About Brandon James
Brandon James Vegter is a senior associate at Tropea McMillan LLP in San Diego, California. He has been a member of the State Bar of California since 2004. The firm, located at 4747 Morena Blvd., Suite 250A, San Diego, CA 92117, specializes in complex environmental litigation, insurance coverage, and business disputes. Brandon earned his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2004.
He completed his undergraduate studies at Princeton University, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in 1999. His practice areas include construction law, environmental law, and insurance claims. Brandon has represented clients in various toxic tort litigations, bad faith insurance cases, and construction disputes. He has successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and secured over $2 million in construction funds for clients.
Additionally, he has defended clients in environmental and personal injury cases, involving substantial federal and state environmental clean-up litigations under statutes like CERCLA and RCRA. Before joining Tropea McMillan, Brandon interned at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida and the City of Orlando Office of Legal Affairs. He also received awards for legal writing and local government law during his studies. Brandon is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S.
District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of California, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the San Diego County Bar Association.
