About Brannan W.
Brannan W. Reaves began his legal trajectory in Tuscaloosa, where he completed a B.A. in English at the University of Alabama in 2007. He stayed in-state for law school and earned his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2010. Those years framed his early exposure to courtroom practice and legal writing.
After law school, Reaves moved into civil defense work. He has since been admitted to practice before the courts in Alabama, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Those admissions reflect a practice that spans trial and appellate work rather than a narrow box.
Reaves has been active in local and national professional groups. He joined the Montgomery County Bar Association and the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association in 2010. He has been involved with the MCBA Young Lawyers Section since 2012, serving on its board from 2012 to 2014, as treasurer and secretary from 2014 to 2016, and taking on the vice presidency in 2016, a post he still holds. In 2017 he added memberships in the Defense Research Institute and the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, linking him to broader defense and claims networks.
Colleagues describe Reaves as methodical in his approach to litigation preparation. He tends to focus on the factual record and legal precedent. He spends time in deposition rooms and court hearings, and he also prepares appellate briefs when cases require another level of review. His membership in defense-focused organizations underscores that orientation.
His courtroom work has involved a mix of state and federal matters. He handles contested motions and discovery disputes, and he appears in both trial courts and appellate panels. The combination of trial practice and appellate admission means he often sees cases through more than one phase of litigation.
Outside of casework, Reaves has taken on leadership roles within the Montgomery County Bar, guiding programming for younger lawyers and helping run section finances when he served as treasurer. Those roles kept him connected to the local legal community and to lawyers at different stages of practice.
He maintains an active practice and continues to appear in state and federal courts. His current practice focuses on civil defense litigation, including trial and appellate representation.
