Bryan T. Mette

Associate

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Bryan T. Mette

Associate

Madison 608.258.4292

Practice Areas

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2020)
    • Order of the Coif
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs (MPA, 2013)
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2012)
    • Political Science
    • Economics

Admissions

  • Wisconsin

Bryan Mette is an associate and litigation lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. Bryan is based in the Madison office where he is a member of the Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group.

He previously served as a law clerk for the Honorable James B. Loken, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit during the court’s 2020-21 term.

During law school, Bryan was a summer associate at Foley, and an extern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota, the Criminal Division of the Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office, and the Criminal Appeals Unit of the Wisconsin Department of Justice. He also served as an articles editor for the Minnesota Law Review, and competed on the school’s mock trial and moot court teams. Before becoming a lawyer, Bryan served as an analyst in the Wisconsin State Budget Office, where he collaborated with the Governor’s Office and state agencies to formulate and execute the state’s biennial budget.

Presentations and Publications

  • “A Monumental Task: How Should Courts Review Challenges to Presidential Actions Taken Pursuant to the Antiquities Act?” 104 Minn. L. Rev. 465 (November 2019)
15 May 2023 Consumer Class Defense Counsel

Seventh Circuit Emphasizes “Rigorous Analysis” to Certify Class against University for Its Decision to Cancel Classes during the Pandemic

In Eddlemon v. Bradley University, 65 F.4th 335 (7th Cir. 2023), the Seventh Circuit underscored that evidence, not allegations, control the court’s class certification analysis.
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