Brian Bassett’s approach is defined by a combination of deep and diverse insurance coverage insights, assertive advocacy, and detailed analysis that never loses sight of the big picture.
Brian understands that insurance disputes do not happen in a vacuum; that effective representation requires consideration of business concerns that transcend the four corners of a specific issue or case. Whether through assertive courtroom advocacy or meticulous coverage analysis, Brian provides his clients with counsel they can rely on in their most consequential matters.
Read More > Read Less >Education
- The John Marshall Law School, J.D.
- John Marshall Law Review, Lead Articles Editor
- 2005 Scribes Award for best comment in the 2005 John Marshall Law Review
- University of Dayton, B.A.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Professional & Community Affiliations
- Co-Chair, CLM Insurance Coverage Committee Publications Sub-Committee
- Vice Chair, DRI Professional Liability Insurance Substantive Law Group
- Grants Committee, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation-IICF – Midwest Division
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance-CLM
- Defense Research Institute-DRI
- Professional Liability Underwriters Society-PLUS
- Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel - FDCC
- Chicago Bar Association
Notable Decisions
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Arrington v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London, 2019 IL App (1st) 182345-U
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JLG Industries, Inc. v. Tokio Marine Specialty Insurance Company, 2019 IL App (2d) 190341-U
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Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC v. CNA et al, 2018 WL 1465154 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018)
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Maxum Indemnity Company v. Towne Pub, 2018 WL 9878319 (C.D. Ill. 2018)
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Sarkozy v. Hub International Midwest Limited, 2016 WL 4543493 (Mich. App. Ct. 2016)
Publications
- Co-Author, Coverage Defenses for Disgorgement and Restitution Are Alive and Well, But Challenges Persist (DRI The Brief Case, May 2022)
- Co-Author, “Preserving Privilege” (CLM Magazine, March 2021)
- Co-Author, “Where Do We Draw the Line? Liability Coverage for Economic Losses” (In-House Defense Quarterly., Spring 2019)
- Co-Author, “Is Any Body Safe?” (CLM Magazine, March 2019)
- Ill. Courts Should Not Conflate Insurers And Defense Counsel (Law360, October 30, 2018)
- If You Don’t Reach Conclusion, Forget The Exclusion (CLM Magazine, December 2017)
- Dueling Loyalties: The Right to Independent Counsel (ABA Section of Litigation, August 2016)
- Gaps in Security: The Increasing Need for Cyber Coverage (CLM Magazine, Winter 2015)
- When Is Your Work Really “Your Work?” Construction Defect Claims In The GC Context (ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Newsletter, Fall 2013)
- Co-Author, Sandy: The Second Wave. Business Interruption Claims Approach Landfall (IACP-Declarations, Fall 2013)
- Avoiding Broken Promises: Recent ISO Revisions to Additional Insured Endorsements, Litigation Management (Fall 2013)
- How to Keep the Lights On: An Exploration of the Abrogation of Wholesale Energy Contracts, 38 John Marshall L. Rev. 303 (Fall 2004)