Brian is Chair of McLane Middleton’s Education Law Practice Group and a Director in the firm’s Litigation Department.  Brian focuses his practice on understanding and serving the needs of independent day and boarding schools.  He partners with many of the country’s leading independent schools to provide comprehensive outside counsel services on all aspects of school operations.  He works closely with board chairs, heads of schools, financial officers, and other senior leadership in tackling complex matters affecting school communities, including those involving students and families, employment, and governance.

Brian routinely travels to schools, professional development seminars, and school conferences nationwide to speak and provide training and workshops for faculty, staff, and senior leadership.  He similarly works with institutions on robust and interactive virtual programs. Brian facilitates trainings on topics including establishing and maintaining healthy and appropriate boundaries, mandated reporting, conducting thorough investigations into misconduct, and other issues unique to the independent school setting.  He also has extensive experience guiding investigations of and responses to allegations of sexual abuse and other sexual misconduct.

Prior to joining the firm, Brian was a partner at Schwartz Hannum handling education and employment matters and a litigation associate at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP’s Manhattan office.  Prior to becoming an attorney, Brian was a program coordinator at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Graduate School of Education.

Brian received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, his M.A. in Higher Education from Boston College, and his B.A. from Boston College.