About R. Brent Wisner
Named an All-American attorney by the American Mock Trial Association while completing his undergraduate degree at UCLA, R. Brent Wisner went on to earn a master of public policy and a juris doctor at Georgetown University. There, R. Brent Wisner participated in numerous competitions through the Georgetown trial advocacy program, earning several awards, including Most Exceptional Advocate from the White Collar Crime Invitational.
During law school, R. Brent Wisner spent a summer working as an extern within the Civil Fraud Division of the US Attorney's Office and became interested in whistleblower law. After gaining further experience with a fellowship in the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs, he later began practicing with Baum Hedlund Aristei and Goldman, PC, where he continues his dedication to whistleblower law. He also pursues litigation in other areas of corruption.
In recent years, R. Brent Wisner has become involved in the high-profile litigation surrounding Monsanto's use of glyphosate as the active ingredient in its Roundup weed killer, where plaintiffs allege exposure to the herbicide is the cause of their non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Appearing on an episode of the TV show The Doctors, he commented that Monsanto's defense tactics closely approximated arguments put forward by the tobacco industry regarding cigarettes.
During law school, R. Brent Wisner spent a summer working as an extern within the Civil Fraud Division of the US Attorney's Office and became interested in whistleblower law. After gaining further experience with a fellowship in the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs, he later began practicing with Baum Hedlund Aristei and Goldman, PC, where he continues his dedication to whistleblower law. He also pursues litigation in other areas of corruption.
In recent years, R. Brent Wisner has become involved in the high-profile litigation surrounding Monsanto's use of glyphosate as the active ingredient in its Roundup weed killer, where plaintiffs allege exposure to the herbicide is the cause of their non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Appearing on an episode of the TV show The Doctors, he commented that Monsanto's defense tactics closely approximated arguments put forward by the tobacco industry regarding cigarettes.