Jennifer Fortner | 480-534-4893 | Email
A business litigation and construction law attorney, Brian has gained important experience assisting his clients with all stages of a business:
- forming LLCs and other business entities and creating tailored operating agreements for the company’s members;
- drafting and reviewing construction contracts for owners, general contractors, and subcontractors on projects of all sizes;
- helping clients obtain a just and beneficial result in a variety of legal disputes, including breach of contract claims, Prompt Pay claims, mechanics’ lien foreclosures, consumer fraud claims, and internal business disputes; and
- guiding clients through the sale or dissolution of their company.
Brian graduated cum laude from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. During law school, he earned valuable leadership experience after being voted the Editor-in-Chief of the Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. As an undergraduate, he received a scholarship to attend ASU’s field school in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Outside of work, Brian happily keeps busy with his wife and two children. Before his legal career, Brian had a burgeoning career as a cheesemonger, and his passion for cheese persists.
PRACTICE AREAS
Honors & Awards
Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2024-2025
Professional Memberships
State Bar of Arizona
Scottsdale Bar Association
Clerkships and Internships
Law Clerk, Hon. Peter B. Swann, Arizona Court of Appeals, 2018-2019
Law Clerk, Hon. Peter B. Swann and Hon. Kent E. Cattani, Arizona Court of Appeals, 2017-2018
Judicial Extern, Hon. John J. Tuchi, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2016
Extern, Tri-District Legal Counsel, Tempe Public Schools, 2015
Judicial Extern, Hon. Patricia A. Orozco, Arizona Court of Appeals, 2015
Bar and Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2021
Arizona, 2018
Education
J.D., cum laude, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 2017: Editor-in-Chief, Arizona State Sports & Entertainment Law Journal; CALI Awards for Legal Method & Writing and Media Law
B.A., summa cum laude, Arizona State University, 2009
Birthplace
Ventura, California