Attorney at Lore

Real law. Fictional heroes. Actual liability.

Meanwhile, in a convention ballroom… Brian Brijbag on stage at a comic convention panel, wearing a With Great Power Comes Great Liability shirt

Somebody has to pay for that city block.

Brian S. Brijbag, Esq. is a Florida trial lawyer who takes the capes, secret identities and collateral damage of comic book worlds and puts them through real negligence law. His panels pack convention ballrooms with fans arguing tort liability and loving it.

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Latest Con Appearances

MegaCon OrlandoOrlando, FL
Tampa Bay Comic ConventionTampa, FL
Indianapolis Comic ConIndianapolis, IN
FanX Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City, UT

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Negligence, Assemble!

The real-life fallout of superhero shenanigans

Foreword by Billy Mitchell, Video Game Player of the Century

Every time a hero punches a villain through a skyscraper, someone files a claim. Negligence, Assemble! takes the most famous moments in comic book history and asks the question no one in the story ever does: who's liable?

Duty, breach, causation, damages. The four elements of negligence, applied to the people who wear capes to work.

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Signed copies available at Brian's convention table.

Live at the con

Court is in session

All rise. The Honorable Fandom presiding.

Standing room only Packed convention room watching Brian's panel with an Audience Activity: Claim Denied slide on screen

Case files on screen. Gavel in hand. Brian at the panel table with a laptop and microphone

On the docket

Who pays when the hero wrecks the city block?
Is a sidekick an employee, and who covers workers' comp?
Can a masked vigilante testify without unmasking?
Does a mad scientist's lab count as a premises liability claim?

Claim denied!

The audience becomes the insurance adjuster, the jury and occasionally the defendant. Fans vote on real claims from famous comic book disasters, then Brian walks through how a Florida court would actually rule.

Panel formats

Solo presentation with slides and audience voting
Mock trial with volunteer jurors from the crowd
Moderated Q&A: bring your weirdest legal question about your favorite franchise
Readings and signings of Negligence, Assemble!

MegaCon Orlando Brian speaking at a podium in front of a MegaCon Orlando backdrop

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Con appearances

Negligence, Assemble! books displayed at a convention table

MegaCon Orlando

Orlando, FL

Panels, a Meet the Author booth and a lot of signed books on Florida's biggest con floor.

Tampa Bay Comic Convention

Tampa, FL

Home turf. Presentations, audience trials and signings for the Tampa Bay fan community.

Indianapolis Comic Con

Indianapolis, IN

Panels and a live reading at the Study Hall stage, where legal analysis met comedy.

FanX Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, UT

Attorney at Lore goes west. Superhero liability panels for the FanX crowd in Utah.

Book Brian for your con

Programming directors and event organizers: send your dates, room size and the fandoms your crowd cares about. Brian brings the slides, the gavel and the verdict.

brianbrijbag@gmail.com

Attorney at Lore t-shirts stacked under a copy of Negligence, Assemble!

At the table

Wear the verdict

Grab a shirt with your signed copy. Available at Brian's convention booth.

With Great Power Comes Great LiabilityRoyal blue
No One Is Above the Law. Not Even Billionaire Orphans.Charcoal
Justice Is My Origin StoryRoyal blue

Evidence exhibits

From the con floor

Brian posing with guests backstage at MegaCon Orlando — Backstage at MegaCon Orlando

Brian beside a Meet the Author banner for Negligence, Assemble! — Meet the author

Brian presenting on stage — Making the case