While there, Mr. Austrian worked on complex products liability matters involving major government contractors, as well as premises liability matters. Mr. Austrian also directly worked on a high-stakes intellectual property federal bench trial. Additionally, Mr. Austrian is an officer in the New York Army National Guard Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, where he assists in advising commanders regarding various military and civilian legal matters. Before he became a member of the JAG Corps, Mr. Austrian was a Field Artillery officer, where he served as a platoon leader of a platoon of 105mm howitzers, and a fire support officer attached to an infantry unit coordinating artillery support with infantry maneuvers, among many other roles.

Mr. Austrian graduated cum laude from Brooklyn Law School. He was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society – Trial Division, where he won Best Cross Examination at the Judge Paul Joseph Kelley Jr. Invitational Trial Competition and received the Smiley & Smiley LLP Award for Excellence in Trial Skills. He also won two C.A.L.I. Excellence for the Future Awards for having the highest grade in both Criminal Procedure – Adjudication and Real Estate Finance. He earned a Certificate in Criminal Law With Distinction for his academic accomplishments in that field. Mr. Austria n successfully graduated on time with the above-described accolades from Brooklyn Law School despite being ordered onto active duty in the Army National Guard during his final year of law school.