Overview
Brian Finucane is a partner in the firm's Kansas City office. He has practiced exclusively in the field of labor and employment law since 1977.
Brian provides a broad range of legal services in employment law, from daily client consultation designed to avoid legal problems to defending clients in complex class action litigation.
He also represents clients in traditional labor law matters, negotiating contracts and handling National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) matters, union contract arbitration, and union avoidance efforts. He represents employers across the country in state and federal courts and before the state and federal administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor (DOL), NLRB and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Among the thousands of cases he has handled through the years, Brian represented United Parcel Service in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case of Murphy v. United Parcel Service.
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Order of the Coif, University of Missouri School of Law
- B.S., with Honors, University of Missouri
Bar Admissions
- Missouri
Court Admissions
- Missouri Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. Supreme Court
Recognitions
- Chambers USA, Labor & Employment (2003–2024)
- Selected – BTI Corporate Client All Star (2020)
- Selected "Lawyer of the Year" in Kansas City by Best Lawyers in America
- 2014 – Labor Law – Management
- 2015 – Employment Law – Management
- 2016 – Labor Law – Management
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2006–2025)
- Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers – (2005-2020) (as a “Top Rated Employment & Labor Attorney”)
- “AV” Rated by Martindale-Hubbell – (1989-2020)
Affiliations
Professional Activities
- Member, American Bar Association (ABA) Labor and Employment Law Section (served on the Committee on Practice and Procedure before the NLRB and Committee on Individual Rights and Responsibilities in the Workplace)
- Former Chairperson, Missouri Bar Labor Law Committee
- Former Lecturer, ABA Annual Convention, EEOC, the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights, the Missouri Bar, and the University of Missouri
- Steering Committee, Heartland Labor and Employment Law Institute
- Former Contributing Editor to the labor law treatise, The Developing Labor Law, published by the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association
Community Activities
- Former Board Member, United Cerebral Palsy Association of Kansas City
- Former Board Member, Folly Theater
Insights
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06/10/24
Fisher Phillips Earns Top Rankings Again as a Leading Firm in Labor and Employment Law by Chambers USA
Edwin G. Foulke Jr., Andrew J. Sommer, Travis Vance, Kristin R.B. White, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Jocelyn Campanaro, Micah Dawson, Todd A. Fredrickson, Angelica M. Ochoa, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Charles S. Caulkins, Christine E. Howard, Jeffrey E. Mandel, Cathy M. Stutin, Michael P. Elkon, Shanon R. Stevenson, Terri R. Stewart, Laurel K. Cornell, Raymond C. Haley III, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd B. Logsdon, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Michelle I. Anderson, Edward F. Harold, Timothy H. Scott, David W. Erb, Daniel E. Farrington, Joseph W. Ambash, William E. Altman, Gregory V. Murray, Barbara Jean D’Aquila, Steven R. Cupp, Gregory D. Ballew, J. Randall Coffey, James R. Holland II, Brian J. Finucane, Melody L. Rayl, David B. Dornak, Scott M. Mahoney, Mark J. Ricciardi, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Rosemary S. Gousman, Michael R. Marra, David Klass, Richard A. Millisor, Clarence M. Belnavis, Todd A. Lyon, Michael P. Avila, Nan Sato, Christopher P. Stief, William D. Wright, Michael D. Carrouth, C. F. W. Manning II, Stephen C. Mitchell, J. Hagood Tighe, David S. Jones, Greg Grisham, Jeff Weintraub, Stephen J. Roppolo, Teresa Valderrama, Theresa M. Connolly, Davis C. Bae, Ralph Hua, Radhika Mehta, Suzanne Kelly MichaelRead more
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06/06/23
Fisher Phillips Once Again Recognized as a Top Labor and Employment Law Firm by Chambers USA
Edwin G. Foulke Jr., Andrew J. Sommer, Travis Vance, Kristin R.B. White, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Jocelyn Campanaro, Micah Dawson, Todd A. Fredrickson, Angelica M. Ochoa, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Charles S. Caulkins, Christine E. Howard, Jeffrey E. Mandel, Cathy M. Stutin, Shanon R. Stevenson, Laurel K. Cornell, Raymond C. Haley III, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd B. Logsdon, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Michelle I. Anderson, Edward F. Harold, Timothy H. Scott, David W. Erb, Daniel E. Farrington, Joseph W. Ambash, William E. Altman, Gregory V. Murray, Steven R. Cupp, Gregory D. Ballew, J. Randall Coffey, James R. Holland II, Brian J. Finucane, David B. Dornak, Scott M. Mahoney, Mark J. Ricciardi, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Rosemary S. Gousman, Michael R. Marra, Richard A. Millisor, Clarence M. Belnavis, Todd A. Lyon, Nan Sato, Christopher P. Stief, William D. Wright, Michael D. Carrouth, C. F. W. Manning II, Stephen C. Mitchell, J. Hagood Tighe, David S. Jones, Jeff Weintraub, Arthur V. Lambert, Stephen J. Roppolo, Teresa Valderrama, Theresa M. Connolly, Davis C. Bae, Ralph Hua, Radhika Mehta, Suzanne Kelly Michael, Barbara Jean D’AquilaRead more
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06/01/22
Fisher Phillips Recognized Again as a Top Labor and Employment Law Firm by Chambers USA
Kristin R.B. White, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Jocelyn Campanaro, Micah Dawson, Todd A. Fredrickson, Angelica M. Ochoa, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Charles S. Caulkins, Christine E. Howard, Jeffrey E. Mandel, Cathy M. Stutin, Shanon R. Stevenson, Laurel K. Cornell, Raymond C. Haley III, Todd B. Logsdon, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Michelle I. Anderson, Edward F. Harold, Keith M. Pyburn Jr., Timothy H. Scott, David W. Erb, Daniel E. Farrington, Joseph W. Ambash, William E. Altman, Gregory V. Murray, Steven R. Cupp, J. Randall Coffey, Brian J. Finucane, David B. Dornak, Scott M. Mahoney, Mark J. Ricciardi, Rosemary S. Gousman, Michael R. Marra, Richard A. Millisor, Clarence M. Belnavis, Nan Sato, Christopher P. Stief, William D. Wright, Michael D. Carrouth, C. F. W. Manning II, Stephen C. Mitchell, J. Hagood Tighe, David S. Jones, Jeff Weintraub, Arthur V. Lambert, Stephen J. Roppolo, Teresa Valderrama, Theresa M. Connolly, Davis C. Bae, Ralph Hua, Radhika Mehta, Suzanne Kelly MichaelRead more
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05/20/21
Fisher Phillips Stands Out as a Top Labor and Employment Law Firm by Chambers USA
Danielle Hultenius Moore, Jocelyn Campanaro, Todd A. Fredrickson, Angelica M. Ochoa, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Christine E. Howard, Charles S. Caulkins, Jeffrey E. Mandel, Laurel K. Cornell, Raymond C. Haley III, Todd B. Logsdon, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Edward F. Harold, Keith M. Pyburn Jr., Timothy H. Scott, Daniel E. Farrington, Joseph W. Ambash, William E. Altman, Gregory V. Murray, Steven R. Cupp, J. Randall Coffey, Brian J. Finucane, David B. Dornak, Scott M. Mahoney, Mark J. Ricciardi, Rosemary S. Gousman, Cynthia M. Jacob, Richard A. Millisor, Clarence M. Belnavis, Christopher P. Stief, William D. Wright, Michael D. Carrouth, C. F. W. Manning II, Stephen C. Mitchell, J. Hagood Tighe, Jeff Weintraub, Stephen J. Roppolo, Teresa Valderrama, Theresa M. Connolly, Davis C. Bae, Radhika MehtaRead more
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08/20/20
Fisher Phillips Attorneys Receive Top Honors in Best Lawyers in America©
Michael V. Abcarian, Stephanie R. Alexander, William E. Altman, Christopher Alvarez, Joseph W. Ambash, Craig R. Annunziata, Davis C. Bae, Gregory D. Ballew, Kelsey E. Schiappacasse, Cheryl L. Behymer, Clarence M. Belnavis, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, D. Albert Brannen, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Jocelyn Campanaro, Christopher J. Capone, Michael D. Carrouth, Charles S. Caulkins, Lyle M. Chan, J. Randall Coffey, Theresa M. Connolly, Laurel K. Cornell, Steven R. Cupp, Kevin J. Dalton, J. Micah Dickie, Burton F. Dodd, David B. Dornak, Benjamin Dudek, Todd Alan Ewan, Daniel E. Farrington, Brian J. Finucane, Todd A. Fredrickson, Andrew Froman, Joseph W. Gagnon, Brian J. Gershengorn, Lauren G. Goetzl, Rosemary S. Gousman, Michael R. Greco, Paul Greco, Rick Grimaldi, Greg Grisham, Lori A. Guner, Raymond C. Haley III, Edward F. Harold, Lariza Pruneda Hebert, JonVieve D. Hill, Christopher C. Hoffman, James R. Holland II, Christine E. Howard, Cynthia M. Jacob, Clyde H. Jacob III, David S. Jones, Matthew R. Korn, Danielle Krauthamer, Edwina C. Kye, Arthur V. Lambert, Terry E. Lardakis, Aymara Ledezma, Courtney Leyes, Karl R. Lindegren, Steven M. Loewengart, Reyburn W. Lominack III, Nathan K. Low, Darin L. Mackender, Scott M. Mahoney, Jeffrey E. Mandel, C. F. W. Manning II, Howard A. Mavity, James J. McDonald Jr., Phillips L. McWilliams, Richard A. Millisor, Stephen C. Mitchell, Danielle Hultenius Moore, R. Henry Moore, Timothy J. Murphy, Gregory V. Murray, Warren L. Nelson, Steven M. Nobil, Daniel P. O'Brien, James Patrick, Jonathan P. Pearson, Regina A. Petty, Ann Margaret Pointer, James C. Polkinghorn, John M. Polson, Keith M. Pyburn Jr., Roger K. Quillen, Melody L. Rayl, Thomas Paul Rebel, Mark J. Ricciardi, Ashton M. Riley, Stephen J. Roppolo, Jeffrey A. Savarise, Susan M. Schaecher, Cheryl L. Schreck, David E. Schreiner, Stephen Scott, Timothy H. Scott, Joseph P. Shelton, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Jeffrey D. Smith, John W. Stapleton, Shanon R. Stevenson, Terri R. Stewart, Christopher P. Stief, Cathy M. Stutin, Douglas R. Sullenberger, James Sullivan, Martin F. Thompson, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Pavneet Singh Uppal, Teresa Valderrama, Joshua H. Viau, Timothy J. Weatherholt, Jeff Weintraub, Alexander A. Wheatley, Benton N. Wood, Robert Yonowitz, George D. Adams, Richard R. Meneghello, Hannah Sweiss, Robert M. Robenalt, Todd A. Lyon, Todd B. Logsdon, J. Hagood Tighe, Danielle S. Urban, Sheila M. Abron, Kristin R.B. White, Michelle I. AndersonRead more
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05/01/20
Fisher Phillips Recognized Among The Top Labor and Employment Law Firms by Chambers USA
Joseph W. Ambash, Davis C. Bae, Clarence M. Belnavis, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Michael D. Carrouth, Charles S. Caulkins, J. Randall Coffey, Theresa M. Connolly, Laurel K. Cornell, Steven R. Cupp, Daniel E. Farrington, Brian J. Finucane, Todd A. Fredrickson, Rosemary S. Gousman, Raymond C. Haley III, Edward F. Harold, Cynthia M. Jacob, Terry E. Lardakis, Scott M. Mahoney, Jeffrey E. Mandel, C. F. W. Manning II, Richard A. Millisor, Stephen C. Mitchell, Gregory V. Murray, Keith M. Pyburn Jr., Mark J. Ricciardi, Stephen J. Roppolo, Timothy H. Scott, Christopher P. Stief, J. Hagood Tighe, Teresa Valderrama, Jeff WeintraubRead more
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08/15/19
Best Lawyers in America® Honors 96 Fisher Phillips Attorneys in 2020 Edition
Michael V. Abcarian, George D. Adams, Joseph W. Ambash, Craig R. Annunziata, Cheryl L. Behymer, Clarence M. Belnavis, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, D. Albert Brannen, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Christopher J. Capone, Michael D. Carrouth, Charles S. Caulkins, J. Randall Coffey, Laurel K. Cornell, Steven R. Cupp, Kevin J. Dalton, Burton F. Dodd, Todd Alan Ewan, Daniel E. Farrington, Brian J. Finucane, Todd A. Fredrickson, Andrew Froman, Brian J. Gershengorn, Rosemary S. Gousman, Michael R. Greco, Paul Greco, Rick Grimaldi, Greg Grisham, Raymond C. Haley III, Edward F. Harold, Christopher C. Hoffman, James R. Holland II, Christine E. Howard, Cynthia M. Jacob, Clyde H. Jacob III, David S. Jones, Terry E. Lardakis, Karl R. Lindegren, Steven M. Loewengart, Todd B. Logsdon, Darin L. Mackender, Scott M. Mahoney, Jeffrey E. Mandel, C. F. W. Manning II, Howard A. Mavity, James J. McDonald Jr., Richard R. Meneghello, Richard A. Millisor, Stephen C. Mitchell, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Timothy J. Murphy, Warren L. Nelson, Steven M. Nobil, Daniel P. O'Brien, Jonathan P. Pearson, Ann Margaret Pointer, James C. Polkinghorn, John M. Polson, Keith M. Pyburn Jr., Roger K. Quillen, Thomas Paul Rebel, Mark J. Ricciardi, Robert M. Robenalt, Stephen J. Roppolo, Jeffrey A. Savarise, Susan M. Schaecher, David E. Schreiner, Timothy H. Scott, Joseph P. Shelton, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Jeffrey D. Smith, Shanon R. Stevenson, Terri R. Stewart, Christopher P. Stief, Cathy M. Stutin, Douglas R. Sullenberger, James Sullivan, Martin F. Thompson, J. Hagood Tighe, Pavneet Singh Uppal, Danielle S. Urban, Teresa Valderrama, Joshua H. Viau, Timothy J. Weatherholt, Jeff Weintraub, Benton N. Wood, Robert YonowitzRead more
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04/25/19
Chambers USA Recognizes 40 Fisher Phillips Attorneys in 2019 List
Michael V. Abcarian, Joseph W. Ambash, Clarence M. Belnavis, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Michael D. Carrouth, Charles S. Caulkins, J. Randall Coffey, Theresa M. Connolly, Laurel K. Cornell, Steven R. Cupp, Daniel E. Farrington, Brian J. Finucane, Todd A. Fredrickson, Rosemary S. Gousman, Raymond C. Haley III, Edward F. Harold, Cynthia M. Jacob, Terry E. Lardakis, Scott M. Mahoney, Jeffrey E. Mandel, C. F. W. Manning II, Richard R. Meneghello, Richard A. Millisor, Stephen C. Mitchell, Keith M. Pyburn Jr., Mark J. Ricciardi, Stephen J. Roppolo, Jeffrey A. Savarise, Timothy H. Scott, Christopher P. Stief, J. Hagood Tighe, Teresa Valderrama, Jeff WeintraubRead more
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08/15/18
Ninety-Five Fisher Phillips Attorneys Selected to The Best Lawyers in America 2019
Michael V. Abcarian, George D. Adams, Joseph W. Ambash, Craig R. Annunziata, Cheryl L. Behymer, Clarence M. Belnavis, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, D. Albert Brannen, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Christopher J. Capone, Michael D. Carrouth, Charles S. Caulkins, J. Randall Coffey, Laurel K. Cornell, Steven R. Cupp, Kevin J. Dalton, Burton F. Dodd, Todd Alan Ewan, Brian J. Finucane, Todd A. Fredrickson, Rosemary S. Gousman, Michael R. Greco, Paul Greco, Rick Grimaldi, Raymond C. Haley III, Edward F. Harold, Christopher C. Hoffman, James R. Holland II, Christine E. Howard, Cynthia M. Jacob, Terry E. Lardakis, Karl R. Lindegren, Steven M. Loewengart, Todd B. Logsdon, Darin L. Mackender, Scott M. Mahoney, Jeffrey E. Mandel, C. F. W. Manning II, Howard A. Mavity, James J. McDonald Jr., Richard R. Meneghello, Richard A. Millisor, Stephen C. Mitchell, Timothy J. Murphy, Warren L. Nelson, Steven M. Nobil, Daniel P. O'Brien, Jonathan P. Pearson, Ann Margaret Pointer, James C. Polkinghorn, John M. Polson, Keith M. Pyburn Jr., Roger K. Quillen, Thomas Paul Rebel, Mark J. Ricciardi, Robert M. Robenalt, Stephen J. Roppolo, Jeffrey A. Savarise, Susan M. Schaecher, David E. Schreiner, Timothy H. Scott, Joseph P. Shelton, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Jeffrey D. Smith, Shanon R. Stevenson, Christopher P. Stief, Cathy M. Stutin, Douglas R. Sullenberger, Martin F. Thompson, J. Hagood Tighe, Pavneet Singh Uppal, Danielle S. Urban, Teresa Valderrama, Joshua H. Viau, Timothy J. Weatherholt, Jeff Weintraub, Benton N. Wood, Robert YonowitzRead more