Brian S. Bartley

Brian provides early case assessment to each client, guiding them through their case, whether it settles or goes to litigation. If his client does proceed to court proceedings, Brian has vast experience defending insurance carriers, self-insured employers, and third-party administrators before various judges of compensation claims. Brian is proficient in conducting depositions of witnesses, physicians, and vocational experts, as well as motion hearings, mediations, and final hearings. He also has a deep familiarity with conducting investigations as needed.

Brian is extremely dedicated to his clients, often going in-house and presenting on a variety of educational topics to help them minimize risk and exposure. He also speaks nationally at various continuing legal education presentations and other industry conferences. Some of the topics he has presented on include:  

• Apportionment
• Attorney’s Fees and Recent Case Law
• Case Law Update
• Closing Difficult Cases
• Comparative Negligence
• Compensability of the Claim
• Depositions Do's and Don’ts
• Diversity and Cross-Cultural Training
• Equitable Distribution
• Ethics and Fraud
• Florida Impairment Guides
• Fraud Upon the Court

Prior to joining the firm, Brian was a partner at another Florida law firm, where he focused on workers’ compensation and insurance defense matters.

While in law school, Brian was an editor for the University of Miami Inter-American Law Review and competed nationally as a member of the school’s Mock Trial Team. After graduation from college, he served as National Chairman of a non-partisan student political organization and was listed in Who’s Who in American Politics.