A veteran representing veterans
Before he was a lawyer, Brian served in the United States Air Force as a Military Police officer for ten years, including deploying four times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom between 2003 and 2009. He knows military service, service records, and the weight of what veterans carry home, not from a textbook, but firsthand.
Brian is also a disabled veteran who navigated the VA disability claims process on his own behalf. He has seen from the inside how cumbersome that system can be, and that experience is a big part of why he does this work.
Brian is accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to represent veterans in their claims for VA benefits.
Serious federal experience, now in your corner
After the Air Force, Brian earned his law degree cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was a contributing editor of the Michigan Law Review. He spent more than a decade at an international law firm handling complex government investigations and defense work for Fortune 500 companies, public companies, private equity funds, and high-net-worth individuals around the world. While this work was challenging, Brian longed to return to working with fellow veterans. Building factual records, developing evidence, and navigating federal agencies and their appeals is the same core work a strong VA claim demands, and it is the experience he now brings to representing veterans before the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Admissions
- Accredited Attorney, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
Education
- J.D., cum laude, University of Michigan Law School (2013); Michigan Law Review, contributing editor
Professional memberships
- National Organization of Veterans' Advocates (NOVA)
- Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
Recognition
- Selected to Super Lawyers, Washington, D.C. Rising Stars (2022, 2023)
This recognition is awarded by an independent publication using its own selection methods, described at superlawyers.com. It is not awarded or endorsed by any court or bar, and it does not predict or guarantee the result of any matter.
Contact
- Email: bhoward@veteranclaimslawyer.com
- Phone: (703) 261-4927
- Mail: 5765-F Burke Centre Parkway, Suite 338, Burke, VA 22015-2233