East Memphis
6060 Primacy Parkway, Suite 100
Memphis, TN 38119

  • Bio
  • Education
  • Admissions
  • Accolades

Will Brantley, an attorney with focus areas including municipal law, general commercial litigation, economic development, and election law, joined Harris Shelton in 2022.

Will previously clerked for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, lending him an intimate understanding of the progression of litigation at both levels and insights into the general workings of U.S. federal courts. A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, he served there as president of its chapter of the Federalist Society and was a member of the Journal of Law and Politics.

Outside the office, his passions include live music, travel, and trying new Memphis restaurants.

  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2020
  • University of Oxford, M.St., Global and Imperial History, 2016
  • Hampden-Sydney College, B.A., summa cum laude, 2015

Admitted to Practice

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2022
  • Tennessee, 2020

Federal Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2022

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, Honorable Chief Judge Emily C. Marks, United States District Court for Middle District of Alabama
  • Law Clerk, Honorable Judge Jerome A. Holmes, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Professional Organizations and Awards

  • UVA Law Federalist Society, President
  • Journal of Law and Politics, Member
  • Federal Bar Association, Member
  • Memphis Bar Association, Member