Brian joined the Firm as a Partner in April 2008. His primary areas of responsibility include accounting for income taxes (FAS 109 and FIN 48), tax issues related to accounting for share based payments (FAS 123R), corporate tax compliance and planning, accounting period and methods issues, transactional services, audit representation in income tax audits. He works with closely held entities as well as publicly traded companies.

Prior to joining Montgomery Coscia Greilich LLP, Brian spent six years at KPMG, LLP and four years at Arthur Andersen, LLP as a Tax Managing Director in the Federal Tax Services group. Brian was the lead partner Southwest region over the Global Tax Transformation Services (GTTS). This group primarily provides services related to review of client’s tax function including a review of process, people and technology compared to best practices. He was also part of the KPMG’s national FAS 109 Resource Team. Brian has spent extensive time assisting clients with FAS 109, FIN 48 and FAS 123R issues, and teaching multiple training seminars on those issues. He also managed a large client load of multiple Fortune 500 tax and audit clients of the firm operating in the manufacturing, retail, communications, and restaurant, technology and hospitality sectors. In addition, he was a member of firm’s national Accounting Methods and Research Credit Services team. While at KPMG and Andersen, Brian was involved in large corporate compliance and consulting, large partnership compliance and consulting, IRS representation, accounting method change implementations, and the management of multiple clients in all aspects of federal, state/local and international compliance.

Prior to serving at KPMG and Arthur Andersen, Brian served for four years in the corporate tax department of Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems and SBC. During this time, Brian developed experience in multiple disciplines of federal and state taxation including accounting methods, fixed asset issues and accounting for income taxes.

Brian received his BS in Accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1994. Brian is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.