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Brian Caron
Brian has been involved with the Legal Plans Industry in various capacities for over 25 years. Brian is the current Past President of American Bar Association affiliated Group Legal Services Association (GLSA). He was President of GLSA from 2020 until 2021 and has served on its Board of Directors since 2014. In the late 1990’s, Brian owned and operated a multi-office general practice law firm in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area. During this time, his firm provided services to members of Hyatt Legal Plans (now known as MetLife Legal Plans). In 2004, he joined Hyatt Legal Plans as Assistant Counsel.
Until his departure from Hyatt Legal Plans in 2018, he had a variety of roles including Regional Sales Manager, Director of Panel Management and Assistant General Counsel, and General Counsel and Vice President. In 2018, Brian joined DebtCleanse Group Legal Services, LLC located in Chicago, Illinois as its General Counsel. During this time he was responsible for developing an attorney network to service DebtCleanse members. He was also responsible for all regulatory filings for the LLC.
Brian’s role required him to advise the CEO on regulatory matters, corporate law, corporate governance, strategic planning, and business model structuring. During this time, he also defined customer experience standards and practices. Currently, Brian is a member of the firm Maguire Schneider Hassay LLP (MSH) in Columbus, Ohio. He is part of the firm’s management team, the current Director of Network Operations and Customer Care, and is also responsible for establishing and growing the MSH Virtual Law Office in Cleveland, Ohio.
In 2021, Brian founded The Legal Plan Consultants, LLC, an Ohio based LLC designed to provide administrative and consultative services for legal plans operating in the United States. The Legal Plan Consultants, LLC has already consulted with several legal plans and is poised to grow significantly in the coming years.