Brandy L. Austin

Business Development Manager

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Overview

Brandy Austin is a business development leader, attorney coach, and strategic advisor who helps attorneys strengthen relationships, expand referral networks, elevate their market presence, and drive sustainable growth. With more than 25 years of experience in legal marketing and business development, she partners with attorneys and firm leadership to transform growth objectives into actionable strategies that deliver measurable results.

As Business Development Manager at RMO LLP, Brandy helps attorneys maximize opportunities through strategic relationship development, thought leadership initiatives, speaking engagements, targeted events, and industry recognition programs. She works closely with attorneys to cultivate high-value referral sources, enhance visibility, and develop business development plans that support both individual and firm-wide growth.

Brandy’s career has spanned national and regional law firms, as well as consulting engagements across the legal industry. She has advised hundreds of attorneys, helped firms build business development functions, launched and developed marketing and BD teams, and implemented growth strategies that strengthen client relationships and firm performance. She holds an MBA from Texas A&M University and is a longtime leader and volunteer within the Legal Marketing Association.

Outside the office, Brandy enjoys live theatre and music spanning a wide range of genres and decades. Her curiosity-driven nature extends beyond her profession, making her the first choice for family trivia competitions and game nights.

Education

Texas A&M University
MBA, Management and Operations

The University of Texas at Arlington
BA. and B.S., Criminology and Criminal Justice 

Community & Professional Involvement

  • Immediate Past President & Former President, Legal Marketing Association (Texas Chapter)

  • Leadership Committee Member, Legal Marketing Association (Dallas & Texas Chapters)

  • Member, Association of Legal Administrators – Dallas Chapter

  • Rare Disease Awareness Advocate, American College of Physicians

Representative Matters

  • Represented a beneficiary in a breach of contract to make a will action and secured a $7.4 million award after a multi-day trial.

  • Represented an esteemed trust and estate litigation attorney, who was sued by her beneficiary clients in a complex multi-jurisdiction multi-trust dispute.  We defeated defendants’ $45 million legal malpractice claim after a 12-day arbitration and achieved an award in favor of our client for unpaid fees.

  • Represented a non-profit beneficiary on claims of breach of contract to make a will, interference with prospective inheritance, and undue influence and fraud action.  We proved that the settlor had promised his millions to the non-profit arm of a fraternity he had dedicated himself to, and that the bad actor indisputably facilitated to the changes to the Trust to redirect the wealth to himself. The matter settled with the fraternity recovering nearly 100% of the promised bequest.

  • Represented heirs of a decedent to recover against a team of caregivers and a real estate agent who committed fraud and undue influence to con the decedent out of over $10 million in a portfolio of real properties and investments. The matter settled.

  • Represented a trustee against allegations of fault for a botched transfer of IRA funds to a non-qualified trust account.  The matter was resolved by settlement with the third-party transferee as the primary cause of the beneficiaries’ loss and avoided high attorney’s costs and potential penalties.

Awards & Recognition

  • Best Lawyers in America, Consumer Law, 2022-2026
  • “Super Lawyer”, Super Lawyers, San Diego, Estate & Trust Litigation, 2022-2026
  • Top 25: 2026 Women San Diego Super Lawyers, 2026
  • “Rising Star”, 2017-2021
  • “Women of Influence in Law”, San Diego Business Journal, 2024
  • Reisman Award for Best Growth Story, 2018
  • “Best of the Bar”, San Diego Business Journal, 2016-2017
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, by Martindale-Hubbell
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Community & Professional Involvement

  • Past Co-Chair, The State Bar of California: Access Through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS) Task Force Rules Subcommittee
  • Past Chair Board, California Lawyers Association
  • Member, La Jolla Bar Association
  • Member, Probate Attorneys of San Diego 
  • Barrister, Hon. J. Clifford Wallace Inn of Court
  • Member, San Diego County Bar Association: Member of Civil Litigation, Real Property, and Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate Law Sections
  • Former President and Member, Irish-American Bar Association
  • Former Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers

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