A native of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Brett joined Heyl Royster shortly after graduating from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2012. As a law student, Brett concentrated his studies on litigation and trial advocacy. He earned the “Best Advocate” award in his intensive trial advocacy course. In 2011, as a member of the Chicago-Kent Trial Advocacy Team, he competed in the American Bar Association Labor and Employment Trial Competition in Chicago, Illinois. In 2012, he competed in the American Association of Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition in St. Louis, Missouri.
