BRANDON M. SELINSKY

Chief Operating Officer

Brandon Selinsky leads the firm's intellectual property practice group. As part of that effort, he enjoys counseling breweries and other business clients on trademark prosecution and defense in front of the USPTO and TTAB. He also lectures on copyright and trademark law for the National Business Institute and for individual trade groups. In addition, Brandon advises service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) and other government contractors on data rights and broader intellectual property rights. 

As a senior attorney in the firm's administrative law practice, Brandon handles appeals to the federal district and circuit courts. His appellate advocacy has resulted in favorable outcomes for clients from the 10th Circuit, the Federal Circuit, and district courts including Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.   

Brandon also leads Beer Law HQ, our practice group that specializes in beer and spirits law, including TTB compliance, licensing/permitting, and other regulatory issues.

Prior to joining Whitcomb, Selinsky PC, Brandon litigated subrogation claims for major insurance companies, including American Family, State Farm, and USAA. He also worked for a national social security disability company and has represented disabled clients in administrative hearings and in the federal district and circuit courts for 15 years.

SELECTED APPELLATE EXPERIENCE

• Morgan v. Commissioner, No. 24-8085, 2025 LX 431758 (10th Cir. Oct. 9, 2025) (remanded on the briefing)
• Bly v. Shulkin, 883 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (remanded after oral argument)
• Williams v. Berryhill, 682 F. App'x 665 (10th Cir. 2017) (remanded on the briefing)
• Kellams v. Berryhill, 696 F. App'x 909 (10th Cir. 2017) (remanded on the briefing)
• Paulek v. Colvin, 662 F. App'x 588 (10th Cir. 2016) (remanded on the briefing)

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

• Trademark Maintenance, Enforcement, and Infringement. Continuing Legal Education course for the National Business Institute, October 24, 2025.
  
• Trademark Fundamentals. Continuing Legal Education course for the National Business Institute, October 24, 2025. 
• Copyright 101: Ownership Rights, Licensing, Infringement, Defenses. Continuing Legal Education course for the National Business Institute, July 23, 2024.
• No More Lawyers: A Path to Trademark Freedom. Trade group presentation at the Craft Beer Professionals conference in Portland, Maine, June 12, 2024.
• Trademark Maintenance, Enforcement, and Infringement. Continuing Legal Education course for the National Business Institute, October 5, 2023.
  
• Trademark Fundamentals. Continuing Legal Education course for the National Business Institute, October 5, 2023.
• Attracting (and Keeping) Top Talent: ESOPs vs. Profit Sharing. Colorado Craft Brewers Summit, Ft. Collins, CO, November 2, 2022.
• Attracting (and Keeping) Top Talent: ESOPs vs. Profit Sharing. Craft Beer Professionals - Fall Virtual Conference, October 17, 2022.
• Tradesmart: Trademark and Label Art Errors to Avoid. Webinar, July 29, 2021. 
• Protecting the IP in your IPA. Colorado Brewers Guild, November 2019. 
• Trade Secrets: Don’t Show Me Yours, I Won’t Show You Mine. 2015 CVE SDVOSB National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.