Brandon is an employment lawyer and mediator. He advises clients in the boardroom, and he represents them in the courtroom. Half of his practice is devoted to serving as an outside general counsel for large and small businesses, colleges and universities, and religious institutions, advising them on human resource policies, employment laws, and litigation avoidance. The other half of his practice is spent litigating employment-related issues, such as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, non-compete, and trade secret claims. He is also licensed as a General Civil Mediator by the Tennessee Supreme Court, focusing his efforts on helping parties resolve employment-related disputes.
Brandon co-authors an employment law column, The Law at Work, in the Tennessee Bar Journal. This column has been cited by federal and state courts on the topic of employment law. See Sadler v. Tyson Foods, Inc. (W.D. Tenn. May 27, 2022); Hardy v. TPC Southwind (Tenn. Ct. App. July 2, 2015).
He is a 2019 graduate of the National Advocacy Training Program (Washington, D.C.) sponsored by the American Inns of Court.
Outside of employment law, Brandon has worked with his clients on a number of other notable matters:
•Negotiated resolution of a property dispute for client, a Vice President of WWE and former professional wrestler.
•Negotiated lease of minor league baseball park between client and the Cincinnati Reds organization.
•Obtained dismissal of a lawsuit against one of Knoxville’s oldest churches on First Amendment grounds.
•Part of team that obtained dismissal of $500,000 defamation lawsuit against client, a local attorney.
•Part of team that successfully represented local community organization in highly-publicized zoning dispute.
A former legislative aide to a four-term U.S. Senator, he holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Tennessee and a juris doctorate from the University of Tennessee College of Law. He serves as campaign manager and treasurer of the Campaign to Elect Judge Hector Sanchez, a criminal court judge in Knoxville. Brandon and his wife, Jenny, are the parents to three children, Bonds, Olivia, and Larkin.
PUBLISHED WORKS
•Along with Edward G. Phillips, Brandon has co-authored a quarterly column, The Law at Work, in the Tennessee Bar Journal since 2013.
HONORS & AWARDS
•Ranked by CityView Magazine (2023) as a Top Attorney in appellate practice, civil litigation, constitutional law, civil rights, federal court practice, and labor and employment law.
•Named “Ones to Watch” by Best Lawyers for 2022-2024
•Selected by Mid-South Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” every year since 2016
•Awarded the University of Tennessee Chancellor’s Citation for Extraordinary Campus Leadership and Service (2008)
FRATERNITIES & SORORITIES
•Sigma Chi
PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
Hon. J. Steven Stafford (Tennessee Court of Appeals, Western Section), Judicial Intern
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