Daniel K. Bryson



Practice Areas

Education

  • University of North Carolina, B.A., 1983
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro, M.B.A., 1986
  • Wake Forest University, J.D., cum laude, 1988

Bar Admission

  • 1988, North Carolina

Professional Memberships

  • North Carolina (Chair, Construction Law Section, Council, 2001-2002) and American (Member, Construction Law Section, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee) Bar Associations
  • North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • ATLA (Member, Construction Defects, Cox-2, and Mold Litigation Sections).

Honors

  • Member, Wake Forest Law Review, 1987-1988
  • Named as a member of "North Carolina's Legal Elite" by Business North Carolina in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
  • Named as one of North Carolina's "Super Lawyers" in construction litigation.
  • Named as one The Best Lawyers in America in commercial litigation.
  • Martindale-Hubbell "AV" (highest) rated.

Classes/Seminars Taught
The following is a partial list of the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) classes and seminars at which Mr. Bryson has taught and/or moderated:

  • "Condominium Construction Issues in North Carolina" Lorman CLE Seminar, Scheduled January 2008 (Raleigh, North Carolina) (Moderator and Speaker)
  • “What You Need To Know About General Liability Insurance Coverage”, Contracts for Construction Lawyers: How to Get the Party Started, NCBA Foundation, September 2006 (Greensboro, North Carolina) (Speaker)
  • "Critical Issues in Construction Defects Litigation - Insurance Coverage in the Trenches" and "Cutting-Edge Issues in Construction Defects Litigation, Selected Evidentiary Issues from Recent Cases", Judicial Education Program - AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, Second Annual Judicial Symposium, March 2006 (Washington, DC) (Panelist and Speaker)
  • “What You Need To Know About General Liability Insurance Coverage”, We Can Work It Out–Real Estate Rights and Remedies, NCBA Foundation, February 2006 (Cary, North Carolina) (Speaker)
  • “Mealey’s Construction Defect & Mold Litigation Conference”, Mealey’s Annual Convention, November 2005 (Phoenix, Arizona) (National Co-Chair)
  • "Emerging Issues in Construction Defect Class Actions", Plaintiff's Counsel Mold Summit, October 2005 (Chicago, Illinois) (Speaker)
  • "Litigating Construction Defects as Mass Torts: EIFS, Mold, Concrete, and More", 2005 ATLA Convention, July 2005 (Toronto, Canada) (Speaker)
  • “Mealey’s Construction Defect & Mold Litigation Conference”, Mealey’s Annual Convention, December 2004 (Las Vegas, Nevada)  (National Co-Chair)
  • “The Future of Mold Litigation”, ATLA Annual Convention, Construction Defects-Property Damages Litigation Group, July 2004 (Boston, Massachusetts) (Moderator & Speaker)
  • “Current Status of EIFS Litigation”, Mealeys: National Mold Litigation Conference, June 2004 (Orlando, Florida) (Speaker)
  • “Toxic Mold: A Legal Primer”, CAI: 2004 Community Association Law Seminar, February 2004 (Las Vegas, Nevada) (Speaker)
  • “ M5: Mold, Moisture, Misery and Money – Plus Myth”, NCATL, October 2003 (San Diego, California) (Speaker)
  • “What You Really Need to Know About Mold and Legal Liabilities”, Lorman, August 2003 (Greenville, North Carolina) (Speaker)
  • “Bad Buildings, Bad Products, Toxic Mold – A Primer”, ATLA Annual Convention, July 2003 (San Francisco, California) (Speaker)
  • “Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems in North Carolina”, Lorman, July 2003 (Raleigh, North Carolina) (Speaker)
  • “Harris-Martin: Mold Litigation-Beyond the Basics II”, Harris-Martin, June, 2003 (New Orleans. Louisiana) (Speaker)
  • “Toxic Mold: A Legal Primer”, CAI National Conference and Exposition, May 2003 (Dallas, Texas) (Speaker)
  • "Why Are We Moldy Now", Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, April 2003 (Panelist and Speaker)
  • “Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems in North Carolina”, Lorman, February 2003 (Greenville, North Carolina) (Speaker)
  • “Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems in North Carolina”, Lorman, February 2003 (Raleigh, North Carolina) (Speaker)
  • "Mold-The Construction Industry's Newest Four-Letter Word", The "Contractor's" Construction Superconference, December 2002 (San Francisco, California) (Panelist)
  • "Strategies on Mold Litigation", Mealey's Construction Defects in 2002: EIFS, CCA Treated Wood and Mold, October 2002 (Atlanta, Georgia) (Plaintiff Leader)
  • "The Business of Mold:  Breakout Sessions", HarrisMartin's Mold Litigation: Beyond the Basics, October 2002 (San Antonio, Texas) (Plaintiff Leader)
  • "Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems in North Carolina", Lorman, July 2002 (Raleigh, North Carolina) (Speaker)

Articles
The following is a partial list of the articles and papers authored and/or contributed to by Mr. Bryson:

Civic Activities

  • President and Chairman of the Board, Occoneechee Council Boy Scouts of America (2005-2007)
  • West Raleigh Baseball Assistant Coach
  • President North Raleigh Kiwanis (1995)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Alumni Association

Born: Asheville, North Carolina, December 3, 1960

Office Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Phone: (919) 981-0191

Fax: (919) 981-0431