About Brandon
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:
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.
Practice Areas
Education
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized: Employment Law - Management
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Recognized: Labor and Employment Law - Management - 2025
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment - 2025
- Recognized: Labor and Employment Law - Management - 2024
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment - 2024
- Recognized: Labor and Employment Law - Management - 2023
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment - 2023
- Recognized: Labor and Employment Law - Management - 2022
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment - 2022
- Recognized: Labor and Employment Law - Management - 2021
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment - 2021
- Practice Area: Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Practice Area: Litigation - Labor and Employment