David A. Bryant is a solution-oriented lawyer with over 25 years of experience in the legal, medical, and insurance fields.
As a partner at Bryant Legal Group, he concentrates his practice on civil litigation and insurance disputes with an emphasis on disputed health coverage and disability insurance for highly compensated professionals.
David leverages his knowledge of the insurance industry to the benefit of his clients, helping them recover hundreds of millions in denied insurance benefits.
Due to his unique experience managing the complicated interaction between both public and private insurance matters, billing, coding, and posting, and revenue cycle management, he has become a trusted resource for both small and large medical organizations. He serves as corporate counsel to several physician groups, managing their medical practice claims, employment issues, compliance, and billing cycle reimbursement.
In addition, David advises colleagues and clients on federal and state compliance related to Medicare and Medicaid.
Professional Affiliations
ISBA Insurance Law Section Council
Member, 2017-2018
Illinois State Bar Association
Member
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
Member
Federal Bar Association (FBA)
Member
American Association for Justice (AAJ)
Member, 2017-2018
Kane County Bar Association (KCBA)
Member
ISBA Insurance Law Section Council
Member, 2021-2022
Professional Affiliations
ISBA Insurance Law Section Council
Member, 2017-2018
Illinois State Bar Association
Member
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
Member
Federal Bar Association (FBA)
Member
American Association for Justice (AAJ)
Member, 2017-2018
Kane County Bar Association (KCBA)
Member
ISBA Insurance Law Section Council
Member, 2021-2022
Honors & Awards
- Illinois Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers Magazines, 2013-2017 - Illinois Rising Stars
Super Lawyers Magazines, 2008 - Leading Lawyer in the following areas of law:
Employment Law-Employee, False Claims Act/Whistleblower Law, and Social Security Disability Law
2014-2015 - AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated SM by Martindale-Hubbell
2013-2021
Education
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
(f/k/a UIC John Marshall Law School)
Juris Doctor, 1995 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Arts, 1991
Prior Experience
- Dailey, DeBofsky & Bryant
Founding Partner, 2002-2013
Admitted to Practice:
- Illinois, 1996
Publications and Presentations
- Panelist, American Conference Institute 19th Annual Conference on Litigating Disability Insurance Claims
“Discovery in ERISA Cases as Discretionary Clauses are Slowly Fading Out and Insurers are Relying on De Novo Review, How the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Will Impact Discovery, Administrative Review, and Proportionality Issues.”
Boston, MA 2016 - Panelist, American Conference Institute 16th Annual Conference on Litigating Disability Insurance Claims
“The Discovery Battle Continues: The Current Scope and Limitations of Discovery in Disability Claim Actions and Tactics and Strategies, for Securing Meaningful and Useful Discovery for Your Case.”
New York, NY 2014
- Panelist, American Conference Institute 19th Annual Conference on Litigating Disability Insurance Claims
“Procedure: A Focus on Early Resolution (ADR, Mediation, and Settlement) and Venue & Removal”
New York, NY 2014 - Co-author and presenter, American Conference Insitute, 15th Annual Conference on Litigating Disability Insurance Claims
“Functional Capacity Evaluations from the Insured’s Perspective.”
New York, NY 2013 - Co-author and presenter, American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Midwinter Symposium on Life, Health, Disability & ERISA
“Insurance Bad Faith Cases from the Plaintiff’s Perspective.”
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2013
Community Involvement
Food Fix Foundation
Board Member, 2020-present
Catholic Charities USA
Social Policy and Finance Committees, 2011-2015
OMNIA Institute for Contextual Leadership
Board of Directors, 2015-2017
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Board of Directors, 2000-2002
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