Brian’s practice includes employment litigation and consultation for both public and private employers in all aspects of the employment relationship including litigation involving age, race, disability, national origin, religious, sex, and sexual orientation discrimination, as well as claims involving sexual and other forms of harassment, wrongful discharge, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act. Brian also practices in the areas of traditional labor law, commercial litigation, and ERISA benefits.

Brian has served as an adjunct professor for Pennsylvania State University and regularly conducts employment practices training, gives seminars and teaches continuing legal education classes to other attorneys, business professionals and Pennsylvania municipal employees.

Brian obtained his undergraduate degree from Lafayette College in 1994 and his Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law in 1997. He joined the firm in 2008 after spending 8 years at White and Williams in their labor and employment group and three years at the labor and employment law firm of Flamm, Boroff & Bacine. He is a member of the bars of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey as well as numerous federal district and circuit courts.

In his free time, Brian serves on the Board of Directors of the Delta School, an approved private school for children with autism and learning disabilities and has been a coach for the Conshohocken Electric Force track team since 2018.

Board Membership

Chair of the Board of Directors for Delta School

Speaking Engagements

Penn State Certification for Municipal Employees, “Human Resource Law for PA Municipalities” (2005 through 2022)

HR Law for Pennsylvania Municipalities Seminar, “Labor and Employment Law for Pennsylvania Municipalities” (2016)

Fortis Legal Webinar, “Hot Employment Law Topics for Businesses” (2016)

PBI: Avoiding Legal Landmines When Screening Job Applicants, “Using Social Media to Screen Job Applicants” (2016)

PBI: Using Social Media in your Law Practice in 2015–Philadelphia presentation, “Social Media in Employment Law” (2015)

PBI: Philadelphia Presentation: Discovery Tactics: The Good, the Bad and the Outrageous, “Discovery Tactics: The Good, the Bad and the Outrageous” (2015)

Philadelphia Estate Planning Council Fall Program, “Living Life with Social Media” (2015)

PBI: Mechanicsburg presentation: Discovery tactics: the good, the bad and the outrageous, “Discovery Tactics” (2015)

Human Resources Law for Pennsylvania Municipalities, “Human Resources Law for Pennsylvania Municipalities” (2015)

HR Law for Municipal Managers in Pennsylvania, “HR Law for Municipal Managers in Pennsylvania” (2015)

Society for Human Resource Management Business Credit presentation, “Corporate Governance for HR Professionals “(2014)

Human Resource Law for Police Employees in Pennsylvania, “Human Resource Law for Police Employees in Pennsylvania” (2014)

PBI: Using Social Media In Your Law Practice, “Philadelphia Presentation–Legal Implications of Social Media in Employment” (2013)

PLI–Using Social Media in Your Law Practice, Mechanicsburg Presentation–“Legal Implications of Social Media in Employment “(2013)

Updates in Employment Law, “Drafting Company Handbooks” (2011)

Local Government ADA Seminar, “ADAAG Accessibility Issues for Local Governments” (2011)

Basics of Employment Law, “Alphabet Soup: ADA, FMLA, STD, and LTD” (2007)

Philadelphia Association of Paralegals Employment Law Seminar, “Recent Trends in Employment Law” (2006)

ADP Wage and Hour Seminar, “Wage and Hour Update” (2005)

Labor & Employment Update 2004, “Watch Out For The New Overtime Rules” (2004)

Publications

US News and World Report–written by Jada Graves, “What to do when your job offer is withdrawn?” by Jada Graves (2013)

Findlaw, Labor & Employment: Seniority Can Trump Disability (2008)

Lorman–Employment & Labor Update, What you need to know about the EEO-1 report (2007)

Brian is also AV rated by Martindale Hubble and acknowledged as a top lawyer by the American Society of Legal Advocates, Main Line Today magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and American Lawyer Media.