Brandon Osterbind was born in Richmond, Virginia and he moved to Lynchburg in 2001.  He graduated from Liberty University in 2005 and graduated from Liberty University School of Law in 2008.  Brandon joined Overbey, Hawkins & Wright in the summer of 2010 as a litigation associate.  Brandon practices in personal injury litigation and general civil and criminal litigation.

After graduating from law school, Brandon clerked for the Honorable William G. Petty on the Court of Appeals of Virginia where he was responsible for drafting both published and unpublished legal opinions deciding cases and controversies at the appellate level. Brandon practices personal injury litigation, civil, criminal, and domestic relations litigation, and other complex litigation.  Brandon also practices tax planning and litigation and other individual, business, and estate issues.

Brandon graduated first in his class at Liberty University School of Law.  During law school, Brandon actively participated in moot court competitions and law review earning several moot court accolades and the publication of his Comment entitled “Not-So-Equitable-Liens: ERISA Fiduciaries Cross-Dress Legal Remedies as Equitable.”  In addition, Brandon contributed to the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section’s 2008 Annual Review of Securities Regulation with a short portion entitled “Exemption of Compensatory Employee Stock Options From Registration Under Section 12(G) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.”  He also worked tirelessly to research and edit Professor Rodney D. Chrisman’s law review article entitled “Stoneridge v. Scientific-Atlanta: Do Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 Require a Misstatement or Omission?”

Brandon earned the Advocates Award signifying outstanding achievement in appellate advocacy and the Roger C. Bern Planning Award for outstanding achievement in legal drafting, planning, and problem solving.  Brandon’s law school achievements are emblematic of his ultimate purpose of pursuing a career in the law: to use the law as a standard for adjudication and an instrument for planning and governing so that he can help provide security, comfort, and peace of mind to those in need of legal help.

Since the spring of 2009, Brandon has taught Taxation of Individuals at Liberty University School of Law, his alma mater, to second and third year law students.  His course serves as an overview of the Internal Revenue Code as it applies primarily to individuals but the course also includes concepts from the taxation of businesses and estates.  He teaches materials including gross income inclusions and exclusions; business, income-producing, and personal deductions; limitations on deductions; and credits.

Brandon lives in Lynchburg with his wife Kelly, their daughter Sophie, and their miniature Dachshund Maya.  He is an active member of Thomas Road Baptist Church and the Young Couples LifeGroup.