Brian Harris

Brian P. Harris is a litigation attorney who focuses on complex personal injury matters including wrongful death, medical malpractice, sexual abuse, vehicle collisions, nursing home neglect, products liability, and premises liability. Before joining Hurley McKenna & Mertz, Harris began his legal career representing major gas and electric utilities in catastrophic loss and tort defense matters, including fire and explosion litigation. In that role, he led high-exposure investigations, coordinated with state and federal agencies, argued dispositive motions, and advised executive leadership on risk strategy.

Prior to that, he worked at a leading Chicago plaintiff's firm, contributing to dozens of complex cases from intake through appeal and co-authoring multiple litigation strategy publications for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Harris earned his Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law, graduating in the top 25 percent of his class with four CALI Awards in Litigation Practicum, Civil Litigation Strategy, Criminal Procedure, and Data Privacy. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana University Kelley School of Business.