Peak, Brandon L.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

BRANDON L. PEAK is an experienced attorney who handles cases across a wide array of practice areas.  A partner at Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP, Brandon has successfully litigated wrongful death, product liability, personal injury, 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.  Brandon is dedicated to helping his clients in their time of need and has been involved in numerous trucking and wrongful death cases with collected recoveries exceeding $1 million.

Brandon was born and raised in Gastonia, NC.  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.  Brandon then 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. 

Following law school, Brandon clerked for the Honorable Robert L. Vining, Jr., a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and then practiced at Troutman Sanders, LLP, an international law firm based in Atlanta, Georgia.  Brandon remains an active member of the State Bar of Georgia, Columbus Bar Association, and Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Association and has served as President of the Chattahoochee Bar Association and Columbus Trial Lawyer’s Association.  He and his wife Brooke live in Columbus, Georgia with their children and are active members of their church and community.

BRANDON L. PEAK.  B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 2001, The Citadel; Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Battalion Commander; Honor Court Member. J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 2004, Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University.  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.  Chief Justice, Mercer Law School Honor Council.  Member, Brainerd Currie Honor Society; Intrastate Moot Court Team; Mercer Law Review.  Articles Editor, Mercer Law Review.  Finalist, Hugh Lawson III Memorial First Year Moot Court Competition.  Author, Note, EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc.:  Employers Beware – the EEOC is now the “Master of its Own Case,” 54 MERCER L. REV. 1235 (2003).  Student, London School of Economics and Political Science.  Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert L. Vining, Jr., Senior Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 2004-2005.  Member, State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice.  Admitted to practice in Georgia.

West Practice Categories

Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Labor Law

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Brainerd Currie Honor Society (Member)
• State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division (Member)
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• The American Association for Justice (Member)

Honors and Awards

• 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

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. Robert L. Vining, Jr., Senior Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Law Clerk, 2004 - 2005

Education

• Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia, 2004
  J.D.
  Honors: 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, 2001
  B.S.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Battalion Commander
  Honors: Honor Court, Member

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Kappa Phi
• Beta Gamma Sigma

Published Works

• EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc.: Employers Beware the EEOC, "Master of its Own Case", 54 Mercer L. Rev. 1235, 2003

Address

105 13th St.
Columbus, GA 31901

Phones

706-322-1990
800-233-4086 (Toll Free)

Faxes

706-323-2962

Emails

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Websites

http://www.butlerwooten.com