Brendan Friedman is a partner of the firm with substantial insurance defense experience, litigating primarily complex construct defect and personal injury cases. Brendan manages the firm’s New Mexico office, in addition to handling Colorado matters. Brendan has tried many cases to verdict, and has achieved great outcomes for his clients, including four defense verdicts. Brendan has also taken and defended hundreds of depositions, and he has successfully argued a variety of summary judgment motions. While Brendan believes the litigation process, including trial, is integral to client advocacy, he also has significant experience with alternative dispute resolution. Brendan has successfully participated in dozens of binding arbitrations, with nearly all leading to awards below demand, and has zealously advocated for his clients in hundreds of private and court mediations.
Work History
During law school, Brendan worked as a law clerk in the motions and appeals department of a major insurance carrier. Immediately after law school, Brendan worked for a mid-size insurance defense firm, specializing in construction accident litigation, primarily defending general contractors working on large, commercial development projects. Prior to joining Lasater & Martin, Brendan worked in-house for a major automobile insurance carrier, where he litigated hundreds of cases to completion.
Education
- Juris Doctor: Hofstra University School of Law, 2014, Cum Laude
- A./B.S.: University of Michigan, 2011
Bar Admission
- Colorado
- United States District Court, District of Colorado
- New York
- United States District Court, Southern District of New York
- United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
- New Mexico
- United States District Court, District of New Mexico
Professional Associations
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Awards/Distinctions
- Editor, Hofstra Law Review, 2012-2014
- Hofstra Moot Court Board, 2012-2014
- National Octofinalist and Regional Champion, 2014 National Moot Court Competition
- The Deborah Sloyer Memorial Scholarship in Trial Advocacy, 2014
- Published “The Forgotten Amendment and Voter ID: How the New Wave of Voter Identification Laws Violates the Twenty-Fourth Amendment”, Hofstra Law Review, 42 Hofstra L. Rev 343.
