Brent B. Young is a shareholder and the pro bono coordinator in the Firm's Tri-Cities TN/VA office. He advises creditor clients in bankruptcy and debt restructuring issues across the country, with an emphasis in the two states where he is currently licensed: Tennessee and South Carolina. He has more than ten years of experience in more than one hundred commercial loan work-out and recovery matters. Mr. Young has worked extensively with special servicers in wide-ranging CMBS and other related matters including foreclosure (judicial and non-judicial), receiverships, defense of borrower litigation, guarantor recovery, and analysis of rights and duties of parties to pooling and servicing agreements.
In addition to his creditor practice, Mr. Young has defended dozens of employers against claims of discrimination and other litigation matters. He has likewise counseled dozens of companies of all sizes on the enforcement of covenants not to compete, negotiated severance and separation agreements, and helped draft employee handbooks and employment applications.
Mr. Young also represents several trucking companies in logistics and tort-related litigation and is a member of the Firm's 24 Hour Motor Carrier Emergency Response Team. He is a frequent presenter at seminars on most employment topics and professional ethics issues and is bilingual (English and Spanish), conducting training and investigations in both languages.
- First chair representation of various financial institutions in commercial loan workouts, negotiations, foreclosure and receivership proceedings; chiefly in Tennessee and South Carolina. Applicable collateral has included: golf courses and other luxury amenities, shopping malls, strip shopping centers, apartment complexes and hotels.
- Co-chaired a multi-layered team of litigators for international chemical company in $500 million commercial dispute in federal court, including the implementation of a document review process of thousands of electronic documents, discovery and motion practice.
- Second chair defense counsel for international finance company in a mold abatement case with 75 plaintiffs, ultimately negotiating successful settlement of case for client.
- Instrumental in obtaining revision to owner-operator truck driving statutes in South Carolina relative to workers' compensation benefits through ongoing litigation on several matters and at different levels of courts.
- Participated as second chair in the successful mediated settlement of a complex sexual harassment and pay discrimination lawsuit on behalf of international telecommunications company.
- Participated as second chair in the successful mediated settlement of a complex sexual harassment and age discrimination lawsuit on behalf of international finance company.
- Participated in FMLA and age discrimination lawsuit that was dismissed on summary judgment on behalf of international auto parts company.
- Successfully defended international chemical company as second chair in a personal injury lawsuit. When all 10 pretrial motions were in limine, opposing counsel settled for a nominal amount.
- Conducted multiple investigations of correctional centers, including issues surrounding medical departments and inmate escapes.
- Successfully litigated and settled lawsuit related to a $5 million beach house in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Settlement resulted in a $1 million benefit to client.
- Co-author – "Electronic Discovery & the Newly Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," 25th Annual Multi-State Labor & Employment Law Seminar
- Co-presenter – "Ethics Roadshow," Tennessee Bar Association, 2009 – 2011
- Presenter – "Law Practice Succession," Tennessee Bar Association, 2008 – 2011
- Member – Tennessee Bar Association (Chair of Committee on Continuing Legal Education; Member of Executive Committee for Federal Practice Section)
- Pro Bono Coordinator for Tri-Cities TN/VA office; Pro Bono Firm of the Year awarded by Legal Aid of East Tennessee in 2008 and 2010
- Graduate of Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law (2007)
- Past President – Kingsport Bar Association
- Past President – Volunteer Kingsport
- Member – Washington County Bar Association, South Carolina Bar Association and American Bar Association
- Listed in Marquee magazine's "Laudable Lawyers 2006" in the area of Labor & Employment
- Past Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Greater Kingsport
- Troop Executive – Boy Scouts of America, Sequoia Council
- Tennessee, 1998
- South Carolina, 2005
- University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1998, cum laude
- Brigham Young University, B.A., 1993