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Brandon Lee Peak

Brandon Lee Peak

Catastrophic Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Trial Lawyer
  • Products Liability, Personal Injury, Business Law ...
  • Georgia
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Brandon L. Peak is a partner at Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP, where he has successfully litigated trucking, personal injury, product liability, and class action cases in courts throughout the nation. In 2019, he was lead counsel in a $280 million wrongful death trucking verdict, the largest verdict in a trucking case in American history. Brandon has personally been involved in cases with verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 billion. He enjoys helping clients get their lives back together and, if necessary, trying cases to juries. After graduating summa cum laude from The Citadel and magna cum laude from Mercer Law School, Peak clerked for a federal judge and then began his practice at an international law firm handling complex litigation. Over the course of his career, he has handled numerous multi-million dollar wrongful death, personal injury and False Claims Act cases and was part of a team that resolved a group of consumer class action cases for cash settlements exceeding $225 million. Brandon remains an active member of the bar and frequently speaks and writes on trial practice and procedure.

Education
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
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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
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Professional Experience
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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Publications
Articles & Publications
• 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
Speaking Engagements
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
Awards
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 Lawyer
Super Lawyers
Finalist for Lawyer of the Year, 2020
Fulton County Daily Report
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.
Professional Associations
Brainerd Currie Honor Society
Member
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State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division
Executive Committee Member
Current
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Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Current
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The American Association for Justice
State Delegate
Current
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Columbus Bar Association
Past Vice-President
Current
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Columbus Bar Association
Past President
Current
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Columbus Trial Lawyers Association
Past President
Current
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Mercer University School of Law Board of Visitors
Member
- Current
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Georgia State Bar
Member
- Current
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Georgia
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Fees
  • Free Consultation
Practice Areas
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Additional Practice Area
  • General Civil
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
Columbus Office
945 Broadway, Suite 200
Columbus, GA 31901
Telephone: (706) 460-4800