About Brandy Scott Mai.
Attorney. Certified Emergency Manager. Disabled Army veteran. Born and raised in south Louisiana, now rooted in Savannah.
I'm a trauma-informed attorney and Certified Emergency Manager who practices where law and disasters meet. My law practice represents employees, whistleblowers, and public safety professionals in Georgia state and federal courts. My consulting practice, CrisisTalker, helps governments and organizations through crisis and disaster.
Before law school I built a full career in communications and public information: military public affairs, nonprofit and museum communications, and lead public information officer for Georgia's state emergency management agency. I started law school at 40.
Credentials
- Licensed in Georgia (Ga. Bar No. 746703)
- Juris Doctor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Bachelor of Journalism, Northwestern State University
- Graduate coursework in strategic communications, Purdue University
- Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), International Association of Emergency Managers, 2022
- Georgia P.O.S.T.-certified instructor
- Former Georgia civil and domestic mediator (not currently active)
- U.S. Army public affairs specialist; Defense Information School graduate
Recognition and service
- Chair, Georgia Disaster Legal Services Committee, 2023
- Georgia Trend 40 Under 40, 2014
- Communications director on the Emmy Award-winning Today in Georgia History, 2011
- Chair, Chatham County Veterans Commission, 2014
- Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Chatham County
Memberships
- International Association of Emergency Managers
- Emergency Managers Association of Georgia
- American Bar Association