Patricia A. Brandt - Independence, OH

Patricia A. Brandt is Partner at Spitz, The Employee's Law Firm. Before becoming an attorney, Patricia held multiple positions in a Louisiana sheriff's office, the most notable of which was as the first female member of SWAT in the parish. She was selected for the FBI Instructor Development Course which entitled her to teach anything within the state's police training curriculum. Patricia's duties included holding an interior perimeter on missions and instructing officers in subject matters such as firearms, less than lethal munitions and hand to hand combat.

In 2018, Patricia graduated from Southern University Law Center in Louisiana. While in law school, Patricia gained valuable legal experience through an internship with the public defender's office and as a law clerk for Louisiana's First Circuit Court of Appeals. Upon earning her Juris Doctor, Patricia relocated to Ohio where she passed the Ohio Bar Exam and opened a private practice representing clients in the Cleveland area. Since being recruited by Spitz, The Employee's Law Firm, Patricia has continued to represent clients focusing her practice on employment law. Patricia is currently a deputy marshal in the training and grant writing division who teaches conceal carry classes and self-defense in her spare time.