Brian Sanders is an associate in the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices with the Firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law and Litigation Practice Groups.
Brian has represented clients in complex matters before the United States Supreme Court and the Texas Supreme Court. See Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, No. 21-418 (U.S.) (representing former U.S. Attorneys General); Gregory v. New Prime, No. 21-0017 (Tex.) (representing U.S. Chamber of Commerce).
Brian graduated with Honors from the University of Chicago Law School in 2020. At law school, he received the Thomas R. Mulroy Prize for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy and served as the Business and Communications Editor of The University of Chicago Law Review. Brian earned his Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude from Pepperdine University, majoring in English and minoring in Philosophy.
Before joining the firm, Brian served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jerry E. Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Honorable Brantley Starr of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Brian is admitted to practice in Texas. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- University of Chicago Law School - 2020 Juris Doctor
- Pepperdine University - 2017 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- Texas Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, Northern District of Texas, Brantley Starr, 2022 - 2023
- US Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Jerry E Smith, 2020 - 2021
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