Brandon R. Christian
Special Counsel
Brandon Christian is a special counsel and litigation attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP, based in the firm’s Tampa office and a member of the Construction Practice Group. His practice focuses on construction, real property litigation, and business litigation.
Before joining Foley, Brandon worked as a litigation associate in the St. Petersburg, Florida, office of a New York-based law firm, where he concentrated on insurance coverage and business litigation in state and federal courts. Earlier in his career, he served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Julie S. Sneed of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Awards and Recognition
- AV Preeminent Peer-Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- Florida Super Lawyers Magazine Rising Star in Appellate Practice (2012)
Affiliations
- Former President, Bruce R. Jacob-Chris W. Altenbernd Inn of Court (2019 – 2020); Barrister (2013 – 2021)
- Former Editor, Appellate Practice Section of the Florida Bar, The Florida Bar Journal (2012 – 2017); Assistant Editor (2010–2012)
- Executive Council Member, Appellate Practice Section of the Florida Bar (2014–2017)
- Former Co-Chair, Member Services Committee, Hillsborough County Bar Association (2011– 2012)
Presentations and Publications
- Author, “If at First You Don’t Succeed: Understanding Judicial Doctrines of Finality,” The Florida Bar Journal, Volume 85, No. 32 (May 2011)
- Co-Author, “Time Is on My Side: Four Steps to Applying the Correct Law,” The Florida Bar Journal, Volume 83, No. 44 (July/August 2009)