Brett M. Waldron

Partner

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.

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.

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Credentials

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 appellate litigation involving claims of whistleblowing
Selected Publications
Honors & Awards
  • Selected to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in 2021-2024 and the Employment Litigation: Defense list. These lists are 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