BHMK Attorney

Brian focuses his practice on representing privately held businesses and their owners in virtually all industries. These businesses view Brian as their trusted outside counsel - he works with them on matters including formation and succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, real estate, land use and zoning, and intellectual property. He draws on his background in corporate finance, and as a small business owner himself, to provide practical guidance to fellow entrepreneurs. 

Brian also is experienced in estate planning, including wills, trusts, and “reverse” estate planning - undoing planning that no longer meets a client’s needs, such as private settlement agreements and court-approved modification of irrevocable trusts.

Brian practices in a number of areas that affect privately-held businesses and their owners

Areas of Practice

• Commercial and Business Transactions
• Business Formation and Succession Planning
• Wills & Trusts
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Real Estate
• Land Use and Zoning
• Estate Planning
• Intellectual Property
• Contracts

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 2006
• Indiana, 2007

Education

• University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • J.D. - 2006
• Indiana University
  • B.S. Business - 2002

Entrepreneur / Business Owner

Brian is also a principal owner and management group member of the Nation Kitchen and Bar restaurant group

Published Works

• The Top 10 Reasons to do a Roth IRA Conversion, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, Robert W. Buechner and Brian J. Hirsch, Vol. 21, No.1, September/October, 2010
• Post-2009 Rollovers to Roths - Opportunities and Pitfalls, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, Robert W. Buechner and Brian J. Hirsch, Vol. 20, No. 1, September/October, 2009
• The Extreme Home Renovation Giveway; Constructive Justification for Tax-Free Home Improvements on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, University of Cincinnati Law Review, Vol. 73, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Cincinnati Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association

Pro Bono Activities

• Board Member of the Westwood Town Hall Business District Association.
• Board Member of the Milford/Miami Township Chamber of Commerce
• Member of and actively volunteers with Epiphany United Methodist Church in Loveland.

He has also spent time as a youth mentor through Cincinnati Youth Collaborative and as a board member of Future Leaders OTR.

Outside the Office

In his free time, Brian enjoys coaching his children’s baseball teams, weekends at the lake, and family ski vacations.