Brandon Lee Peak
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Brandon Lee Peak
Biography
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.
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
Fees
- Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
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
Year: 2004 - 2005
Description:
Professional Associations
Brainerd Currie Honor Society Member (Current)
State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee Member (Current)
The American Association for Justice State Delegate (Current)
Columbus Bar Association Past Vice-President (Current)
Columbus Bar Association Past President (Current)
Columbus Trial Lawyers Association Past President (Current)
Mercer University School of Law Board of Visitors Member (2017 - Current)
Georgia State Bar Member (2004 - Current)
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Member (Current)
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 (2003)
Awards
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Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star
Martindale-Hubbell
Note: 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.
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Finalist for Lawyer of the Year, 2020
Fulton County Daily Report
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Georgia Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
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40 under 40 Legal Rising Stars to Watch
Fulton County Daily Report 2014.0
Note: 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.
Education
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Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law J.D. (2004) | Law Degree
Year: 2001 - 2004
Honors: 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. 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
Year: 1997 - 2001
Honors: 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. Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia J.D. magna cum laude Intrastate Moot Court Team Finalist, Hugh Lawson III Memorial First Year Moot Court Competition Chief Justice, Mercer Law School Honor Council Law Review: Mercer Law Review, Articles Editor The Citadel B.S. summa cum laude Battalion Commander Honor Court, Member
Speaking Engagements
Spotting Automotive Product Liability Cases, ICLE, September 11, 2011, Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Spotting Automotive Product Liability Cases, ICLE, September 11, 2011, Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Websites
Columbus Office
945 Broadway, Suite 200, Columbus, GA 31901