Brian A. Coulter
Shareholder
6550 Seville Drive
Suite B
Canfield, OH 44406
P 330.286.7551
F 330.533.6198
P 330.286.7551 | F 330.533.6198
Overview
Brian is a business counselor, trial lawyer, and shareholder at Roetzel. As outside general counsel for a number of companies, Brian works closely with his clients to understand their businesses, mitigate their risks, help capture their opportunities, and solve their problems proactively to avoid the burden and expense of litigation. When litigation is unavoidable or advantageous, he routinely and aggressively advocates for his clients in the courtroom and at the negotiation table.
Brian’s clients run the gamut from publicly traded Fortune 500 companies to locally owned family businesses. No matter the client, he approaches all legal matters with the same goal: to obtain the best possible outcome for the lowest possible cost, whether measured in time, attention, or dollars and cents.
Experience
- Represented a global real estate investment trust in zoning and conditional use proceedings, as well as in adverse possession and breach of lease disputes
- Represented a publicly traded environmental services conglomerate in regulatory proceedings, as well as in a mandamus action involving an alleged regulatory taking
- Helped business clients struggling as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic by renegotiating leases, loans, and other contracts, and by securing them financial assistance provided through government relief programs
- Assisted both contractors and commercial property owners in construction defect and breach of contract disputes, including the filing, foreclosure, and litigation of mechanics’ liens
Services
Education
- The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, J.D.
-
Belmont University,
B.B.A.,
Music Business
- magna cum laude
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Recognitions
- Selected to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Commercial Litigation (2021-2025)
- Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Star" by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine (2022-2024)
- Named MVP of Mahoning Valley Young Professionals' 25 Under 35 List (2022)
- Ohio State Bar Association Leadership Academy, Class of 2022
- Selected as a Rising Law Star, Columbus Business Journal (2016)
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- Mahoning Valley Young Professionals
- President (2021)
- Board Member (2019-2020)
- Federal State Bar Association, Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- Mahoning County Bar Association, Member
- Nathaniel R. Jones Inns of Court, Member
Community Affiliations
- OH WOW!® Children's Museum, Board Member (2023)
- Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce, Member
Services
- Closely Held & Family-Owned Businesses
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Construction & Real Estate Litigation
Overview
Brian is a business counselor, trial lawyer, and shareholder at Roetzel. As outside general counsel for a number of companies, Brian works closely with his clients to understand their businesses, mitigate their risks, help capture their opportunities, and solve their problems proactively to avoid the burden and expense of litigation. When litigation is unavoidable or advantageous, he routinely and aggressively advocates for his clients in the courtroom and at the negotiation table.
Brian’s clients run the gamut from publicly traded Fortune 500 companies to locally owned family businesses. No matter the client, he approaches all legal matters with the same goal: to obtain the best possible outcome for the lowest possible cost, whether measured in time, attention, or dollars and cents.
Experience
- Represented a global real estate investment trust in zoning and conditional use proceedings, as well as in adverse possession and breach of lease disputes
- Represented a publicly traded environmental services conglomerate in regulatory proceedings, as well as in a mandamus action involving an alleged regulatory taking
- Helped business clients struggling as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic by renegotiating leases, loans, and other contracts, and by securing them financial assistance provided through government relief programs
- Assisted both contractors and commercial property owners in construction defect and breach of contract disputes, including the filing, foreclosure, and litigation of mechanics’ liens
Education
- The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, J.D.
-
Belmont University,
B.B.A.,
Music Business
- magna cum laude
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Recognitions
- Selected to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Commercial Litigation (2021-2025)
- Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Star" by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine (2022-2024)
- Named MVP of Mahoning Valley Young Professionals' 25 Under 35 List (2022)
- Ohio State Bar Association Leadership Academy, Class of 2022
- Selected as a Rising Law Star, Columbus Business Journal (2016)
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- Mahoning Valley Young Professionals
- President (2021)
- Board Member (2019-2020)
- Federal State Bar Association, Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- Mahoning County Bar Association, Member
- Nathaniel R. Jones Inns of Court, Member
Community Affiliations
- OH WOW!® Children's Museum, Board Member (2023)
- Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce, Member