About Us
PRINCIPAL
Christian Howard Brill
Christian Howard Brill counsels clients on matters of business formation and governance, real estate, estate planning, contracts, employment, and compliance. He has additional expertise in trademark representation and physician employment matters.
Christian also advises clients on issues at the intersection of law and public policy. He has published and presented on a wide variety of legal subjects including damages, sports law, international law, and nonprofit law.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Christian had an extensive career in local, state, and federal government. He has directed communications for and advised two members of Congress; advocated for the American Heart Association; and managed public relations for the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
A native of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Christian lives in Columbus, Ohio with his family.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW
J.D. with Honors, 2010
Editor in Chief, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
B.A. with Distinction, 1999
Bar Admissions
Arkansas
Ohio
United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Affiliations
Arkansas Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Selected Publications and Presentations
Lawyers in the Hall of Fame, at 30th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y. (2018)
Baseball Mascots and the Law, 65 U. Kan. L. Rev. 105 (2016) (co-author)
If I Only Had The Words To Tell You: Billy Joel Lyrics in Medical and Legal Scholarship, at ‘It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me’: The Music and Lyrics of Billy Joel — A Public Musicology Conference, Colorado College (2016)
Baseball Mascots and the Law, at 27th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y. (2015)
Arkansas Law of Damages, 6th Ed. (2014) (co-author)
The Curious Case of Edward Snowden, Blog: North Carolina Journal of International Law (Dec. 4, 2013)
Take Me Out to the Hearing: Major League Baseball Players Before Congress, at 25th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y. (2013)
Crystal Bridges, Deaccessioning, and the Law, 47 Arkansas Lawyer 22 (Spring 2012)
Take Me Out to the Hearing: Major League Baseball Players Before Congress, 5 Alb. Govt. L. Rev. 90 (2012) (co-author)
Art or Assets: University Museums and the Future of Deaccessioning, 28 T.M. Cooley L. Rev. 61 (2011)
Geography Bee Winners -- Where Are They Now?, Beeline, National Geographic Society, Fall 1999