Brian has spent his career practicing in civil litigation representing various insurance carriers and their insureds. He joined Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in 2007, and his practice areas include products liability, premises liability, motor vehicle, and construction litigation.
Brian has taken multiple matters to trial with several defense verdicts and verdicts significantly lower than settlement demands. In addition to his trial experience, he has taken over 150 matters to arbitration in the state courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Brian graduated from Georgetown University in 1994. Following graduation from college, he attended the Widener University School of Law where he achieved his Juris Doctorate in 1998. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia County Bar Associations and the New Jersey Bar Association. Brian is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. District Court District of New Jersey.
Significant Representative Matters
- Represented a carpet manufacturer in matter where plaintiffs claimed carpet contained carcinogens which forced plaintiffs to abandon their new constructed home. Obtained summary judgment in favor of carpet manufacturer despite client's unfavorable testing reports.
- Successfully resolved low-speed, low-impact motor vehicle rear-end accident where a 24 year old plaintiff's demand was $3.5 million. The photograph and testimonial evidence demonstrated that there was virtually no damage caused to either vehicle. An accident reenactment performed, with the use of biomechanical experts and identical vehicles, effectively demonstrated that the forces involved in this accident could not have caused the injuries plaintiff claimed to have suffered. The action settled for a fraction of the plaintiff's demand.
- Defense verdict in automobile liability case after jury trial where, although Defendant stipulated to negligence prior to the trial, the jury found that plaintiff did not suffer compensable injury. At trial multiple inconsistencies in plaintiff's testimony regarding her injuries and work history where elicited which brought into question plaintiff's credibility.
- Defense verdict in premises liability case after jury trial in favor of a snow removal contractor. Plaintiff suffered a fractured hip and was totally disabled as a result of an alleged slip and fall on ice and snow in the parking lot of her employer several days after a snowstorm. The jury found that the snow removal contractor was not negligent in performance of its responsibilities as set forth in the contact with the landowner.
- Defended window manufacturer in a series of substantial construction defect cases brought by owners of newly constructed homes in several developments. Obtained summary judgment in favor of the window manufacturer.
