Brian N. Biglin

practices in Duane Morris’ Trial Practice Group, primarily in the firm’s White-Collar and Criminal Defense practice, and Media and First Amendment practice . Mr. Biglin defends and vindicates our clients’ Constitutional rights. This ranges from safeguarding journalists’ rights to report, to protecting individuals and companies targeted in government investigations, to asserting claims on behalf of those unlawfully arrested or victimized by fraud. Mr. Biglin handles complex matters in state and federal trial courts, as well as appellate courts and arbitration panels.

Mr. Biglin also has an extensive pro bono practice with a track record of success. He has asserted disabled persons’ Fourteenth Amendment right to humane treatment in jail awaiting trial; successfully expunged prostitution-related offenses of victims of human trafficking; guided refugees in their visa applications; defeated criminal charges predicated on false and retaliatory allegations; and defended nonprofit community organizations unfairly targeted in litigation. In 2018, Mr. Biglin received the Duane Morris Pro Bono Award, presented annually to honor the outstanding service of an attorney who exemplifies the firm’s commitment to pro bono service and has made a significant impact on an individual or community. That same year, the New Jersey State Bar Association conferred its Pro Bono Award for young attorneys on Mr. Biglin.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Biglin served as law clerk to the Hon. Kevin McNulty, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Biglin graduated cum laude from Rutgers Law School in Newark, where he was senior articles editor for the Rutgers Law Review and elected to the Order of the Coif. He is also a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he studied economics.

Resume

Experience

•Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2015-present
•Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
- Associate, 2011-2013, 2014-2015
•U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Kevin McNulty, 2013-2014

Board Memberships

•Co-Chair, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice - NextGen Board (2019-present)

•Immediate Past President, Rutgers Law School - Newark Alumni Association (2018-present)

•President, Rutgers Law School - Newark Alumni Association (2017-2018)

•Member, Dean Selection Committee, Rutgers Law School (2017-2018)

Honors and Awards

•Recipient of New Jersey State Bar Association Pro Bono Award for New Attorney, 2018

•Recipient of Duane Morris Pro Bono Award, 2018

•Listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2017-2019

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Publications and Speaking Engagements

Selected Publications

•Quoted, NJSBA Pro Bono Awards Recognize Lawyers Who Serve the Underserved and Vulnerable, New Jersey Law Journal, October 8, 2018

• The Reporter's Privilege and Its Uncertain Boundaries in the National Security Context, New Jersey Lawyer, June 2017
• The Streetcar Dilemma: Preventing Incurable Harm Through Timely Enforcement of the Antitrust Laws, 65 Rutgers L. Rev. Commentaries 38, 2013
• Mandate or Myth: Is There a 'Heightened Standard' For Redevelopment Area Designations, And If So, From Where Does it Come? 39 Rutgers L. Rec. 116, 2012
• More Affordable Housing, But Where, and for Whom? 9 Cornell Real Estate Rev., 48, 2011 (2011 ING Most Outstanding Article)
•Note, Toward Successful Urban Revitalization: Why New Jersey Should Relinquish Some of its Berman Power to Bulldoze for 'Redevelopment,' 63 Rutgers L. Rev. 275, 2010

Selected Speaking Engagements

•Speaker, Rutgers Law School Newark Alumni Recognition Gala, Maplewood, New Jersey, November 1, 2018

•Speaker, Award Recipient Remarks, New Jersey State Bar Association Pro Bono Committee Meeting and Award, New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 24, 2018

•CLE Panelist, Duane Morris Pro Bono Group Presentation on Litigating Prisoners’ Civil Rights Claims, Newark, New Jersey, October 16, 2018

•CLE Panelist, Duane Morris Commercial, Securities and Antitrust Litigation Group Presentation on Lawyer Ethics and Social Media, Newark, New Jersey, September 26, 2018

•Speaker, Presenter of Distinguished Service Award to Hon. Ronald K. Chen, outgoing Dean of Rutgers Law School, June 26, 2018, New York, New York

•Speaker, Alumni/ae Remarks, Rutgers Law School Commencement Ceremony, Newark, New Jersey, May 25, 2018

•Speaker, Minority Student Program 50th Anniversary Celebration, Rutgers Law School Newark, Newark, NJ, April 14, 2018

•Speaker, Rutgers Law School Newark Alumni Recognition Gala, Maplewood, New Jersey, November 1, 2017