
Brandon Lee Peak
Brandon L. Peak is a partner at Butler Wooten & Peak LLP and handles cases across a wide array of practice areas. Since joining BWP, Brandon has secured over $600 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients. Brandon has successfully handled wrongful death, product liability, personal injury, whistleblower, professional negligence, trucking and class action cases in state and federal courts throughout the nation. Brandon was an integral member of a team that recently resolved a group of consumer class action cases versus credit insurance companies for cash settlements exceeding $225 million. He is also actively litigating False Claims Act cases on behalf of the Government against some of the nation’s largest financial institutions. Brandon is honored to again be named a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star, an honor reserved for only 2.5% of Georgia lawyers. Brandon received the “AV Preminent — 5.0 out of 5.0” rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the leading national legal rating agency.
- Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
- J.D. (2004) | Law Degree
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- Brandon attended the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University on a full scholarship, graduating magna cum laude and first in his class. While at Mercer, Brandon was elected by his peers as Chief Justice of the Honor Council and Articles Editor of the Mercer Law Review. He received the Walker P. Johnson, Jr. award for ethics and professionalism, as well as numerous other scholastic honors, including the Faculty Awards for Most Outstanding Senior and Outstanding Legal Writing. Brandon was also active in the Moot Court Program and was a member of Mercer’s Intrastate Moot Court team.
- Honors: Recipient, George Waldo Woodruff Award of Excellence Given Annually to the First Honor Graduate Walker P. Johnson, Jr. Memorial Award Recognizing Excellence in Ethics and Professionalism Faculty Award for Most Outstanding Senior Faculty Award for Outstanding Legal Writing Dean R. Lawrence Dessem Merit Scholarship
- The Citadel
- B.S. (2001) | Business Administration
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- After graduating from the public schools in his community, Brandon went on to The Citadel in Charleston, SC, where he graduated summa cum laude and first in the School of Business while serving as a Battalion Commander and member of the Honor Court.
- Honors: Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia J.D. magna cum laude Honors: Intrastate Moot Court Team Honors: Finalist, Hugh Lawson III Memorial First Year Moot Court Competition Honors: Chief Justice, Mercer Law School Honor Council Law Review: Mercer Law Review, Articles Editor The Citadel B.S. summa cum laude Honors: Battalion Commander Honors: Honor Court, Member
- Law Clerk
- Clerked for the Honorable Robert L. Vining, Jr., a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
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- • Georgia Trial Practice Manual: Chapter One, Frequently Used Statutes
- • Mercer Law Review, Annual Survey of Georgia Law, Trial Practice and Procedure,
- Mercer Law Review
- • EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc.: Employers Beware the EEOC, “Master of its Own Case”,
- 54 Mercer L. Rev. 1235, 2003
- Spotting Automotive Product Liability Cases, ICLE
- Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Auto Torts, GLTA Seminar
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Taking Depositions, GLTA Seminar
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Keeping Them Honest--Discovery & Sanctions, GLTA Seminar
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- 40 under 40 Legal Rising Stars to Watch
- Fulton County Daily Report
- Each year 40 Georgia attorneys under the age of 40 are nominated by Georgia’s legal community and handpicked by the Fulton County Daily Report’s editorial staff for their work in the past and their potential for continued success.
- Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star
- Martindale-Hubbell
- an honor reserved for only 2.5% of Georgia lawyers. Brandon received the “AV Preminent — 5.0 out of 5.0” rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the leading national legal rating agency.
- Brainerd Currie Honor Society
- Member
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- State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division
- Executive Committee Member
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- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
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- The American Association for Justice
- State Delegate
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- Columbus Bar Association
- Past Vice-President
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- Georgia
- Free Consultation
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- General Civil
- English: Spoken, Written
- Website
- Atlanta Car Accident Attorney
- Website
- Atlanta Truck Accident Attorney
- Blog
- Savannah Car Accident Lawyer