Brian A. Kane
In his general civil practice of law, Brian Kane represents individuals and organizations with concentrations in the areas of corporate governance, business matters, real estate and leasing, local government and alternative dispute resolution. Brian has been rated “AV” Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting the highest possible peer-reviewed rating for legal ability and ethical standards.
Brian is a life Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation and is honored to serve on the Maryland Supreme Court's Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure and the Peer Review Committee of the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission. He has served on the Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for the 6th District for every term since 2006. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Florida State University and Jacksonville University, respectively, and a law degree from Penn State University's Dickinson School of Law, where he was an Associate Editor of the Dickinson Law Review.
In his business practice, Brian regularly assists small and medium-sized businesses in formation, operation, corporate governance, acquisitions and dispositions, financing transactions, and in negotiating and concluding various types of real property sales and purchases, leases and development agreements. In addition, Brian represents condominium and homeowners' associations in matters of governance, finance and enforcement, and real property owners with sales and acquisitions, commercial and residential leasing, and related matters.
Brian is proud to serve as Town Attorney for the Towns of Sharpsburg and Clear Spring, and formerly served as counsel to the Town of Hancock. His organizational clients include the Hagerstown-Washington County Industrial Foundation, Inc.; the Washington County Soil Conservation District and the Housing Authority of Washington County. He has the honor of serving as counsel to the Washington County Board of Elections, and served for over ten years as a member of the Washington County Ethics Commission.
Brian has mediated hundreds of disputes, including divorce-related property distribution, custody matters, business workouts, guardianship proceedings, estate and trust administration disputes, and other civil matters, and serves as a court-appointed mediator for the Circuit Court for Washington County, Maryland.
A native Floridian (and die-hard FSU Seminoles fan) and long-time resident of Washington County, Brian is married and has three adult children. He is an avid cyclist and runner, and has completed over fifty ultramarathons, including distances of over 100 miles.
