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dation. Brian has donated his time as a keynote speaker, served as committee member and volunteer at multiple
Foundation golf tournaments, mentored students and young professionals and served as co-chair of the Silver
Spur Award Committee. Brian’s philanthropic history and volunteer record within Santa Clarita serves as an ex-
ample that all volunteers and nonprofits can emulate. As COC celebrates 50 Years of service, Brian’s leadership
and involvement has paved the way to providing support to our community for decades to come. We believe
choosing Brian Koegle as the 2020 SCV Man of the Year, sends a positive message—simply put, volunteerism,
philanthropy and community spirit is valued in the SCV.
Biography
Brian Koegle is a partner in the employment and labor law department of Poole Shaffery & Koegle, LLP. After
attending College of the Canyons from 1992 to 1994, he transferred to The Ohio State University, where he ob-
tained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology with a minor in Economics. He returned to Southern
California realizing how much he really hates Midwestern winters to attend law school at Southwestern Uni-
versity School of Law where he participated in the widely acclaimed SCALE program, the nation’s only fully
accredited two-year legal education program. After passing the California State Bar Examination in 2001, Brian
opened his own law firm, focusing on employment law and business litigation, until 2004 when he joined Poole
& Shaffery, LLP. With a focus on labor and employment law, Mr. Koegle provides counsel to employers across
various industries regarding hiring practices, employment contracts, wage and hour issues, compensation,
discipline and termination matters. He represents employers in mediation, arbitration, litigation, and various
administrative hearings, defending a wide range of employment discrimination and fair employment practice
cases. He also assists employers in the design, drafting, modification and implementation of personnel poli-
cies, procedures and employee handbooks and conducts personnel policy audits. Mr. Koegle guides employers
with respect to all aspects of wage and hour compliance, including overtime calculations, meal and rest period
requirements, and statutory penalties arising from non-compliant policies and procedures. Brian also has written
several published articles on labor and employment-related matters and is a frequent speaker on these issues, in-
cluding COC Foundation Chancellors Circle events. Brian is a member of the Labor and Employment Sections
of the California State Bar and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He has been recognized as a Rising
Star by SuperLawyers/Los Angeles Magazine in 2010 – 2015 and as a Supper Lawyer in 2016-2020. Brian
has also been recognized as one of the “40 Under Forty” by both the San Fernando Valley Business Journal
(2005) and the Santa Clarita Valley Business Journal (2009). He was also a graduate of the inaugural Leadership
Santa Clarita Valley Program, presented by the COC Employee Training Institute. Brian has served on several
non-profit boards throughout the community, including the College of the Canyons Foundation, HandsOn Santa
Clarita and the SCV Youth Project. Brian also worked tirelessly on the Measure M campaign, and later served
on the Measure M Citizens Oversight Committee until he completed his term in 2011.

Dr. Alan Pollack
President, SCV Historical Society;
President, St. Francis Dam
National Memorial Foundation
Nominating Organization
Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society
Organizations
President, SCV Historical Society, 12 years;
St. Francis Dam National
Memorial Foundation, President
since inception; Director, Community Hiking Club
Organization Impact
See biography
Other Contributions
See biography