Brandt Hershman

Brandt Hershman is of counsel in Barnes & Thornburg's Washington, D.C., office, and member of the Government Services and Finance Department and the Federal Relations Practice Group. He advises clients on federal and state government and regulatory matters related to tax, energy, telecommunications, aviation, trade and agriculture. Brandt served 17 years in the Indiana Senate, most recently as Senate majority leader and chair of the Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee. While serving as an Indiana Senator, which is not a full-time position, he was managing partner and general counsel of The DeNovo Group from 2013 to 2017. Previously, Brandt was executive director of the Program on Continuing Education for Public Officials at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He also served in several staff positions for former U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer of Indiana, including district operations director, and as press secretary for Buyer for Congress. Brandt also was a presidential writer in the Executive Office of the President in The White House. He earned his B.A. from Purdue University and his J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.