Charlie Brandt works in Pacific Legal Foundation’s Separation of Powers practice group, where he defends the structure of government envisioned by the Founding Fathers. Charlie holds a bachelor’s degree cum laude in economics from the University of Maryland and a Juris Doctorate with honors from the George Washington University Law School. At GW Law, he served as a Shapiro public interest fellow, a student attorney in the Public Justice Advocacy Clinic, and the executive vice president of GW’s Federalist Society chapter. He also sat on the Federal Circuit Bar Journal as a student editor.
Most recently before coming to PLF, Charlie worked as a legal associate at the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies, where he drafted amicus briefs for state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
In his free time, he enjoys running, playing Nintendo, and listening to nonfiction audiobooks.