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Credentials
- University of Mississippi, B.S. Political Science and Journalism
Brian leads Balch’s Federal Public Policy & Government Relations Practice in Washington. He joined Balch after serving U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt for eleven years as Chief of Staff. Aderholt, a senior member of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations, is the Dean of the Alabama Congressional Delegation and serving in his twelfth term representing the Fourth District of Alabama.
While with Aderholt, Brian spearheaded critical legislation and funding initiatives through the appropriations subcommittees on Defense, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Commerce, Justice & Science, including NASA. Brian has successfully managed numerous legislative coalitions while in Washington, drawing upon experience from successful state and federal political campaigns.
Prior to his work on Capitol Hill, Brian managed state government affairs for McKenna, Long & Aldridge on behalf of Fortune 500 clients with issues before multiple state legislatures. He also served as a Director at Metromedia Fiber Networks where he managed government relations for an S&P 100 company in their development of facilities-based fiber optic networks in the top 25 municipalities in the U.S.
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.