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Brian focuses on defending clients in high-stakes class action litigation, representing insurance companies, financial institutions, and national corporations. His practice encompasses claims under federal and state antitrust laws, RICO, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), breach of contracts/insurance policies, and other consumer protection statutes. Brian has extensive experience in both state and federal courts, including bench and jury trials, and regularly appears in courts nationwide.

On January 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in Howard v. Republican National Committee (RNC) offering two important interpretations of the applicability of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to certain text message communications:Read More Ninth Circuit Holds that Texts Are “Calls” Under the TCPA But Embedded Videos Are Not Recorded Messages