over 1,000 depositions throughout his career, with particular expertise in expert, medical, and corporate depositions. His experience in complex litigation involving multiple defendants, defective products, wrongful death, and 18-wheeler wrecks makes him a formidable advocate for injured clients.
Proven Results
Ian’s track record demonstrates his ability to deliver results that far exceed pre-trial offers. His notable jury verdicts include a $2,529,229 verdict in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, where the highest pre-trial offer was $125,000, and a $235,384 verdict in Mobile County, Alabama, for a non-surgical disc bulge injury where the highest pre-trial offer was less than $15,000.
In transportation and 18-wheeler cases, Ian has secured settlements including $9.4 million in an Illinois 18-wheeler case, $1,025,000 in a Georgia 18-wheeler case, $917,000 in a Tennessee 18-wheeler case, and numerous other significant recoveries.
From Defense to Plaintiff
After previously representing civil defendants and insurance companies, Ian now devotes his practice exclusively to helping injured individuals recover for their harms and losses. His years of defense experience give him valuable insight into how the other side evaluates and defends cases — insight he now uses to build stronger claims for his clients.
Multi-State Practice
Ian is admitted to practice in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Georgia, as well as numerous federal district courts and the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals. This broad geographic reach allows him to handle cases wherever they arise across the Gulf Coast and Southeast.
Get in Touch
If you have been seriously injured in an wreck, contact Ian to discuss your case.