Brian is a graduate of the University of South Carolina where he received a Bachelor of Arts in History, the College of Charleston where he received a Masters in Business Administration, and the Charleston School of Law where he received a Juris Doctorate. Brian began working in the legal field as a paralegal for former South Carolina Congressman and current South Carolina House of Representatives Reading Clerk J. L. Mann Cromer, Jr. During his time in law school, Brian served as a Research Editor and Articles Editor for the Charleston Law Review, the Charleston School of Law Student Bar Association Elections Committee Chair, and was a member of numerous organizations including the Charleston School of Law Business Law Society and the Charleston School of Law Intellectual Property Law Society.