Biography
Brian’s first legal job was working with incarcerated persons in Idaho through the ACLU. He has since provided representation in capital cases in Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, and California. He has visited more than 20 of California’s 34 adult prisons while providing independent defense services through panels operated in San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Monterey, Sacramento, and the First District Court of Appeal, Second District court of Appeal, Sixth District Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit, and the USDC for the Eastern District. He recently won his first case resulting in published opinion by the California Supreme Court in December 2023. Approximately 10-15% of his professional services are spent on pro bono matters, and 100% of his cases involve indigent persons. He provides representation in juvenile delinquency cases in serious matters involving transfer hearings, Heardpetitions, and RJA habeas corpus petitions.
