For a decade, he served the bar association as treasurer, chair of the budget & management committee, and as an elected trustee.

After his defeat by O'Connor, Governor Strickland appointed Brown to an open judgeship on the Franklin County Municipal Court.

As Tobacco Litigation Counsel, he helped lead the largest litigation in Ohio history, coordinating the work of six law firms serving as outside counsel, supervising a core team of eight staff attorneys, and coordinating Ohio's efforts with more than 40 other states.

In June 2009, Brown was named an ASTAR Fellow after completing the two-year Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource program, which is designed to prepare judges to preside over cases involving complex science and technology issues and to serve as a resource to other judges.

One of their daughters, Beryl Piccolantonio, formerly served as the President of the Gahanna-Jefferson School Board, and is now Ohio's 4th house district's state representative.