Brian Garrett

Brian is a director and Chair of McLane Middleton's Education Practice Group. Brian regularly counsels independent schools regarding crisis management and handling complex student, employee, and board governance issues. He provides schools with practical legal advice with respect to student discipline matters, board of trustee duties, allegations of sexual assault and abuse, compliance document updates (such as enrollment agreements, student and employee handbooks, head of school agreements, and employee offer letters), student admissions and employee onboarding, best practices for domestic and international school trips, and fostering inclusive school communities. He also guides schools with respect to investigations involving alleged interpersonal misconduct. Prior to joining McLane Middleton, Brian was a partner at Schwartz Hannum PC handling education and employment matters, and an associate at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP’s Manhattan office. Prior to becoming an attorney, Brian worked as a center and master's program coordinator at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Graduate School of Education. Brian received his B.A. from Boston College, his M.A. in Higher Education from Boston College, and his J.D., cum laude, from Fordham Law School. Bar Admissions: Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, S.D.N.Y., E.D.N.Y., D.N.J., 2d Cir., and 3d Cir. Ethics rules deem this profile to be attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.