Brandon L. Morrow
800 South Gay Street, Suite 2500, Knoxville, TN 37929
About Brandon L. Morrow
Practice Areas
- Litigation
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2012J.D.
- Honors: National Trial Team
- Honors: Moot Court Board
- Honors: Received Academic Excellence Awards in Trial Practice, Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, and Contract Drafting
- University of Tennessee, 2008B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Representative Cases
- Siler et al. v. Scott et al. , ---S.W.3d---, 2019 WL 2306932 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 30, 2019) Attorneys Robert L. Bowman and Brandon L. Morrow obtained dismissal of surety company which was affirmed on appeal.
- McKinney v. G4S Government Solutions, 711 Fed. Appx. 130 (4th Cir. Oct. 19, 2017) Attorneys Edward G. Phillips and Brandon L. Morrow secured an appellate victory, affirming summary judgment on claims for hostile work environment, retaliation, and emotional distress
- Tennessee Farmers Mut. Ins. Co. v. Reed, 419 S.W.3d 262 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013) Attorneys John T. Johnson, Jr. and Brandon L. Morrow obtained dismissal of insurer which was affirmed on appeal. Court held that commercial general liability insurance policy did not provide coverage for claim that insured breached fiduciary duty regarding investment advice concerning promissory notes.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Tennessee Valley Human Resource Association, Executive Committee
- American Inns of Court - Hamilton Burnett Chapter
- American Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Knoxville Bar Association
Past Positions
- Hon. J. Steven Stafford (Tennessee Court of Appeals, Western Section), Judicial Intern
Fraternities and Sororities
- Sigma Chi
Articles
Published Works
- Along with Edward G. Phillips, Brandon has co-authored a quarterly column, The Law at Work, in the Tennessee Bar Journal since 2013. Links to recent articles are below:
- “Tennessee Whistleblower Claims: A Tale of Two Cases” by Edward G. Phillips and Brandon L. Morrow
- “New Statute: Anti-Bullying Policy Creates Immunity for Workplace Emotional Distress Claims” by Edward G. Phillips and Brandon L. Morrow
- “The Public Employee Political Freedom Act” by Edward G. Phillips and Brandon L. Morrow
- “A Gentle Reminder on TRHA Claims: No Right to a Jury Trial in a Circuit Court” by Edward G. Phillips and Brandon L. Morrow
- “Title VII in Transition” by Edward G. Phillips and Brandon L. Morrow, Tennessee Bar Journal, June 2018
- “The Faragher-Ellerth Framework in the #METOO Era” Edward G. Phillips and Brandon L. Morrow, Tennessee Bar Journal, February 2018
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- Litigation
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