Brian TannerManaging Partner

Brian Tanner is a former federal prosecutor and seasoned lawyer with a proven track record of success. Brian represents individuals and businesses in a broad range of civil matters, and he has significant experience representing clients harmed by the negligence or intentional acts of others — recovering millions for his clients. Drawing on his experience as a former prosecutor, Brian also specializes in defending individuals and businesses in government white collar investigations and against allegations of civil fraud. Brian leads the firm’s appellate practice. Brian returned to private practice in 2018 after over a decade in public service, capping off his career as the Attorney General-appointed United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.  While at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Brian maintained a robust trial practice, specializing in the prosecution of complex criminal fraud, public corruption, and cybercrime.  Twice recognized by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for his outstanding skills as a prosecutor, Brian handled some of the most high-profile matters in the office during his distinguished service. Brian also served as the Appellate Chief during his tenure at the U.S. Attorney’s Office.  In that role, Brian was responsible for briefing hundreds – and arguing more than a dozen – of civil and criminal appeals before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Beginning in 2017, Brian served as a member of the Attorney General’s Appellate Chiefs Working Group, a national body of appellate lawyers selected from each federal circuit that advised senior Department of Justice leadership on issues of emerging appellate import. Brian received his undergraduate degree with highest honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his law degree from the Emory University School of Law, where he graduated second in his class, was inducted into the Order of the Coif, and served as a managing editor of the Emory Law Journal.  He began his legal career with prestigious clerkships with two federal judges: Judge Myron H. Thompson of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, and Judge Stanley F. Birch, Jr., of the Eleventh Circuit. Brian was born in Savannah and raised in Statesboro. He lives with his wife and his two sons in Savannah.