Brigham Anderson Mccown

Brigham McCown is a managing member of Kilgore McCown, PLLC, which is the result of a merger between McCown, P.C. and Helms and Kilgore, PLLC. Brigham advises clients with matters pertaining to governmental, municipal and administrative law.

Prior to founding his own firm in 2013, Mr. McCown practiced with Hunton & Williams and Winstead. During his private sector career, Mr. McCown has represented Fortune 100 companies during periods of complex litigation and has helped close business deals worth in excess of five billion dollars.

 In public service, Mr. McCown served as a senior executive in the United States Government as the first head of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) where he was responsible for overseeing two-thirds of all energy products transported daily by truck, train, vessel, aircraft and pipelines.

Mr. McCown also served as the first general counsel of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) where he was responsible for implementing the remaining surface provisions of The NAFTA free trade agreement. He also served a key role in a Seminole Supreme Court environmental law case over constitutional separation of powers in U.S. Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen, 124 S.Ct. 2204, 159 L.Ed.2d 60 (2004).

 Before attending law school Brigham served on active duty as a commissioned naval office and naval aviator. A veteran of Desert Storm, he accumulated over 2,250 hours of flight time including over 600 landings at sea. Brigham retired from the U.S. Navy in 2013 after 26 years of active and reserve service.  

In addition to his legal career, Brigham serves on several for profit and not for profit boards, formerly served as a Planning and Zoning Commissioner, and is currently a contributor to Forbes, National Journal, and The Huffington Post.

Brigham graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Diplomacy & foreign Affairs and received his law degree from the Northern Kentucky University.