Tatianna L. Brannen
Associate

I am a passionate and dedicated attorney committed to advocating for my clients' interests. With a sharp focus on delivering results, I strive to provide personalized, strategic legal solutions to navigate complex legal challenges.

Tatianna's practice is primarily focused on helping general contractors, subcontractors, property owners and developers resolve the wide variety of claims and litigation that can arise in commercial construction projects, including payment disputes, lien and bond claims, delay in performance claims, productivity claims, construction and design defects plus many more. 

In addition to her litigation practice, Tatianna provides real-time advice through every phase of construction projects to help clients resolve developing issues proactively before they become expensive problems in the courtroom. She also advises clients on a broad range of construction transactions and negotiates associated deal documents, including owner agreements, subcontractor agreements and design agreements.

During law school, Tatianna completed an internship in the Balfour Beatty legal department, giving her an insider's perspective to the legal issues impacting construction companies.

Representative Experience
  • Served as second chair to six successful arbitrations, including two within one week.
  • Served as second chair on a $100 million complex construction case involving 30 parties.
  • Filed and successfully prosecuted numerous mechanic's liens.
  • Obtained arbitration award in favor of subcontractor against general contractor who failed to pay across four projects.
  • Obtained arbitration award against contractor that performed delayed and defective work.
  • Obtained summary judgment dismissing suit on a sworn account against a real estate developer.
  • Defended individuals and companies against allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets.
  • Prosecuted claims against bankrupt contractor in bankruptcy court.
Honors
  • Selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America "Ones to Watch" in the field of Construction Litigation (2024 - 2025)
Organizational Involvement

Professional Involvement, Memberships & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Dallas Bar Association
    • Construction Law Section
    • Business Litigation Section​
  • TEXO (North Texas Associated General Contractors / Associated Builders and Contractors)
Education
  • J.D., Baylor University School of Law (2019)
  • B.A., magna cum laude, Robert Morris University (2016)
Bar Admission
  • Texas (2019)
Court Admission
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
When I Feel Most At Home
  • Spending time with all of my rescue animals
  • Spending time outside with my daughter
  • Mixing up fun cocktails on the weekends