Appellate Practice Criminal Defense: General Practice Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Brandon Breslow
Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2024 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Brandon K. Breslow is a seasoned trial and appellate attorney with a nationwide practice. Mr. Breslow handles appeals and litigation support in civil and criminal cases, from briefing through oral argument and post-decision motions. His civil cases often involve complex issues and catastrophic injuries. He has also achieved favorable dismissals, resolutions, and trial verdicts for clients charged with serious violent and financial crimes. Mr. Breslow has been named to the Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars list and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.
Mr. Breslow is a Past Chair of The Florida Bar Federal Court Practice Committee (2024-2025) and the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Section (2022-2024). He currently serves on the Executive Council for The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section and on the Executive Committee (Treasurer) for the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Mr. Breslow is also a frequent author and presenter on substantive legal issues and procedural matters that arise in his everyday practice.
Mr. Breslow was a law clerk for United States Magistrate Judge Gary R. Jones in the Northern District of Florida. This experience provided him with valuable insight on the judicial process, legal research and writing, and courtroom procedures. Mr. Breslow contributed to the court’s resolution of discovery disputes and civil rights cases, as well as to the court’s work in two multidistrict litigation proceedings.
Overview
- Stetson University, J.D., graduated 2016
- Florida, The Florida Bar, 2016
- Hillsborough County Bar Association - Past Chair of the Appellate Practice Section
- Florida Justice Association - Eagle Associate
- The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section - Executive Council
- The Florida Bar Federal Court Practice Committee - Past Chair
- Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association - Treasurer
- United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
- Florida, The Florida Bar, 2016
- Hillsborough County Bar Association - Past Chair of the Appellate Practice Section
- Florida Justice Association - Eagle Associate
- The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section - Executive Council
- The Florida Bar Federal Court Practice Committee - Past Chair
- Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association - Treasurer
- Stetson University, J.D., graduated 2016
- United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
- Appellate Practice
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
News & Media
Additional Information
- Selected Lectures
Morning at the Federal Courthouse: Federal Practitioners Panel, Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, July 24, 2025.
Appellate Perspectives for Trial Practitioners: Briefing Summary Judgment Motions and Responses, Florida Justice Association, June 12, 2025.
Beyond the Bar with the Sixth DCA: Tips, Tricks, and Things to Avoid at Oral Argument, The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, Apr. 3, 2025.
Navigating Your First Appeal: Part II (Oral Arguments), The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, Apr. 2, 2025.
Navigating Your First Appeal: Part I (Brief Writing Tutorial), The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, Jan. 30, 2025.
Personal Injury Boot Camp: Motion Practice, Florida Justice Association, Nov. 8, 2024.
Morning at the Federal Courthouse: Federal Practitioners Panel, Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, July 22, 2024.
Case Law Insider Series: Complexities of a Medical Malpractice Case, Florida Justice Association, May 21, 2024.
You Can’t Do That! Error-Proof Your Judgment, Florida Justice Association, Mar. 21, 2024.
Morning at the Federal Courthouse: Federal Practitioners Panel, Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, July 13, 2023.
Civil Appeals & Post-Trial Motions, The Florida Bar Basic Skills Course on Federal Practice, Aug. 30, 2022.
Morning at the Federal Courthouse: Federal Practitioners Panel, Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, July 15, 2022.
May It Please the Court: Oral Advocacy on Appeal, Florida Justice Association, June 16, 2022.
Middle District of Florida Virtual Summer Camp: Anatomy of a Lawsuit, Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, June 28, 2021.
Motion Practice Makes Perfect, Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit Defender Summer School, Aug. 6, 2018.
- Selected Publications
Mastering Trial Court Rehearing Motions, FJA Journal, Nov./Dec. 2025, at 54.
Beyond the Briefs: Essential Strategies for Effective Oral Advocacy, Federal Lawyer, Summer 2025, at 11.
Appealing Opportunities for Pro Bono Service, HCBA Lawyer Magazine, Nov. 2023, at 20.
The Purpose, Practice, and Pitfalls of the Evidentiary Proffer, FJA Journal, May/June 2023, at 54.
The Chairs’ Message: Goodbye, Hello, HCBA Lawyer Magazine, Sept. 2022, at 18.
Aim to Plead: Dram Shop Exception Claims, FJA Journal, May/June 2022, at 56.
Certiorari Review of Orders Denying Discovery, HCBA Lawyer Magazine, Nov. 2021, at 20.
United States v. Maximoff, a case problem for the Stetson University College of Law Fourteenth Annual National Pretrial Competition that addressed the application of the federal statute of limitations in criminal cases during the COVID-19 pandemic and of the Bail Reform Act in cases where the defendant presents a serious risk of flight, Aug. 2021.
Peralta v. Granville, a case problem for the Stetson University College of Law Twelfth Annual National Pretrial Competition that addressed an inmate’s deliberate medical indifference and equal protection claims based on the prison’s failure to continue an established treatment plan for gender dysphoria, Aug. 2019.
United States v. Mendoza, a case problem for the Stetson University College of Law Eleventh Annual National Pretrial Competition that addressed the constitutionality of the residual clause definition of “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) and the warrantless forensic search of an individual’s cell phone at the United States border, Aug. 2018.
Booth v. Sudden Valley Construction Company, a case problem for the Stetson University College of Law Tenth Annual National Pretrial Competition that addressed the pleading of Title VII sex discrimination and retaliation claims, Aug. 2017.
United States v. Wyatt, a case problem for the Stetson University College of Law Ninth Annual National Pretrial Competition that addressed the constitutionality of a warrantless search of data stored in a third-party’s cloud server and the admission of expert testimony concerning a witness’s susceptibility to suggestion by law enforcement, Aug. 2016.
Hurst v. Florida: The Supreme Court’s Blow to Florida’s Death Penalty, HCBA Lawyer Magazine, May 2016, at 26.
Signs of Life in The Supreme Court’s Uncharted Territory: Why the Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel Should Attach to Pre-Indictment Plea Bargaining, Federal Lawyer, Oct. 2015, at 34.
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