G. Brent Mickum, Esq.

Litigation Director

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Complex Civil Litigation and High-Stakes Trial Practice

G. Brent Mickum, Esq. is a nationally respected trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor who brings over three decades of high-level litigation experience spanning private practice, government service, and corporate counsel leadership. As Litigation Director at Fox & Moghul, Mr. Mickum oversees the firm’s complex civil litigation portfolio, ensuring excellence in trial advocacy, discovery strategy, and case management across all practice areas.

Mr. Mickum’s career reflects a rare breadth of experience across all dimensions of litigation. He has served as Senior Investigative Counsel for the U.S. Senate, an attorney at the Federal Trade Commission, and completed a three-year detail with the U.S. Department of Justice as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, where he prosecuted complex criminal cases. In private practice, he was a partner at two national law firms—Hollingsworth LLP (formerly Spriggs & Hollingsworth) and Keller & Heckman LLP— where he handled high-value product liability, regulatory, and commercial cases for Fortune 500 clients, including Novartis (pharmaceutical litigation) and Mars, Inc. (advertising litigation).

As General Counsel for Mission Coal LLC, Mr. Mickum managed a litigation portfolio exceeding $1 billion in assessed liabilities, coordinating national defense efforts with elite outside counsel, including White & Case, Bradley Arant, Gibbons, and Steptoe & Johnson. His exceptional leadership in managing complex, multi-jurisdictional litigation has earned him a reputation as a strategist of the highest order.

Mr. Mickum has also been recognized for his commitment to human rights and constitutional law. He represented several Guantánamo Bay detainees on a pro bono basis, working with the Center for Constitutional Rights in groundbreaking litigation against the U.S. government, DOD, and CIA—efforts that contributed to the repatriation of several detainees. His advocacy in this area earned national attention, as well as multiple awards, including the National Legal Aid & Defender Association’s Beacon of Justice Award and the Southern Center for Human Rights’ Frederick Douglass Human Rights Award.

An accomplished educator and thought leader, Mr. Mickum has taught trial advocacy and deposition practice for more than 25 years at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) programs hosted by Georgetown University Law Center. He has published and lectured widely, including articles in The Washington Post, The Guardian, and The Review of Litigation. His seminal law review article, Guise, Contrivance, or Artful Dodging: The Discovery Rules Governing Testifying Employee Experts, remains a frequently cited work in litigation practice.

Education:

• George Mason University School of Law, J.D. – Law Review Board of Editors, Lead Articles Editor
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute, M.B.A., Pamplin School of Business
• George Mason University, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
• George Washington University, B.A.

Bar Admissions and Affiliations:

• Admitted to Practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia and Washington, D.C.
• Former Senior Investigative Counsel, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Investigations
• Former Special Assistant United States Attorney (Department of Justice)

Awards and Recognition:

• Beacon of Justice Award – National Legal Aid & Defender Association
• Frederick Douglass Human Rights Award - Southern Center for Human Rights
• Recipient, JEHT Foundation Grant for International Justice Work

Representative Experience:

• Managed over $1 billion in active litigation as General Counsel of Mission Coal LLC.
• Served as lead trial counsel in multimillion-dollar product liability and advertising cases for global corporations.
• Directed complex federal investigations as Senior Investigative Counsel for the U.S. Senate.
• Prosecuted criminal cases as Special Assistant U.S. Attorney under a DOJ/FTC detail.
• Successfully represented Guantánamo Bay detainees in constitutional and human rights litigation.

Academic and Thought Leadership:

• Faculty Member, Georgetown University Law Center, NITA Trial and Deposition Training Program (25+ years).
• Published Author, The Review of Litigation; contributing writer to The Washington Post and The Guardian.
• Frequent lecturer on trial practice, federal discovery, and expert witness strategy.

Civic Leadership:

• Past President, Springfield Civic Association
• Past Chairman, Town Council of North Chevy Chase
• Past Chairman, Board of Advisors, St. Anselm’s Abbey School, Washington, D.C. – created the school’s first endowment and capital campaign.

Personal Interests:

• Philosophy, Classical Guitar, and Legal Education