Brian represents multiemployer pension funds in complex withdrawal liability disputes nationwide. He helps pension funds protect plan assets, enforce statutory rights, and navigate unsettled issues under ERISA and MPPAA. He serves as counsel to some of the country’s largest multiemployer pension funds, including funds covering boilermakers, painters, glazers, steelworkers, plumbers, and pipefitters.

Brian has briefed and argued appeals before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, and Eighth Circuits. His appellate work complements an active federal litigation practice, where he appears in arbitration proceedings and federal district courts across the United States.

Before entering private practice, Brian completed two federal judicial clerkships in the Western District of Pennsylvania. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Nora Barry Fischer, United States District Judge, and to the Honorable Cynthia Reed Eddy, United States Magistrate Judge. Those clerkships gave him firsthand insight into federal court practice, judicial decision-making, and effective advocacy. He draws on that experience today in developing litigation strategies for clients.

Brian’s work has earned recognition from leading legal ranking organizations. He has been named to The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch for both Commercial Litigation and Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, and has been recognized by Super Lawyers® as a Pennsylvania Rising Star in Employee Benefits law.

Brian earned his J.D., summa cum laude, from Duquesne University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law, where he served as Senior Staff Editor of the Duquesne Law Review. He received his B.S. from Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business.

• “Building and Construction Industry Rules,” Presenter at IUPAT Professionals Forum, Las Vegas, NV, January 2023.
• “Worth a Closer Look: The Building and Construction Industry Withdrawal Liability Exemption,” Benefits Magazine, December 2020 Issue - Co-authored with Neil Gregorio, Esq.
• “Withdrawal Liability,” Tucker Arensberg’s Labor & Employment Update, Sept. 2019.
• "View from the Other Side of the Bench: Practical Tips for Effective Employment Law Practices in the Western District of Pennsylvania," PBI Employment Law Institute CLE, November 2017.