Mr. Brandon Hornsby Wilson

Prior to joining Hall Booth Smith, Brandon served as an assistant public defender with the Georgia Public Defender Council’s Metro Atlanta Conflict Division. For several years there, he managed a full criminal caseload from indictment through trial.

Before that, Brandon was an assistant attorney general in the Consumer Protection Division of the Georgia Attorney General’s Office. While there he investigated businesses for violations of the Fair Business Practices Act (FBPA), helping to enforce consumer protection laws and uphold ethical standards in the marketplace.

While in law school, Brandon obtained internship opportunities as a Steiger fellow at the Georgia Attorney General’s Office and served as a legal intern at the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office.

Brandon earned his J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he was associate cases editor of the Mississippi Law Journal, a staff editor of the Mississippi Sports Law Review, and a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in Psychology and Political Science from Syracuse University.

In the Press

Opportunity or Threat: An Employer’s Immediate Request for Bodily Fluids in Compensation Claims

January 23, 2026

When a workplace injury sends an employee to the hospital, the workers’ compensation process is usually straightforward-until it isn’t. What happens when an employer immediately seeks access to an injured employee’s blood or urine to support an intoxication defense? This article explores whether such requests represent a legitimate opportunity for employers or a legal overreach that raises serious questions for hospitals, third parties, and the courts.