Brauer has been an active member of the legal community, having served as Chair of the New Lawyers section of the OSBA, the New Lawyer Training Task Force and as a Young Lawyer Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates. He is a Fellow of the OSBF, and was a member of the Fellows Class of 2005, in which he was actively involved in the project, “With Liberty and Justice For All…Somali’s in Ohio.”

Currently, he is the Statewide Coordinator for Wills for Ohio, an organization that provides free estate planning to firefighters, police officers and emergency medical service employees. Brauer is also committed to pro bono work within Hahn Loeser, acting as Chair of its Pro Bono Committee. He is responsible for the firm’s pro bono services in Cleveland, Columbus, Akron and Florida. One of his main pro bono initiatives is a program that addresses landlord-tenant disputes in Cleveland Municipal Court. In addition, Brauer aided in the development of a program with Community Legal Aid Services of Akron for Hahn Loeser to adopt-a-neighborhood for regular pro bono services.

Brauer gives back to his local community as well. He is on the Board of Directors of the Fine Arts Association in Lake County and provides pro bono services to the organization. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Charenton Theater Company from 2000-2005. Brauer earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law and his B.S. from Northwestern University.