Experts Directory

Steven Brannock

Steve Brannock is a founder and managing shareholder of the firm. Steve has been an appellate specialist for nearly his entire legal career. Board certified in appellate practice, he has handled appellate matters in all five Florida District Courts of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, six federal circuit courts of appeal, and the United States Supreme Court. Before founding Brannock Humphries & Berman, Steve spent 28 years with Holland & Knight LLP, where he supervised [...]

Katherine E. Giddings

A formidable appellate litigator, Kathi Giddings has represented clients in numerous high-stakes civil and administrative appeals and bar ethics and professional liability issues in state and federal courts nationwide. She has twice been named “Lawyer of the Year” for Appellate Practice by Best Lawyers in America and is ranked one of the “Top 250 Women in Litigation in the United States” by Benchmark Litigation. Chambers USA notes that she “is regarded as an outstanding attorney [...]

Brian E. Spears

Brian Spears founded the firm in 2013 after years of public service as an Assistant United States Attorney and Senior Counsel for the investigation of the United Nation’s Oil-for-Food Program, as well as 10 years in private practice at two prominent Connecticut law firms. Brian focuses on investigations, white collar defense and civil litigation, drawing on his significant trial, appellate, and grand jury experience and investigatory skills honed as a federal prosecutor and investigator of [...]