Brandon L. Jolly

Brandon Jolly joined Mississippi State University as Associate General Counsel in April 2011. Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, Mr. Jolly was in private practice with the Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz law firm in Jackson, Mississippi. Mr. Jolly's private practice was concentrated in the areas of labor and employment, complex commercial litigation, catastrophic personal injury litigation, and contract and property disputes. Mr. Jolly also served as a law clerk to United States District Court Judge William H. Barbour, Jr.

Mr. Jolly received his B.A. degree in Political Science from Mississippi State University in 2002 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2005. During his undergraduate studies, Mr. Jolly was a John C. Stennis Scholar and served as Attorney General of the Mississippi State Student Association. In law school, Mr. Jolly was a member of the Mississippi Law Journal, where he served as Associate Mississippi Cases Editor, and received the Mississippi Defense Lawyers and the Mississippi Association of County Board Attorneys scholarships.

Mr. Jolly is a member of the American, Mississippi, and the Oktibbeha County Bar Associations. He is admitted to practice law in all federal and state courts of Mississippi and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Jolly also serves on the board of directors of Son Valley, a community home for special needs adults.