Brandon D. Fersten
Barnes Law FirmBrandon D. Fersten’s practice encompasses criminal defense, juvenile defense, appellate work, business litigation and contract dispute representation of individuals and small businesses, and personal injury. Brandon heads up the firm’s business litigation and contract dispute practice, where he helps individuals and small business owners obtain the relief that they deserve.
Brandon graduated Magna Cum Laude with a concentration in Advocacy & Dispute Resolution from the University of Tennessee College of Law. During law school, Brandon made the Dean’s list three years in a row and he was awarded the prestigious CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Advanced Criminal Law, Advocacy Clinic and Negotiation. Prior to law school, Brandon received his undergraduate degree in Political Science with a minor in Economics from the University of South Florida.
Some of Brandon’s accomplishments as a student attorney with UT's Advocacy Clinic include: successfully drafting and arguing an appeal in Criminal Court, receiving multiple dismissals of criminal and delinquency charges in General Sessions and Juvenile Court, successful arguing a motion for judgment as a matter of law during a contract dispute bench trial, and drafting a motion to dismiss on behalf of a tenant in a landlord-tenant dispute that ultimately resulted in a favorable settlement agreement for his client, among various other accomplishments that resulted in Brandon obtaining the CALI Excellence for the Future Award.
When Brandon is not practicing law, he enjoys playing golf and softball, watching sports, and hiking in the Great Smokies with his girlfriend of four years, Taylor. He is a die-hard L.A. Rams and N.Y. Mets fan. He also recently brought home his first daughter, an English Golden Retriever puppy, that occupies the majority of his time at home.
- University of Tennessee College of Law
- J.D. (2019)
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- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- University of South Florida
- B.A. (2016) | Political Science; Economics
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- Associate Attorney
- Barnes Law Firm
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- Student Attorney
- University of Tennessee College of Law: Advocacy Clinic
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- Law Clerk
- Barnes Law Firm
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- Law Clerk
- McDonald, Levy & Taylor
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- The Ultimate Guide to Criminal Cases in Knoxville and East Tennessee
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- The U.S. Supreme Court Or Congress Should Eliminate Major League Baseball's Antitrust Exemption To Scrutinize Major League Baseball's Constitution: An Evaluation of City of San Jose v. Office of Commissioner of Baseball
- Professional Legal Research
- Lexis Nexis
- Jerry P. Black, Jr. Student Clinic Attorney Award
- University of Tennessee College of Law
- Excellence for the Future Award: Advocacy Clinic
- CALI
- Excellence for the Future Award: Negotiation
- CALI
- Excellence for the Future Award: Advanced Criminal Law
- CALI
- Tennessee State Bar
- Member
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- Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association
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- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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- Knoxville Bar Association
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- Tennessee
- Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee
- 6th Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Appeals & Appellate
- Business Law
- Criminal Law
- Juvenile Law
- DUI & DWI
- Construction Law
- White Collar Crime
- Real Estate Law
- Personal Injury
- Landlord Tenant
- Consumer Law
- English
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