Brandon Eric Tate

BRANDON TATE Brandon E. Tate is a member at Waldron Tate Bowen Land LLC licensed in Indiana and Illinois. Brandon focuses his practice on jury trials, personal injury, wrongful death, corporate litigation, Section 1983 constitutional violation claims against state and local entities (such as claims against cities and counties/police departments for police action shootings resulting in death, excessive force resulting in serious bodily injury, and deaths/catastrophic injuries of bystanders resulting from high-speed chases), life insurance denials (both non-ERISA and ERISA policies), and eminent domain takings. Brandon represents injured Hoosiers and their families throughout the State of Indiana in state and federal courts striving to help them through their most difficult times with a drive to help those affected by an injury or loss. Brandon has been recognized by Super Lawyers in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Brandon has presented oral argument in front of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and handled jury trials around the State of Indiana in both state and federal courts. Among his most notable successes, Brandon served as counsel, along with Ann Marie Waldron and Katie Piscione, in a case involving a client who suffered catastrophic injuries from an accident caused by a drunk driver that left their client a quadriplegic. They were able to secure a jury verdict of $159 Million in state court, which stands as the largest reported Jury Verdict in Indiana history. Brandon also served as lead trial counsel in a case involving oppressed minority shareholders of a corporation against a majority shareholder in which he and his team, including partner Matthew Land, were able to achieve a jury verdict of $13.7 Million in state court for breaches of corporate fiduciary duties along with the setting aside of a trust holding corporate shares. Additionally, Brandon and his team were able to achieve a jury verdict of $1.2 Million in federal court for the estate of an individual whom was shot and killed by police officers while the individual shot was holding a gun. In addition, he has handled numerous other claims in which he has recovered substantial settlements and verdicts for his clients. Brandon was named the Max Goodwin Young Lawyer Award recipient by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association for 2021. Brandon regularly works with other attorneys around the state both formally as co- counsel and informally in the progression of the advancement of Indiana laws for injured Hoosiers. He is dedicated to the constitutional rights of open access to the courts and equal protection under the law for all persons in Indiana, and strives to protect those in all his cases looking to obtain verdicts that could effectuate change. Brandon earned his Juris Doctor (J. D.) degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. While in law school, Brandon earned the Pro Bono Programs Gold Level award, the Norman Lefstein Award of Excellence, for amassing more than two-hundred (200) Pro Bono hours. Brandon was also an active member of the international legal honor society, Phi Delta Phi, Wilkie Inn Chapter. Brandon earned his Bachelor of Science, cum laude, in Political Science with a minor in Economics from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. During his time at Clemson University, Brandon was a member of the National Political Science Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha. Representative Jury Verdicts: $159 Million Motor Vehicle Collision - Quadriplegia (Boone County) - Largest reported Jury Verdict in Indiana History $13.7 Million Corporate Breach of Fiduciary Duties - Trust set aside as well (Jackson County) $850,000.00 Slip and Fall (Marion County) $1.2 Million Police Action Shooting Resulting in Death (Indiana Southern District Court - Federal) $161,000.00 (plus interest and attorneys fees) - Value of access easements taken by the State where properties served by the easements were taken two months after the easements - State requested Jury award $0 and $1 respectively for the Easements (Johnson County) $45,000.00 Motor Vehicle Collision Soft Tissue Injury (Marion County) $350,000.00 Motor Vehicle on Pedestrian in the Dark (Marion County) Representative Settlements: $3,300,000.00 Crane Wrongful Death Settlement Representative Appeals: Mastellone v. YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, No. 21A-CT-1720, 2022 Ind. App. LEXIS 211 (Ct. App. June 23, 2022) Spirtos v. Metro. Title of Ind., No. 21A-PL-892, 2021 Ind. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1054 (Ct. App. Nov. 30, 2021) Publications: Federal Court is No Longer Just the Sword of the Defense Bar: The Use of Federal Claims and Section 1983 in Cases Involving Municipalities, Counties, and School Districts, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Verdict Publication, Volume 40 No. 4. Awards and Selections: 2021 Max Goodwin Young Lawyer Excellence in Advocacy Award - Indiana Trial Lawyers Association 2013 Norman Lefstein Award for Excellence - Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law 2023 Board of Governors Citation for Contributions to the Board - Indiana State Bar Association 2017 Selection to the Indiana Rising Stars List - Super Lawyers 2018 Selection to the Indiana Rising Stars List - Super Lawyers 2019 Selection to the Indiana Rising Stars List - Super Lawyers 2020 Selection to the Indiana Rising Stars List - Super Lawyers 2021 Selection to the Indiana Rising Stars List - Super Lawyers 2022 Selection to the Indiana Rising Stars List - Super Lawyers 2023 Selection to the Indiana Rising Stars List - Super Lawyers 2024 Selection to the Indiana Rising Stars List - Super Lawyers 2025 Selection to the Indiana Rising Stars List - Super Lawyers Organizations: Indiana State Bar Association Immediate Past Chair, 2024 - Young Lawyers Section Council Chair, 2023 - Young Lawyers Section Council Chair-Elect, 2022 - Young Lawyers Section Council Member, 2017 to Present - Young Lawyers Section Council Secretary Treasurer, 2021 - Young Lawyers Sections Council Member, Planning Committee, 2013 to Present - Solo-Small Firm Conference Planning Committee Programing Chair, 2021 to 2022 - Solo-Small Firm Conference Planning Committee Programming Co-Chair, 2019 to 2020 - Solo-Small Firm Conference Planning Committee Vice-Chair, 2023 to Present - Solo-Small Firm Conference Planning Committee Sustaining Member, Present Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Sustaining Member, Present Areas of Practice: Trials Personal Injury Wrongful Death Corporate Litigation Section 1983 Constitutional Violation Claims Eminent Domain Appeals Life Insurance Denial (Non-ERISA and ERISA policies) BAR MEMBERSHIPS INDIANA ILLINOIS COURTS U. S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA U. S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA U. S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS U. S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT EDUCATION CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, CUM LAUDE INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW BRANDON@WTB-LAWYERS. COM 317.296.5294