Meet Our Attorneys

J. Brian Powers

J. Brian Powers is the senior member of Powers & Miller. He graduated from St. Mary's College of California in 1973 and from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1979. After working as a Legal Research Assistant for the Sacramento County Superior Court, Brian began his legal career as an associate at Memering & Demers, and later became a shareholder at Toy, Coleman & Davies and Bolling, Walter & Gawthrop. Brian and Jim Miller founded Powers & Miller in January 2003.

Focusing his practice on the defense of individuals and companies in personal injury litigation, Brian has tried cases to jury verdicts in counties throughout Northern California. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and has been awarded an AV rating, the highest rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings. He has represented parties in numerous binding and non-binding arbitrations and at mediations. Brian is a member of the State Bar of California, Sacramento County Bar Association, and the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, and serves as a pro tem settlement conference judge in Sacramento and El Dorado Counties.

Brian has been a speaker at educational seminars on the subjects of low impact automobile accident cases, boating law issues, principles of damages in personal injury cases, independent medical examinations, and automobile Event Data Recorder systems.

Brian and his wife, Phyllis, have resided in the Pocket area of Sacramento since their marriage more than 25 years ago and are the proud parents of Michael, a graduate of UC San Diego, and Justin, currently an undergraduate student at UC Irvine.

Brian can be contacted at jbp@powersmiller.com.