Managing Partner
A former state and federal prosecutor, accomplished trial attorney, and partner at Keith & Lorfing, Mrs. Young brings more than two decades of experience to the defense of individuals and companies in high-stakes federal matters. She pairs that record with a prosecutor’s firsthand understanding of how the government builds a case, and how to take one apart.
Biography
A former federal prosecutor, Mrs. Young focuses her practice on criminal defense, government and internal corporate investigations, and complex personal injury matters. She represents clients in high-stakes matters pursued by the U.S. Department of Justice, state district attorneys, and other prosecutorial and enforcement agencies. Her work spans large-scale narcotics trafficking, complex white-collar crime, contract fraud, oilfield theft, national security, cyber-crime, public corruption, trade secrets, tax, immigration, child exploitation, and violent crime.
Before joining Keith & Lorfing, Mrs. Young served as a Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Texas, one of the largest and busiest United States Attorney’s Offices in the country, where she supervised and prosecuted a wide variety of high-profile cases. Over more than fifteen years, she investigated and prosecuted complex narcotics and firearms crimes, financial crimes, immigration offenses, crimes against children, and a range of violent-crime matters. She also handled parallel investigations involving the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, among others. She built a reputation as a zealous litigator with a rare ability to connect with judges and juries, and an impressive record across narcotics, violent crime, firearms, white-collar, and corruption cases.
Earlier in her career, Mrs. Young served as an Assistant County Attorney and Assistant District Attorney, handling murder, drug, DWI, and sexual assault cases for nearly six years. Across her time as a federal and state prosecutor, she handled thousands of criminal matters, tried more than a hundred jury trials, and briefed and argued multiple cases before the Texas appellate courts.
Throughout her career she has developed close working relationships with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, the Internal Revenue Service, and numerous other law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Mrs. Young understands criminal law, the federal and state justice systems, government investigations, and the discovery process inside and out. That background lets her give clients, from multi-billion-dollar corporations to individuals, the same direct, no-nonsense assessment of how an investigation or prosecution is likely to unfold.
If a single word describes Brandi Young, it is loyalty. Her approach to the practice of law grows out of that loyalty: to the firm, to her partners, and to her clients. She pours herself into every case she takes on, often working into the early morning hours to run down a promising legal issue.
What you see is what you get with Mrs. Young. Her blunt, in-your-face assessments of a case are well known among the lawyers who have worked alongside and against her. Rather than tell clients what they want to hear, she tells them how it is, especially when it is news they would rather not hear. That candor is what makes her formidable. You can count on Mrs. Young to shoot straight and give you her best.
Representative Results
Successfully defended a client facing federal criminal prosecution. Through aggressive advocacy and strategic legal maneuvering, the defense secured a complete dismissal of all federal charges prior to trial. United States v. Glisson (1:20-CR-069-H)
Client had served 15 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The federal government sought to re-incarcerate him for refusing to admit guilt during mandated therapy. We fought back and secured his freedom. United States v. Hagan (1:08-CR-0058-H)
Client, an elected official, was charged in connection with public corruption allegations and maintained actual innocence. We demonstrated to the government that the charges were not supported by the evidence. United States v. Martin (1:22-CR-071-H)
Education
Brandi is a proud Red Raider graduating from Texas Tech School of Law where she served as a Senator on the Student Senate. Like her father, uncle, and brother she obtained her undergraduate degree from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
Credentials
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