Bryan M. Weiss is a Partner and Co-Chair of the firm's Insurance Law Practice Group, specializing in providing coverage advice to insurers and representing insurers in declaratory relief, bad faith actions and insurance-related appeals. In particular, Mr. Weiss' expertise includes intellectual property and Coverage B coverage matters, first party property matters and coverage issues arising under general and professional liability policies. Mr. Weiss also represents and counsels insurers in disability and ERISA matters, including bad faith actions related to Life, Health and Disability insurance.

He is a frequent author and speaker on insurance related issues, including serving as Co-Editor of the DRI Insurance Law Newsletter and having been a speaker at PLRB/LIRB Regional and Annual meetings for several years.  Mr. Weiss is "AV" rated by Martindale Hubbell.

Representative Published Decisions

Mr. Weiss' appellate decisions include Monticello Ins. Co. v. Essex Ins. Co. (2008) 162 Cal.App.4th 1376; Mez v. Pacific National Insurance Company 76 Cal. App. 4th 856 (1999), review denied (March 22, 2000); Scottsdale Insurance Company v. Essex Insurance Company 98 Cal. App. 4th 86 (2002); Floveyor International, Ltd. v. The Superior Court Of Los Angeles County (1997) 59 Cal.App.4th 789; Hartford Fire Insurance Company v. Irene Macri (1992) 4 Cal.4th 318; as well as numerous other unpublished decisions such as Rio Vista Associates v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co. (2005) 2005 WL 408007.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute - Co-Editor, Insurance Law Committee Newsletter; Member, Insurance, Appellate, and Life, Health & Disability Committees
• Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
• Los Angeles County Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• American Jurisprudence Award, Contracts and Comparative Law

Published Works

• "The Duty to Defend 'Inextricably Intertwined' Actions," IADC Committee Newsletter, Insurance and Rinsurance, April 2012
• "Covered Events", Defense Research Institute, Co-Editor
• "E-risk: Managing Risk in the Information Age", AIC, Allianz Insurance Company, April, 2001
• "Insurance Coverage for Inducement to Commit Patent Infringement Claims", Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Quarterly, Spring, 2000
• "Article, Liability of Service Personnel for Injuries Caused by Defective Products", Phi Magazine (Germany), March, 1996
• "Article, Coverage Issues Raised By Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Claims", Defense Research Institute Insurance Coverage Seminar, June, 1994
• "Sexual Harassment: What It Is, What It Isn't, and Who Signs the Check for Defense or Indemnity", Federal of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Quarterly, Summer, 1996
• "1983 California Court of Appeals Survey-Entertainment Law", 6 Whittier L. Rev. 391, 1984

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Speaker, "Fast and Furious: The Insurance Coverage Five-Minute Drill," Spring 2012 USLAW Network Client Conference, April 12-14, 2012, Dana Point, CA
• Speaker, "Reserving Rights and Potential Impact on Coverage," PLRB/LIRB 2011 Regional Adjusters Conferences, June 22-23, 2011, Baltimore, Maryland (eastern region); September 7-8, 2011, Indianapolis, IN (central region); November 8-9, 2011, Sacramento, California (western region)
• Speaker, "Defense of Intellectual Property Claims, PLRB Regional Claims Conference," 2009
• Speaker, "Recent Developments in Advertising and Personal Injury Coverage," PLRB Regional Claims Conference, 2008
• Speaker, "Handling Bodily Injury Claims from a Coverage Perspective," PLRB Regional Claims Conference, 2004 - 2006
• Instructor, "Advanced Legal Skills," Whittier College School of Law, 1991 - 1993