Brian focuses his practice on legal, executive and other professional malpractice claims, as well as premises, coverage, labor and employment, general liability and defamation claims. Brian is an experienced litigator handling every aspect of litigation from offering advisory opinions through alternative dispute resolution (ADR), settlement or trial.
Brian has offered courses on multiple facets of New York practice to clients in New York, New Jersey and Wisconsin for continuing education credits in New York, Florida, Georgia and Texas.
Practices
Education
- St. John’s University School of Law, JD, 2000
- St. John’s University of Legal Commentary, Notes and Comments Editor
- State University of New York at Albany, BA, Political Science, 1997
Admissions
- Connecticut
- New York
- United States District Courts: Eastern District of New York, Southern District of New York, Western District of New York
Languages
- English
Professional Memberships
- New York State Bar Association
Presentations/Publications
- Presenter, “Joint and Several Liability,” PLRB/LIRB, Concord, NC (2013)
- Presenter, “Emerging Trends in Coverage Litigation,” National Business Institute, Farmingdale, NY (2007)
- Author, “Statutory Protection Afforded Even to Negligent Worker Under Labor Law,” CM Report of Recent Decisions (March 31, 2009)
- Author, “Partial Negligence Does Not Prevent Court From Granting Summary Judgment in Labor Law 240 Case,” CM Report of Recent Decisions (May 15, 2008)
- Author, “First Department Further Limits Labor Law 240(1): Safety Equipment Need Not Be Available ‘On-Site’,” CM Report of Recent Decisions (August 13, 2007)
- Author, “New York Court of Appeals Resolves Appellate Division Conflict: Illegal/Undocumented Laborers May Receive Lost Wages,” CM Report of Recent Decisions (February 1, 2006)
- Author, “New York Court of Appeals Further Limits Labor Law 240(1): Flatbed Trucks Are Not Height-Related Risks,” CM Report of Recent Decisions (April 1, 2005)
- Co-author, “The Excited Utterance Exception to the Rule on Hearsay,” 14 St. John’s University Journal of Legal Commentary, 227 (1999)