Of Counsel Attorney
Brendan is a professor of law at Saint Louis University. For fifteen years, he has directed the law school’s Civil Litigation Clinic, and he previously served as associate dean. Brendan specializes in civil rights and consumer litigation. He has worked extensively on police misconduct cases and on abuse in jails and prisons. He has developed significant expertise in cases involving sexual misconduct by guards and contractors. Through individual and class action claims, Brendan has recovered tens of millions of dollars for his clients.
Brendan began his career as a legal aid lawyer in Illinois and served for a year as a visiting faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis. He went to law school to serve those who are harmed by our system and to support activists working to improve it. He is most proud of the many students he taught who now fight in the trenches of our legal system.
Brendan lives in University City with his wife (a public school teacher) and two sons. He believes he is the second-best tennis player among St. Louis civil rights lawyers.
Education
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS SCHOOL OF LAW, Juris Doctor, 2005
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 2002
Legal Background
Professor, St. Louis University School of Law (2009-Present)
Lecturer, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (2008-2009)
General Counsel, Granite City Housing Authority (2013-2022)
Staff Attorney, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance (2005-2008)
Professional Affiliations and Community Involvement
American Bar Association
National Lawyers Guild
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
ArchCity Defenders, Board of Directors
National Police Accountability Project
Clinical Legal Education Association
Admissions and Distinctions
- Missouri, Illinois, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit,
United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri - ADR Pro Bono Award, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- Excellence in a Public Interest Case, American Association of Law Schools/C.L.E.A.
- Legal Champion Award, Missouri Lawyers Media
- Sprit of Justice Award, St. Louis Bar Foundation
- Pro Bono Publico Award, Missouri Bar
- Open Door Award, Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council
- Diversity and Social Justice Award, St. Louis University
- Edna M. Taylor Award for Public Interest, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
- Theodore McMillian American Inn of Court
- Distinguished Young Alumni, Washington University School of Law
