Brandon represents clients nationwide in a wide range of environmental and other complex civil matters. He serves a diverse client base, ranging from large corporations to private individuals across a variety of industries.
Brandon litigates cases in both federal and state courts and advocates for clients before local, state and federal agencies. He has significant experience in all phases of litigation, including fact investigation, discovery, motion practice, expert work, settlement negotiations and trial. He has secured favorable outcomes for clients through dismissals, settlements, summary judgment and trial by verdict.
In his environmental practice, Brandon represents both defendants and plaintiffs and provides counseling on regulatory compliance and pre-litigation strategy. He has handled matters involving key federal and state environmental statutes, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California’s Hazardous Substance Account Act (HSAA) and California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65).
Brandon also represents clients in other complex civil matters, including class action litigation in the area of privacy and cybersecurity. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US), accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. He has also handled matters involving product liability, construction defect, professional liability, personal injury and breach of contract.
Brandon earned his J.D. from Boston University School of Law, where he served on the Journal of Science and Technology Law and competed in the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law’s Cybercrimes Moot Court Competition. While in law school, he also externed for the Honorable Barbara A. Lenk and the Honorable Frank M. Gaziano of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Representative Matters
12909 Cordary, LLC v. Berri (C.D. Cal., May 2024) | Successfully obtained federal jury verdict on behalf of residential apartment complex owner due to toxic leaks from nearby underground storage tanks (USTs). The jury found in favor of Shook’s client on claims under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and for common law trespass. The court awarded the client monetary damages, injunctive and declaratory relief and attorneys’ fees and costs. The trial is believed to be the first private citizen RCRA/CERCLA civil jury trial in the country and was widely reported in the media including by the Daily Journal and Mealey’s.
Media Coverage
California Federal Jury Says Gas Station Owner Violated RCRA And CERCLA, Mealey’s, May 24, 2024.
Plaintiff wins first federal jury verdict under RCRA private right of action, Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 23, 2024.
Multimedia
Wetland Woes, In That Case Podcast Series, April 2024.