Attorney Brian Brijbag has over 20 years’ experience in personal injury after having worked in the medical field in multiple roles. Brian is a longtime resident of the Nature Coast of Florida and now enjoys raising his family in the community. A graduate of Springstead High School, Brian has long been a supporter of the Nature Coast serving as chairperson of the Hernando County Fine Arts Council, a Florida motivational speaker, sponsor of the Brijbag Invitational High School Wrestling Tournament, and is founding member of the Brooksville Band Shell Bash.
Brian Brijbag avidly supports his community by sponsoring many local events and serving on several committees. He and his wife, Stephanie, founded the Brijbag Family Foundation, a non-profit, to raise funds to build sensory rooms for students in Hernando County schools. Stephanie is a board-certified behavior analyst who works with children with disabilities in the school system. Brian has five children including Rachel, a young woman on the autism spectrum.
Why is Brian Brijbag and his family foundation doing this?
“To answer that question, we have to go to why I became an attorney in the first place,” said Brian. “While providing for my family is a goal as the owner of my own firm, it would not be my only motivation.”
Brian has had a successful career in the healthcare profession for over 20 years. Having earned several degrees, he was offered an opportunity to get a juris doctor at almost no cost. He decided to pursue legal education for the purpose of opening his own firm. You see, for several years Brian was a single father raising three children. His middle child, Rachel, is autistic and has also required most of his attention. Brian visited countless physicians and therapy appointments and prayed countless prayers all seeking the wisdom on how best to prepare his special daughter as she becomes an adult.
“My heart broke when she was teased at school or struggled with homework,” said Brian. “Like most parents I wondered how my kids would succeed as adults. But with Rachel I had concerns about her future, and I knew I needed to plan to help her into adulthood.”
Brian became an attorney to help his children learn about the law and help victims get justice while practicing empathy and compassion. He also became an attorney to help his children help their community. “I became an attorney to help Rachel be fine long after I am gone,” said Brian. “My intention is to provide a gentle environment for Rachel and other children to learn life skills. A place where they could be gently corrected when they need guidance.”
About Brian & Stephanie Brijbag’s Commitment to Sensory Rooms for Children in Hernando County
Brian and Stephanie Brijbag and the Brijbag Family Foundation made a donation to the Hernando County Education Foundation to establish “Rachel’s Room” in schools in Hernando County. This donation was matched through several means with the Hernando County Education Foundation including but not limited to the school district education foundation matching grant program, Suncoast Credit Union, and the Hernando County Education Foundation.