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Practice Areas
- Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability
- Commercial Litigation
- General Liability Coverage and Defense
- Insurance
- Pandemic Claims and Litigation
- Property Insurance
- Subrogation
Bar and Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- State Courts: District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
Education
- J.D., University of Toledo College of Law, 2015, Valedictorian, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
- B.S., Psychology and Criminal Justice, The Defiance College, 2012
Bryant S. Green
Bryant counsels many of the world’s largest insurers concerning their most troublesome and complex first-party property, business income, builder's risk, inland marine, and excess indemnity claims. He also defends clients in high-value appraisals, bad faith, and liability claims.
Representing insurers in a wide array of sophisticated property insurance coverage matters, Bryant was at the forefront of decisions concerning business interruption claims for COVID-19 losses.
With extensive experience in all phases of litigation, Bryant has argued numerous cases to verdict before federal and state juries and has delivered arguments before several courts of appeal.
Prior to joining Zelle, Bryant served as a law clerk for the Honorable Stuart R. Berger of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Thereafter, he practiced at a regional firm in Baltimore, Maryland, where he tried insurance coverage and general liability cases across Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
Representative Matters
Represented two prominent insurance industry trade associations in various courts of appeal opposing business interruption claims resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Represented a market of insurers in defense of a $50 million claim to a Miami Beach hotel following damage allegedly resulting from Hurricane Irma.
Prevailed on a motion to dismiss on behalf of a major insurer in a $500 million business interruption claim for COVID-19 losses and argued the subsequent appeal where the case was affirmed.
Prevailed on a motion to dismiss on behalf of a major metropolitan city in a wrongful death case and argued the subsequent appeal where the case was affirmed.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a major insurer in a $2 million insurance coverage matter for damage to an apartment building involving the interpretation of an ensuing loss exclusion, and then argued the subsequent appeal where the case was affirmed.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a major insurer in a coverage matter involving the historic 2016 Ellicott City flood, then argued the subsequent appeal where the case was affirmed.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a major insurer in a case affirming the application of anti-concurrent earth movement exclusion following a landslide on Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a major insurer in a case involving the application of collapse coverage following a sinkhole under a complex hotel insurance policy.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a major insurer in a federal bad faith claim involving damages to a yacht.
Articles & Presentations
"Policyholders Should Also Want To Fight Social Inflation," Law360, November 8, 2022, author
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
- The District of Columbia Bar Association
- DRI, Defense Research Institute
- Maryland Defense Counsel
Community Service
- Library Company of the Baltimore Bar, Board Member
- Gallery Church Baltimore, Leadership
Noteworthy
Named a Rising Star by Washington, DC Super Lawyers, 2022
