Biography

Brian is the chairman of the Commercial Litigation Group, and oversees the firm's litigation practice. His own practice concerns a wide variety of commercial disputes, including breach of contract, breach of warranty, shareholder actions, directors and officers claims, corporate and successor liability cases, and defense of professional malpractice claims, among others.  Brian is also immersed in oil and gas leasing, representing landowners in lease negotiations with gas companies, and enforcing landowners' rights through arbitration and litigation.

Brian thoroughly enjoys trial work, and obtaining favorable results for the firm's clients. Brian also serves an active role on the firm's management team. As a founding member at Metz Lewis, he strives to maintain a culture of professionalism and dedication to client service.

In addition to his wife and three sons' activities, Brian spends his free time as a runner and serving the local chapter of Young Life, a non-denominational Christian organization for adolescents.

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Representative Matters

• Represented a manufacturer, in the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island, against 
a distributor in a breach of distribution agreement (affirmed, First Circuit Court 
of Appeals).
• Represented minority members, in Pennsylvania state court, against majority 
members of a Pennsylvania LLC in a breach of fiduciary duty case.
• Represented a cemetery association, in federal court, in an antitrust action 
brought by the trade association representing the Monument Builders of 
Pennsylvania.
• Represented a hospital in arbitration proceedings brought against it by its 
former general counsel for breach of contract.
• Represented a broker, in federal court, in a breach of contract action against a 
food products manufacturer.
• Represented members of a Pennsylvania partnership, in state court, against 
other partners in an action to wind up affairs of the business.
• Represented a distributor in federal court, accused of misappropriating trade 
secrets and breaching a distribution agreement.
• Represented a franchisor against a franchisee in an arbitration proceeding for
breach of franchise agreement.
• Represented a manufacturer, in federal court, against competitors in an antitrust
and business torts claim.
• Represented manufacturers of commercial roofing products, in various state 
and federal courts, in breach of warranty and product liability cases.

Professional Affiliations

• Listed in the 2011 and 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Commercial
  Litigation
• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Ohio Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Co-Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee
• Allegheny County Bar Association
• Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
• Recognized as an AV® rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell peer review

Background

• 1998  Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe LLC
            
  Member, Executive Committee
             
  Chairman, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group
• 1987  Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.