Overview
Brett is an experienced lawyer who represents clients in high-stakes litigation and appeals. He represents a broad array of clients in federal and state courts, and has experience handling disputes in private arbitration and mediation settings. He also counsels clients in the pre-litigation phase.
In Depth
Brett M. Waldron is a partner in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department. He has experience handling an array of commercial, employment, and civil rights disputes across a variety of industries. He has litigated constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, federal and state statutory claims, and claims arising under the common law. He has represented clients in numerous appellate matters and in all phases of trial-court litigation. Regarding appellate issues, he has achieved favorable results on both procedural grounds, including a significant jurisdictional dismissal, and merits issues (some of which resulted in precedential opinions).
Brett joined the firm in 2017, after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Harris L Hartz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the Honorable Edward G. Smith of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Brett earned his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Boston University School of Law in May 2013. He was a member of the Public Interest Law Journal and an Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholar. Brett received his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, in Government, with distinction in all subjects, from Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences in May 2010. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and received the Janice N. and Milton J. Esman Undergraduate Prize.
How Brett Helps
- Employment defense
- Commercial litigation
- High-stakes appeals
- Risk management counseling
- Private arbitration
- Mediation
The Record
Credentials
Admitted to Practice
- Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States Court of International Trade
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Selected Representations
- Served as co-counsel in defense of class action tried to verdict before jury in federal court.
- Represented municipality and local correctional facility in civil rights disputes, resulting in cases being dismissed on the pleadings and after discovery.
- Represented employer in federal appeal focused on jury instructions, resulting in a favorable outcome that avoided merits review.
- Successfully defended news magazine in federal appeal involving allegations of defamation (precedential decision).
- Represented employer in state appellate litigation involving claims of whistleblowing.
Selected Publications
- January 2023 Co-Author
- January 2021 Author
- May 2020 Co-Author
- April 2020 Co-Author
- June 2018 Co-Author
- Spring 2013 Author “Legal Rhetoric and Social Science: A Hypothesis for Why Doctrine Matters in Judicial Decision Making” 3 No. 11 Pace Int’l L. Rev. Online Companion 371
Honors & Awards
- Selected to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars Employment Litigation: Defense list in 2021-2026. The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters and a description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or the highest court of any other state.
Education
Law School
- Boston University School of Law
Undergraduate School
- Cornell University
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Talk With Brett
Philadelphia 215-772-7536 bwaldron@mmwr.com