Brandon Northington
Attorney at Law
Maryland
DC, MD
"Very knowledgeable and efficient."
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"Excellent service. Went above and beyond. Cannot recommend highly enough."
"This is the 2nd time I have worked with Brandon. He is total pro and does exceptional work. Can't recommend him more!"
"I hired Brandon for two separate engagements as an independent developer, and he was excellent both times. He was always responsive, easy to work with, and clearly knowledgeable about the legal issues I needed help with. I felt confident in his advice and would use him again."
"Brandon handled the full legal foundation for my SaaS launch - Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer and I'd work with him again without hesitation. What stood out was his commercial judgment: as a solo, pre-revenue founder I needed counsel calibrated to where the business actually is, not gold-plated lawyering, and that's exactly what he delivered. He flagged real gaps I'd have missed - California's auto-renewal disclosure requirements and a GDPR exposure on free-tier EEA registrations and gave practical, defensible paths forward rather than just listing risks. On the GDPR representative question he laid out a documented-exception approach with the precise elements to record and clear triggers for when to revisit it, so I could act on it immediately. Responsive to follow-up questions and consistently clear in his explanations. Highly recommended for early-stage founders who need sound, business-aware legal counsel."
"Super impressed by Brandon's thoughtfulness and depth of detail, extremely professional and has given me the legal confidence to expand my business into the US market."
"This is my second time working with Brandon, and it won't be the last. Timely, efficient, professional, and high-quality work as always. I have so much piece of mind working with Brandon."
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.