Brian was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.  He was a high school wrestler and Ohio state place winner at Lake Catholic High School.  After attending college at Notre Dame, Brian graduated from Navy Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, FL and subsequently served active duty assignments at U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (Port Hueneme, CA), Multi-National Force – Iraq (Baghdad, Iraq), and Special Boat Team TWENTY (Little Creek, VA).  During his last tour in Virginia, Brian met his wife (a native Marylander).  After his Navy service, Brian moved to Manhattan while attending Columbia Law School.  Prior to founding Mulhall Zion LLC, Brian held positions at the U.S. Department of Justice, Jones Day, General Electric Company, and also taught as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University.  Brian and his wife currently live in Brecksville, OH with their three children.