Avalon Brandt
Avalon Brandt
Avalon Brandt is a native of Baltimore and was educated in the Baltimore City School System until moving to Harford County where she graduated from Joppatowne High School in 1977. Ms. Brandt did not take a traditional path to law school, having worked as a Paralegal and Legal Secretary for over 10 years before entering law school. In 1988, she received her Bachelors’ degree from the University of Maryland and in 1994, she received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law.
Immediately after law school Ms. Brandt formed her solo practice with a primary focus in family law. In 1996, Ms. Brandt joined a former law school friend and they formed Wilson & Brandt, P.A., where Ms. Brandt continued her family law practice in addition to estates and trusts and minor criminal defense cases.
In 2001, she shifted her focus to complex civil litigation and joined the law firm of Saul E. Kerpelman, P.A. and began what would be decades long career representing children and adults who were exposed and to and injured from childhood lead poisoning. In 2002, Ms. Brandt won her first lead poisoning trial with a jury verdict of $4.1 million dollars and since then, has obtained jury verdicts of $2.7 million dollars and $1.2 million dollars for other clients, as well as hundreds of life-changing settlements on behalf of her clients.
In 2015, Ms. Brandt joined the law firm of Evan K. Thalenberg, P.A. and continued to represent lead poisoned adults and children. For more than 22 years Ms. Brandt has litigated hundreds of lead paint cases and has obtained more than $50 million in settlements for her clients.
Today, Ms. Brandt continues to practice complex civil litigation and returns to estates and trusts with O’Brien Law.
Ms. Brandt is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, she has been recognized as a Super Lawyer. Ms. Brandt has been admitted Pro Hac Vice in Illinois and South Carolina.
As evidenced by her work in and out of the courtroom, Ms. Brandt has a deep commitment and passion to help others. Since 2008, Ms. Brandt has been on the Board of Directors for L.I.F.E. Incorporated (“Living In a Free Environment”), a non-profit organization which provides housing, employment and social activities for adults who have disabilities.
Ms. Brandt lives in Baltimore with her husband, and is an avid sports fan who loves football, basketball and Mixed Martial Arts.