Brandon
L.
Winchel
- Associate
- Business Litigation
- Legal Malpractice
- Partnership Disputes
- Shareholder Disputes
- LLC and LLP Disputes
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Accounting Malpractice
- Class Action Defense
- Commercial Real Estate
Biography
Brandon Winchel's practice focuses on complex litigation in federal and state courts and arbitration proceedings. Before joining Klein & Wilson LLP, Brandon worked for one of the biggest law firms in the United States and represented clients in commercial litigation disputes, class actions, civil RICO suits, cybersecurity and data privacy suits, and government enforcement actions.
Brandon also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Michael B. Brennan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and as a fellow for a non-profit boutique law firm in Washington D.C. where he represented clients asserting constitutional claims under the First Amendment.
Brandon graduated magna cum laude from Notre Dame Law School in 2021. At Notre Dame, he served as a managing senior editor of the Notre Dame Law Review and vice president of the Federalist Society. He was a member of the Notre Dame Moot Court Board, where he won the law school’s 2019 internal moot court tournament and received the A. Harold Weber Moot Court Award for outstanding achievement in the art of oral advocacy. Brandon received his B.A. in History & Political Thought summa cum laude from Concordia University Irvine.
In his spare time, Brandon enjoys cheering on the Denver Broncos and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, Indiana
- J.D. - 2021
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: A. Harold Weber Moot Court Award
- Honors: 2019 Blackstone Fellow
- Law Review, Notre Dame Law Review, Managing Senior Editor
- Concordia University, Irvine, California
- B.A.
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: 2015 NPDA National Championship
- Honors: Senior Award (graduated top of department)
- Major: History & Political Thought
Bar Admissions
- California, 2022
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Professional Associations
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- Orange County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
