As a partner at Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., Brian focuses his practice on government investigations, white collar defense, civil litigation, and regulatory matters for individuals and corporations. His experience includes numerous high-profile trials and investigations, including first-degree murder trials, defense of multi-national corporations in securities and healthcare investigations, and other serious criminal and civil matters.
Brian has successfully briefed and argued numerous cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court and has taught Advanced Appellate Advocacy as an adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire Law School, formerly known as Franklin Pierce Law Center.
Previously, Brian served as a senior assistant attorney general in the Homicide Unit and Criminal Justice Bureau of the New Hampshire Department of Justice, where he led homicide prosecutions. He also prosecuted white collar crimes and public integrity matters and represented the State of New Hampshire in civil matters in state and federal court.
Brian has been consistently recognized as one of the leading defense attorneys in New Hampshire by his peers and clients. His honors include recognition as the Top Criminal Defense Attorney in New Hampshire by Business NH Magazine and ongoing inclusion in New England Super Lawyers andBest Lawyers in America.
Brian has been selected to the Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the areas of white collar crime & government investigations. Chambers’ rankings are the result of the accomplishment of an attorney’s work and the regard in which they are held by their peers and clients.
Admissions
- New Hampshire State Bar
- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Career
- Partner, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.
- Director, Preti Flaherty
- Co-Chair of White-Collar Defense & Government Investigations Practice Group
- Securities Practice Group
- Senior Assistant Attorney General, New Hampshire Department of Justice
- Judicial Clerkship, New Hampshire Superior Court
Professional Associations
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- New Hampshire Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Committee
- New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- New Hampshire Catholic Lawyers Guild
- Federal Criminal Justice Act Panel, U.S. District Court of New Hampshire, former member
- New Hampshire Access to Justice Commission, former member
- New Hampshire Legislative Ethics Committee, former vice chairman jointly appointed to the Committee by the New Hampshire Speaker of the House of Representatives, the House minority leader, the president of the New Hampshire Senate, and the Senate minority leader
Community Involvement
- Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire, Former Board Member
Awards & Honors
- Top Criminal Defense Attorney in New Hampshire, Business NH Magazine
- Selected to Super Lawyers 2012-2015, 2017-2023
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2018-2024 for work in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers 2019, 2022, 2024 for Criminal Defense: White Collar, Concord
- Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Education
- B.A., University of New Hampshire
- J.D., New England Law | Boston
Publications & Presentations
Representative Cases
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is different and case results referred to in this website are not intended to be, nor should they be understood as, a representation that equivalent results will be achieved in any given case.
