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Brandy Wingate Voss is an established appellate lawyer, who frequently attends trial with her trial team to provide the clients with the best chances of success on appeal.
Brandy graduated from Texas A&M University in 1999 with a B.A. in anthropology. She then received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Baylor Law School in 2002.
Brandy served as editor-in-chief of the Baylor Law Review and as a brief writer on Baylor’s ABA Moot Court team. After law school, she served as a law clerk to former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillips.
Brandy formed the Law Offices of Brandy Wingate Voss, PLLC in March 2016. She decided to strike out on her own after practicing with Smith Law Group LLLP for five years, where she was a partner. Prior to joining Smith Law Group, Brandy served for four years as the senior staff attorney to Justice Gina Benavides at the Thirteenth Court of Appeals in Edinburg. Before her service at the court, Brandy was an associate in Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.’s trial and appellate practice group. Brandy also taught in the Criminal Justice Department at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for many years, teaching Constitutional Law and Criminal Evidence.
Brandy has served on numerous boards and committees in the legal field, including the Texas Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee. She is currently the Large Section Representative to the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors. She served two terms as the District 13 Director for the Texas Young Lawyers Association, and she is a past president of the Hidalgo County Bar Association.
Brandy is currently the Vice Chair of the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, and she previously served a three-year term as co-editor-in-chief of the State Bar Appellate Section’s newsletter, The Appellate Advocate. She currently serves on the board of the State Bar College. Brandy regularly speaks at legal education courses on appellate-related topics.
Brandy was included on Thomson Reuters’ 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Texas Super Lawyers lists, an honor received by no more than five percent of all Texas attorneys. She was also named to Thomson Reuters’ Texas Rising Stars list in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Brandy has represented clients before the Texas Supreme Court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the Texas intermediate courts of appeals, and the Federal Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Third Circuits. She has been board certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2009. Brandy also has extensive experience in criminal appellate matters. She is a certified mediator and is able to assist with mediations in civil and family law cases.
- Civil and Criminal Appellate
- Trial Support
- Mediation
- Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2009 to present
- State Bar of Texas, 2002
- United States District Court Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court Northern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- J.D. – 2002
- Magna Cum Laude
- Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
- Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology – 1999
- Brandy Wingate Voss & Melissa G. Thrailkill, Trucking Broker Liability and Federal Preemption, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial July & October 2024
- Brandy Wingate Voss & Melissa G. Thrailkill, Redistricting and Gerrymandering in Texas, State Bar of Texas 16th Annual Soaking Up Some CLE: A South Texas Litigation Course, May 13-14, 2021
- Brandy Wingate Voss, The Five W’s of Chapter 18 Affidavits: Percolating Issues under Chapter 18, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Seminar presentation September 11, 2020
- Brandy Wingate Voss, The Five W’s of Chapter 18 Affidavits: Percolating Issues under Chapter 18, State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury presentation July 29, 2020
- Brandy Wingate Voss, The Five W’s of Chapter 18 Affidavits: Percolating Issues under Chapter 18, Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association presentation December 10, 2019
- Brandy Wingate Voss, Civil Appeals v. Criminal Appeals, El Paso Bar Association 23rd Annual Civil & Criminal Trial Practice Seminar, February 14, 15, & 16, 2019
- Brandy Wingate Voss, Civil Appeals v. Criminal Appeals, State Bar of Texas Civil Appellate Practice 101, September 5, 2018
- Brandy Wingate Voss & Martie Garcia Vela, Personal Injury Jury Charges, State Bar of Texas Soaking Up Some CLE: A South Padre Island Litigation Seminar, May 17, 2018
- Brandy Wingate Voss & Allegra Hill, Becoming Superman: Transitioning from Verdict to Appeal in Federal Court with Superhuman Strength, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course, July 21, 2017
- Brandy Wingate Voss, Kristalee Guerra Mata, & Allegra Hill, Mandamus 101, State Bar of Texas Soaking Up Some CLE: A South Padre Island Litigation Seminar, May 18-19, 2017
- Brandy Wingate Voss & Allegra Hill, Recovering Attorney’s Fees as Damages, State Bar of Texas 9th Annual Damages in Civil Litigation, February 16-17, 2017
- Brandy Wingate Voss & Laura P. Haley, Transfer Proceedings Before The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, September 10-11, 2015
- Brandy M. Wingate, The Paper Trail: Rules Regarding Missing Clerk’s and Reporter’s Records, Texas Association of Appellate Court Attorneys Conference, May 30, 2012 Austin, Texas
- Brandy M. Wingate & Jeremy Gaston, Transitioning from Trial to Appeal and Post-Trial Motions, State Bar of Texas Federal Court Practice Course, May 14, 2010 & May 20, 2011
- Brandy M. Wingate, Rehearing Practice in the Courts of Appeal: They Heard You the First Time, and Other Rules of Thumb, Panel Member, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, September 2-3, 2010
- Brandy M. Wingate & V. Elizabeth Kellow, Review of Arbitration Awards After Hall Street, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Course, September 9-11, 2009
- Brandy M. Wingate & William J. Chriss, Attorney Advertising in Texas After the 2005 Rules Changes, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course, July 29-31, 2009; State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Course, September 9-11, 2009
- Brandy M. Wingate, Staff Attorney Panel Member, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, September 4-5, 2008
- Brandy M. Wingate, Recent Trends in Mandamus Practice, State Bar of Texas Soaking Up Some CLE: A South Padre Island Litigation Seminar, May 15-16, 2008; Corpus Christi Bar Association’s Advanced Civil Appellate Law Seminar, January 25, 2007
- Brandy M. Wingate & Robert B. Gilbreath, Crafting the Court’s Charge, 17th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals, May 31 – June 1, 2007
- Editor in Chief, Baylor Law Review, 2001 to 2002
- Lead Articles Editor, Baylor Law Review, 2000 to 2001
- Member, Baylor Law Review, 1999 to 2000
- Baylor Moot Court Team Captain/Brief Writer, 2001 to 2002; Regional Finalist, 2001, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition
- Texas Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2014 – 2025
- Texas Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2006 – 2008, 2012 – 2014
- James P. Alexander Memorial Award for Outstanding Performance in Practice Court Program, 2001 to 2002
- President’s Award for Outstanding Scholarship, 2002
- Baylor Law School Outstanding Student Award, Fall 2001
- Baylor Law Review Scholarship, 2001 to 2002
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Hidalgo County Bar Association