Trial lawyers & counselors · Est. 1987
Counsel of record for the moments that matter.
From the boardroom to the courtroom, Hale & Brennan represents companies, founders, and families with measured judgment and relentless advocacy — partner-led from the first call.
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By the numbers
- 1987
- Serving clients since
- $750M+
- Recovered for clients
- 40+
- Lawyers & counsel
- 95%
- Matters resolved without trial
The firm
A firm built for the decisions that can't be undone.
Eleanor Hale and Marcus Brennan founded the firm in 1987 on a single principle: prepare every matter as though it will be tried. Four decades later, that discipline still defines us — and it is precisely why the overwhelming majority of our matters resolve favorably before they ever reach a courtroom.
We are a full-service firm small enough that a partner owns your matter and large enough to take it the distance. Our clients include closely held companies, the founders who run them, and the families behind them.
Senior attention
A partner owns your matter from intake to resolution — not a rotating cast of associates. You always know who is answering for your case.
Trial-ready, settlement-smart
We prepare every matter as if it will be tried. That posture is precisely why the overwhelming majority resolve favorably before it ever does.
Practice areas
Full-service counsel, one trusted firm.
Whatever the matter, you work with attorneys who have handled it before — and who bring a trial lawyer's judgment to every counseling call.
Corporate & Transactions
From formation to exit — the deal counsel founders trust.
Explore practiceBusiness Litigation
Prepared for trial, positioned to win.
Explore practiceReal Estate
Acquisitions, leasing, and development, handled cleanly.
Explore practiceEstate & Succession
Plans that protect the people and the work you built.
Explore practiceEmployment & Labor
Counsel for the workplace, before and after the dispute.
Explore practiceIP & Technology
Protect what you make and the company you are building.
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Why clients choose us
Senior attention. Plain-English counsel.
Senior attention
A partner owns your matter from intake to resolution — not a rotating cast of associates. You always know who is answering for your case.
Trial-ready, settlement-smart
We prepare every matter as if it will be tried. That posture is precisely why the overwhelming majority resolve favorably before it ever does.
Plain-English counsel
We translate exposure, leverage, and options into decisions you can actually make. No jargon, no surprises on the invoice.
Discreet & responsive
Sensitive matters demand discretion and speed. Calls are returned the same day, and your confidences stay exactly that.
Verdicts & settlements
A record built one matter at a time.
Representative outcomes across our practice areas. Figures are illustrative; prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
$24.5M
Commercial fraud verdict
Jury verdict for a manufacturer against a supplier that falsified compliance certifications.
Business Litigation
$310M
Cross-border acquisition
Lead counsel on the sale of a family-held logistics company to a strategic buyer.
Corporate & Transactions
$8.9M
Partnership dissolution
Recovered a wrongfully diluted founder's stake and goodwill in a closely held firm.
Corporate & Transactions
Dismissed
Trade-secret defense
Secured full dismissal of a misappropriation claim against an emerging software client.
IP & Technology
$15.2M
Construction defect
Settlement for a development group over latent envelope and structural defects.
Real Estate
$6.4M
Wrongful termination
Confidential resolution for a senior executive following a retaliatory dismissal.
Employment & Labor
The attorneys
Counsel you'll actually work with.
Common questions
Before you reach out.
Yes. Your initial case evaluation is free and confidential, with no obligation. We will tell you candidly whether you have a matter worth pursuing — and if we are the right firm for it.
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