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Admissions
  • Oklahoma, 2000
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
Education
  • J.D., University of Oklahoma, 2000
  • Legal Studies, The Queen's College, University of Oxford, 1998
  • B.A., cum laude, University of Oklahoma, 1996; Phi Beta Kappa; Pe-et; Gold Letzeiser Medal
Professional Organizations and Memberships
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute, Inc.
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Barrister, Luther J. Bohanon American Inn of Court
Brandon L. Buchanan
Associate

Biography

Brandon Buchanan is a trial attorney whose state and federal litigation practice is focused on labor and employment law, products liability defense, mass torts, and litigation involving healthcare, insurance and construction disputes.   In addition to representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation matters, he also represents defendants in employment-related litigation involving all types of wrongful discharge claims and claims related to employment agreements. Brandon also has extensive experience defending healthcare providers in malpractice lawsuits.

Prior to joining McAfee & Taft in 2005, Brandon was a litigation associate with another Oklahoma City-based civil practice law firm.  He has also served as legal advisor to the Oklahoma State Senate Judiciary, clerk to Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Marian P. Opala, and legislative director for the University of Oklahoma's Norman campus and Health Sciences Center.

Representative Experience

  • Representation of healthcare providers in defense of all manner of malpractice lawsuits, involving such areas of medicine as family practice, neurology, radiology, pain management, orthopedics, ear, nose and throat surgery, pancreatic dissection, endocrinology and ophthalmology.
  • Representation of nursing home and assisted living long term care facilities in defense of malpractice lawsuits.
  • Representation of dental care providers in defense of malpractice lawsuits and administrative proceedings.
  • Regional representation of major corporations in class action, multiple party and tort litigation.
  • Representation of engineers, architects and contractors in complex construction disputes.
  • Representation of employers in employment discrimination litigation.
  • Representation of oil and gas companies in defense of oilfield injury and downhole tool and property loss lawsuits.
  • Successful representation of a family practice physician and physician’s assistant in defense of claim of failure to diagnose the signs and symptoms of a myocardial infarction, resulting in jury defense verdict.
  • Successful defense of products liability cases involving commercial forklifts, consumer products, and  pharmaceutical products.
  • Successful trial representation of a security company and security guard in wrongful death lawsuit involving claim of excessive force and negligence.
  • Successful trial representation of businesses in defense of premises liability and personal injury lawsuits.

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