Brian R. Cunha

Brian R. Cunha is a personal injury trial lawyer serving clients from offices that include East Providence, Rhode Island. His practice includes motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, dangerous drugs and medical devices, environmental injury claims, and other serious personal injury matters. He has also handled class actions and large-scale litigation involving multiple injured plaintiffs and complex questions of liability.

Cunha earned a B.S. in Finance from Boston College and attended Boston College’s MBA program before earning his law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1976. He was admitted to practice in 1977. His business and legal education provides a foundation for evaluating damages, insurance issues, expert evidence, product claims, and the financial consequences associated with significant personal injury litigation.

Cunha has practiced on his own since 1986 and has handled major injury and mass-tort matters. His experience includes litigation arising from the Station Nightclub Fire and MTBE environmental contamination, along with medical malpractice, product liability, and motor vehicle cases. He represents plaintiffs in matters that can require extensive discovery, expert testimony, scientific evidence, and coordination across multiple claims.

Brian R. Cunha has spent decades representing injured clients in Rhode Island and Massachusetts courts. Cunha’s practice is focused on civil claims involving serious physical, medical, and environmental harm. His experience with individual injury cases, products claims, medical negligence, class actions, and complex multi-party litigation allows him to evaluate cases that require detailed factual development, expert analysis, and sustained trial preparation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding Partner, Brian Cunha & Associates
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Board of Governors, Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association
• Board Member, Rhode Island Association for Justice
• Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Foundation
• Member, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
• Member, Boston Bar Association
• Former Board Member, Rhode Island Chapter of the Brain Injury Foundation

Licensed State

• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts

Education

• Suffolk University Law School
  law degree
• Boston College
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Finance

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