Brian T. Ruocco

Representative Matters

• Defeated two class-certification motions for a logistics company facing billions of dollars in exposure in statewide wage-and-hour disputes.
• Argued and won a motion to dismiss in federal court for a tax-controversy case. Argued and won appeal, with costs.
• Won a partial motion to dismiss on preemption grounds for a medical device company facing product liability claims.
• Served as appellate and major motions attorney for vehicle manufacturer. In that role, drafted motions in limine, oppositions to motions for summary judgment, and motions to exclude expert witnesses for trial teams, as well as developed appellate preservation plans for trial teams.
• Favorably settled cases for a logistics company, a medical device company and a financial services company.
• Served on arbitration team defending a software company in an employee-misclassification case.

Prior Experience

Prior to law school, Brian was a special education teacher for three years through the Teach For America program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and with a KIPP charter school in Washington, D.C.

After law school, Brian clerked for the Hon. Kevin McNulty on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and then for the Hon. Ronald Gilman on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He then spent more than three years as an associate at a litigation boutique, where he focused his practice in class-action litigation and medical device cases.

Personal Interests

Outside the office, Brian enjoys hiking, reading LGBTQ literature and spending time with his two rescue dogs.