Profile

Brian Jackson serves as Chair of McNees Wallace & Nurick, leading the firm’s strategic direction. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, he continues to represent employers as lead negotiator in collective bargaining and as counsel in labor arbitration matters.

Brian joined the firm in 1994 as an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group. Over the years, he has held key leadership roles, including Leader of the Labor and Employment Practice Group from 2002 to 2017 and Vice Chair of the Management Committee from 2005 to 2018. On November 1, 2018, he was elected Chair of the firm. He is the ninth person to hold this position since the firm’s founding in 1935, following leaders such as Sterling McNees, Gilbert Nurick, John Oyler, and David Kleppinger.

Under Brian’s leadership, McNees has pursued a strategy of geographic and service expansion. The firm has opened offices in York, suburban Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Frederick, and suburban Baltimore, and has launched several complementary professional businesses. These initiatives have strengthened the firm’s ability to serve clients across industries and regions.

Brian is also active in the community. He currently co-chairs Team Pennsylvania with Governor Josh Shapiro, helping to drive programs that promote the state’s economic competitiveness. He has served multiple terms on the Board of Directors of the United Way of the Capital Region, chaired the organization’s 2023 campaign, and will serve as Board Chair beginning July 1, 2025. He is also a Past Chair and current board member of Trinity High School.

Outside the office, Brian has a passion for coaching youth basketball. He has worked with the St. Joseph Chargers in Mechanicsburg and Mid Penn Motion (AAU). He lives in Mechanicsburg with his wife, Amy, their youngest daughter, and two energetic dogs.

EDUCATION

University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1989, cum laude

Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1992, cum laude; Woolsack Honor Society, John Marshall Moot Court Competition; Appellate Moot Court Board

HONORS/AWARDS

Central Penn Business Journal, “Forty Under 40”

The Best Lawyers in America®, Labor and Employment Law Management, 2006-present

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®, 2008-present

Central Penn Business Journal‘s 2022 Power 100 List

PA Business Central’s Top 100 People for 2020

MEMBERSHIPS

Dauphin County Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Team Pennsylvania, Co-Chair, Board of Directors

United Way of the Capital Region, Board of Directors

Trinity High School, Chair of Board of Directors

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Central Pennsylvania, Past President

Notre Dame Alumni Club of Harrisburg, Past President

St. Joseph Church Pastoral Council, Past President

United Way of Central Pennsylvania, past member Board of Directors and Nominations Committee Chair

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania


Ohio

PRESS RELEASES

August 15, 2024 - Best Lawyers® recognizes 38 McNees attorneys, one named “Lawyer of the Year”

October 5, 2023 - McNees Relocates Columbus Office to Arena District

August 17, 2023 - Best Lawyers® Recognizes 42 McNees Attorneys, Three Named “Lawyer of the Year”

September 26, 2022 - McNees Relocates to Riverside Five Complex

August 18, 2022 - Best Lawyers® Recognizes 34 McNees Attorneys, Six Named “Lawyer of the Year”

June 16, 2022 - Brian Jackson, McNees Chair, Elected as Team Pennsylvania Foundation’s Co-Chair

June 10, 2022 - McNees Chair, Attorney Named to 2022 CPBJ Power 30 Law and Lobbyist List

August 23, 2021 - McNees Chair and Attorney Appear on Central Penn Business Journal’s 2021 Power 30 List in Law & Lobbyists

August 19, 2021 - 39 McNees Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers®, Six Named “Lawyer of the Year”

March 19, 2021 - McNees Chair Recognized by Central Penn Business Journal

January 12, 2021 - McNees Chair Recognized by Pennsylvania Business Central

August 24, 2020 - 34 McNees Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers®, Four Named “Lawyer of the Year”

June 4, 2020 - McNees Receives The Legal Intelligencer’s 2020 Professional Excellence Award for Most Innovative Law Firms

February 5, 2020 - McNees Chair Among PA Business Central’s Top 100 People for 2020

October 2, 2019 - McNees Joins ABA Campaign Aimed at Improving the Mental Health and Well-Being of Lawyers

September 9, 2019 - McNees Celebrates Office Opening in York, Pa with Governor Tom Wolf

August 15, 2019 - 33 McNees Attorneys Among 2020 Best Lawyers in America, 7 Named Lawyer of the Year

May 16, 2019 - McNees Among Best-Branded Law Firms in 2019 BTI Brand Elite Survey

October 11, 2018 - McNees Elects New Firm Leadership

August 15, 2018 - 35 McNees Attorneys Among 2019 Best Lawyers in America

May 31, 2018 - 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

August 15, 2017 - 38 McNees Attorneys Selected as 2018 Best Lawyers in America

August 15, 2016 - 37 McNees Attorneys Selected by 2017 Best Lawyers in America

June 9, 2016 - McNees Wallace & Nurick attorneys selected as 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

December 8, 2015 - McNees Attorneys Selected as 2015 Select Lawyers

August 17, 2015 - 39 McNees Attorneys Selected by 2016 Best Lawyers in America 7 named 2016 “Lawyers of the Year’’

June 2, 2015 - McNees Wallace & Nurick Attorneys Selected as 2015 Local Legal Leaders

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