Brian E. Rell

After spending many years on the Hill, I was fortunate enough to have a choice of law firms to join – and I am glad that I chose Balch. It is unlike any other in that people work collaboratively across different practices to drive for a solution. It is very similar to the legislative coalitions we used to run while on the Hill that brought success in trade policies, appropriations matters and regulatory reform. 

Given my track record on the Hill, I tend to attract the clients who have complex problems that require multi-step solutions. It makes me appreciate those who come forward with what appears to be complex problems but are more straightforward to unravel.

Aside from being a Dad and a husband, Boy Scouts consumes a large part of my time outside of the office. I have been a Boy Scout leader for over a dozen years. My oldest is an Eagle Scout and my youngest is begrudgingly on his way to earn the same. In addition to organizing Scouts, I spend time outside of the office doing endurance sports, having completed multiple Ironman distance triathlons, over a dozen of 70.3 races and being age-group ranked in the Alabama Xterra Trail Running Series – so much time is spent in the endurance sport community.