Brendan Pratt is an associate specializing in civil litigation and criminal defense.
Mr. Pratt received his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law. During law school, he served as an Articles Editor for the UCLA Law Review where he received the honor of being only one of two students to solo author articles published in the Spring 2021 edition of this nationally recognized law journal. His article evaluated the federal government’s potential liability for psychological trauma suffered by minor children separated from their parents at the U.S. Border. In addition to his role on the UCLA Law Review, Mr. Pratt also served as Senior Production Editor for the UCLA Criminal Justice Law Review.
Following his first year of law school, Mr. Pratt worked as a judicial extern for Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Mr. Pratt graduated magna cum laude from New York University with a B.A. in English & American Literature as well as a minor in History. In recognition of his academic achievements at NYU, he earned the University Honors Founders Day Award and the College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Association Award.
Prior to his legal career, Mr. Pratt worked in the publishing industry including at Oxford University Press.