Brett C. Gilmore
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Brett C. Gilmore

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gilmore.brett@dorsey.com

Overview

Brett provides strategic, effective, and results-oriented representation in a wide range of demanding and complex litigation scenarios.

Brett's practice covers many areas of commercial litigation, including business and contract disputes, public records requests, restrictive covenants, legal malpractice, employment, intellectual property, and appeals.

Brett excels in high-stakes situations and has won cases in state and federal trial courts and courts of appeal throughout the country. His successes include favorable decisions in multiple cases involving damages claims exceeding $200 million. He prides himself on strategic and creative thinking, and clients value his no-nonsense approach to litigation.

Brett attended the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, where he graduated second in his class, received awards for excellence in legal writing and oral advocacy, and served as senior managing editor of Arizona Law Review. In recognition of his outstanding academic achievements, Brett was named a distinguished scholar — the James E. Rogers College of Law’s highest honor. After law school, Brett clerked for Vice Chief Justice A. John Pelander of the Arizona Supreme Court.

Education & Admissions

University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., 2017), summa cum laude; Order of the Coif; Distinguished Scholar; Dean’s List; Senior Managing Editor, Arizona Law Review

University of Utah (B.S., Exercise and Sport Science, 2012), Dean's List

Admissions

  • Arizona
  • Utah
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Clerkships

  • Arizona Supreme Court, Vice Chief Justice A. John Pelander, 2017-2018

News & Resources

Legal Writings

  • Co-author, Practical Challenges to Enforcing Confidentiality Agreements, 67 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 18-1, 2021

Industries & Practices

  • Appellate
  • Banking & Financial Institutions
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Development & Infrastructure
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Healthcare Litigation
  • Indian & Alaska Native
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Labor & Employment
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Technology

Professional & Civic

Professional Achievements

  • Volunteer Attorney, Arizona Legal Center
  • Student Volunteer, Volunteer Lawyers Program

Accolades

  • Best Lawyers in America®, Ones to Watch – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Intellectual Property, 2024-2025
  • Southwest Super Lawyers®, Rising Star, 2023-2025
Brett C. Gilmore