Brian Gorman has been the Executive Director of Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Aid (SPLA) since 2015. Prior to that, Brian served as assistant public defender in Crawford County and assistant and deputy public defender in Washington County for a total of 12 years, and he was a staff attorney in 2001 and 2002 at SPLS. He also had a private practice, primarily in family and criminal law. He served on Washington County’s Treatment Court team for seven years, was a board member for the Washington Drug and Alcohol Commission for six years, and currently serves on the board of Harmony Life Center, a recovery community center, along with the Washington County Opioid Overdose Coalition.

Throughout his experiences in legal aid, as a public defender, with specialty court and in board service, Brian has represented and advised many people suffering from mental health issues and co-occurring disorders. Brian is a 1996 graduate of Washington and Jefferson College and a 1999 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.