
Brandon Northington
Attorney at Law
Maryland
DC, MD
"Met my deadline and did a great job. Very thorough and professional."
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"Well done. Took care of our cross-border commercial and capital introduction agreements. Fast turnover as well."
"Met my deadline and did a great job. Very thorough and professional."
"Brandon drafted a full legal document suite for our startup — an IP and Feedback Assignment Agreement, a Data Processing Addendum, and a Beta Tester Agreement and Liability Waiver — and the quality stood out. The three documents were clearly built to work together rather than as separate assignments: consistent defined terms, a clean order-of-precedence structure so it's obvious which agreement controls when two of them touch the same topic, and matching cross-references throughout instead of the small inconsistencies that usually creep in across a multi-document set. He was also genuinely responsive to specifics rather than working off a template. Earlier concerns we'd raised — international beta testers and moral rights handling, the right notice address, folding data-processing terms in properly, keeping references to our live Terms and Privacy Policy current — all showed up addressed in the drafts without us having to chase them down again. Communication throughout was clear and properly paced for a non-lawyer founder working through this for the first time. Would work with him again and recommend him for startups that need their legal documents to actually hold together as a set, not just individually."
"Seamless experience working with Brandon. His memorandum was clear, thorough, and concise. Exactly what I needed."
"Brandon provided a thorough and easy to understand review of my supplement label, website, Amazon listing, and product naming. He identified actionable recommendations, clearly distinguished required changes from risk-reduction recommendations, and provided usable replacement language rather than simply pointing out problems. The final report was detailed, organized, and gave me a clear path forward. He was quick to respond, concise, and professional. I would work with him again."
"Brandon reviewed 47 consumer-facing statements about estate topics for a national physical product. The deliverable exceeded scope: item-by-item verdicts with confidence levels, independently verified against primary federal sources and current provider terms, plus disclaimer language, placement schedules, and practical guidance we hadn't asked for. He was straightforward about the limits of his practice from the first message, delivered on time at the quoted flat fee with no upfront payment, and answered every question directly. Exactly what you want from a legal content review."
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.