Brandon Northington
Attorney at Law
Maryland
DC, MD
"Easy to work with and thorough."
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"Brandon provided an excellent legal review of my employment separation documents. His analysis was thorough, California-law specific, and practically actionable, covering everything from wage rights and LTIP treatment to restrictive covenant enforceability and negotiation strategy. The deliverables were clear, well-organized, and gave me exactly what I needed to approach my situation with confidence. The only thing I wished for was the ability to engage him for direct outreach to the employer. Not a criticism, just a reflection of how much confidence his work gave me. Highly recommend for anyone navigating an employment separation."
"Brandon did an excellent job and was very fast. I needed a quick turnaround he made sure I had it even sooner that than my deadline. If I have any additional contract needs, I’ll hire him again."
"Great responsive and helpful"
"Brandon delivered a thorough, professional review of all three Venture Sage documents — Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and In-App Disclaimer. The turnaround was fast and, more importantly, every change came with a clear explanation of why it was needed and what risk it addressed. That context made it easy to understand the reasoning behind each revision rather than just accepting redlines blindly. I'd confidently recommend Brandon to any founder who needs solid consumer app legal work done right the first time."
"Brandon did a thorough and timely review, redline, and reformulation of a privacy policy and user agreement for our SAAS platform. He immediately grasped the nature and unique risks of our product and refactored the documents to ensure we had proper protection in place."
"Brandon is amazing! He always delivers fantastic results quickly."
Work History
AFI Solutions
Owner
Mar 2020 - Present
• Provide legal guidance to individual and business clients across multiple practice areas, including family law, criminal law, immigration law, landlord-tenant, consumer law, and small business matters
• Advise entrepreneurs and small business owners on legal structure, risk management, and regulatory compliance, helping them understand their obligations and make informed operational decisions
Ashcraft & Gerel
Pre-Litigation Attorney
Jul 2022 - Sep 2023
• Corresponded daily with clients, insurance adjusters, and lawyers
• Negotiated, settled, and tried cases
• Prepared interrogatories to send to the opposing party to gather information about their version of the
events, witnesses, and other relevant details
• Served requests to produce documents on the opposing party, asking for any documents, records, or
evidence related to the case
Price Benowitz
Pre-Litigation Managing Attorney
Mar 2021 - Jul 2022
• Coordinated all department functions for pre-litigation case management team of 6 employees
• Maintained detail administrative and procedural processes to improve accuracy and efficiency
• Corresponded daily with clients, insurance adjusters, doctors and lawyers
• Negotiated and settled cases
GEICO
Staff Counsel
Dec 2017 - Oct 2020
Appeared as first chair litigation counsel in over 200 judicial hearings and trials
Responsible for managing cases from start to finish including initial case review, drafting pleadings and
motions, propounding and responding to discovery, arguing motions, preparing matters for trial, and
participating in mediations and arbitrations
Charles County State's Attorney's Office
Assistant State’s Attorney
Mar 2014 - Dec 2017
• Represented the State in a variety of felony and misdemeanor cases in district and circuit court including DUI, firearms, assaults, theft, burglary, fraud and motor vehicle offenses
• Prepared 120-150 criminal and traffic cases for district court weekly
• Interviewed and prepared victims and witnesses for motion hearings and over 150 trials.