Meet Brian.

In 2015 Brian became Lead Attorney on the CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project, now called the Dilley Pro Bono Project, which represents women and children at the largest immigration detention center in the United States located in Dilley, Texas. He managed the pro bono project for six months before moving on to launch pro bono projects in Georgia with the Southern Poverty Law Center, and now in his home state of Ohio.

He and his work have been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, CNN, NPR, and a variety of other media outlets. Brian has appeared on Al Jazeera America, Telemundo, Univision, CNN en Español, and various local TV and radio programs in central Ohio.

  • “ICE”-ing Removals: Credible and Reasonable Fear Interviews – The American Immigration Lawyers Association 2018 Annual Conference, San Francisco, California. Co-presented with Gracie Willis, Megan Brewer, and Kerry Doyle. June 2018.

    Access to Justice Increased Through Accessible Interpreters – Columbus Business First. June 16, 2017.

    Preparing and Presenting Central American Asylum Claims: Tips and Tricks for Success – The American Immigration Lawyers Association 2017 Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. Co-presented with Dree Collopy and Ashley Huebner. June 2017.

    No More Diapers in Detention –American Immigration Lawyers Association Leadership Blog. September 2016.

    Representing Minors in Immigration Court – The American Immigration Lawyers Association 2016 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. Co-presented with Kim Hunter and Nicole Wilson. June 2016.

    Immigration, Refugee, and Asylum Issues for the LGBT Community – The Ohio State Bar Association LGBT Diversity and Inclusion Conference, Columbus, Ohio. Co-presented with Stephen B. Yurik and Angela K. Plummer. June 2016.

    America’s Refugee Crisis: What the law says, how the government is breaking it, and what you can do to help – The Ashland Center for Nonviolence, Ashland, Ohio. February 2016.

    Interpreting and Social Justice – Duke University Forum for Scholars and Publics, Durham, North Carolina. Co-presented with Roberto Tijerina. February 2016.

    Unaccompanied Minors: An International Law Approach to the Humanitarian Crisis at the U.S. Border – 88th Annual Meeting of the State Bar of California, Anaheim, California. Co-presented with Peter Schey and Shana Tabak. October 2015.

    A Call to Arms –American Immigration Lawyers Association Leadership Blog. June 2015.

    Fighting Family Detention: An Update from the Trenches – Catholic Legal Immigration Network Annual Convening, Salt Lake City, Utah. May 2015.

    Immigration Reform at the Crossroads of Historic Reform and Tragedy – ¿Qué Pasa OSU? The Ohio State University Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Autumn 2013 edition.