Senior Partner, Bryson Harris Suciu & DeMay, PLLC (USA)
Dan Bryson is a founding Partner of Bryson, Harris, Suciu & DeMay, PLLC and is one of the nation’s most respected and experienced attorneys in the areas of consumer class actions, mass arbitrations and commercial litigation. For more than 36 years, he has handled numerous class actions and held significant positions including lead counsel in numerous MDLs. He has participated in and been lead counsel in numerous jury and bench trials across the country and has handled hundreds of mass arbitrations against corporations. His efforts have resulted in the recovery of billions of dollars for his clients. He also has extensive experience working with attorneys, funders and other partners on international litigation projects in the Courts in Amsterdam, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Spain, and Portugal, among others.
Mr. Bryson has been named as a member of the “Legal Elite” and “Super Lawyers” in North Carolina” for many years, including 2025. He was named one of the Top 10 lawyers in Raleigh by Charlotte Magazine for a number of years. He is a frequent speaker and writer on a variety of CLE topics and has been quoted by numerous publications. He has been an adjunct professor at Campbell Law School in Raleigh, North Carolina where he taught “Introduction to Class Actions and Multi-District Litigation.” He has received a number of awards, including the Thurgood Marshall award from the NC Advocates for Justice in recognition of his work supporting diversity, equity and inclusion in North Carolina. He is a past president of the Public Justice Foundation Board, a nationwide public interest law firm supported by the plaintiffs’ bar.
Currently, he is involved in actively pursuing hundreds of class cases and mass arbitrations primarily in the digital privacy sector. He has established a network of co-counsel across the country and internationally and enjoys working with other attorneys.
Mr. Bryson is a strong supporter of the arts, and he also enjoys running, skiing, playing the guitar, and golf in his free time. In 2023, he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, successfully reaching the 19,341-foot Uhuru Peak summit. In 2025, he ran a ½ marathon on the Great Wall of China. He is an Eagle Scout and the past president of the Occoneechee Boy Scout Council. He is also the past Board Chair of NC Theatre and Theatre Raleigh.
Notable Cases and Leadership Roles (partial listing)
2025: Lead counsel in numerous mass arbitrations leading to over $250M in confidential settlements
2023: Lead counsel for Parris, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc., Case No. 2023LA000672, Cir. Ct. DuPage Cty., July 3, 2023 – Class settlement of $68.5M resulting from mass arbitration of 100,000 individual Instagram BIPA claims
2023: Lead counsel for Deadalus, LLC v. City of Charlotte, Case No. 2022-NCCOA-203 – Class settlement of $106M on behalf of developers and home builders for illegally charged water and sewer capacity fees
2022: Lead counsel for Boone, et al. v. Snap Inc., Case No. 2022LA000708, Cir. Ct. DuPage Cty., Aug. 8, 2022 – Class settlement of $35M resulting from mass arbitration of thousands of individual Snapchat BIPA claims
2020-2025: Member of consortium pursuing emissions cheating claims against VW, Mercedes and others in the European Union and the United Kingdom
2020: Class Counsel for Thomas Macone v. Sharp Electronics Corp., No. 1:19-cv-12021-WGY, (U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts) – Class Action lawsuit on behalf plaintiffs with defective Sharp microwave drawers. Status: National Settlement
2019: Court-appointed Lead Counsel for In re Allura Fiber Cement Siding Prod. Liab. Litig., MDL No. 2:19-md-2886 (U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina) – Class Action arising from allegedly defective cement board siding. Status: National Settlement
2019: Court-appointed Lead Class Counsel for Upright Builders Inc. et al. v. Town of Apex, No. 18-cvs-3720 & 18-cvs-4384, (Wake Co., NC) – Class action settlement with a $15.3 million fund for builders and developers to recover improper capacity replacement and transportation paid fees to the town
2019: Court-appointed Lead Class Counsel for Town of Holly Springs, No. 17-cvs-6244, 17-cvs-6245, 18-cvs-1373 (Wake Co., NC) – Class action settlement with a $7.9 million fund for builders and developers to recover improper capacity replacement and transportation fees paid to the town
2019: Court-appointed Class Counsel for Berman et al. v. General Motors LLC, No. 2:18-cv-14371 (S.D. Fla.) – $40 million national settlement for repairs and reimbursement of repair costs incurred in connection with Chevrolet Equinox excessive oil consumption
2019: Lead trial counsel in jury trial for FieldTurf Artificial Turf Marketing Practices Litig., (Cook County Court, Chicago) – Case deals with allegedly defective turf sold and marketed by the company and sold nationwide. Status: confidential settlement during trial
2018: Lead trial counsel in jury trial for Dennis D. Chisum v. Rocco J. Campagna, Richard J. Campagna, No. 16-cvs-2419 (North Carolina Business Court, New Hanover County) – Shareholder derivative case with a jury verdict for plaintiff. Status: on appeal
2018: Interim Co-Lead Counsel for Outer Banks Power Outage Litig. – $10.35 million settlement for residents, businesses, and vacationers on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands who were impacted by a 9-day power outage
2017: Co-Lead Counsel for Smith v. Floor and Decor Outlets of America, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia – Case dealt with formaldehyde levels of laminate flooring sold nationwide. Status: Settled, confidential terms
2017: Co-lead Counsel for Elliott v. KB Home Raleigh-Durham in the Superior Court Division of the State of North Carolina. Class action case dealt with new homes constructed without a weather-resistant barrier underneath exterior siding. Status: Settled
2017: Co-Lead Counsel for In re Lumber Liquidators Chinese-Manufactured Laminate Flooring Durability Marketing and Sales Practices Litig., MDL 2743, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia – $36 million national class action settlement for members who purchased a certain type of laminate flooring
2016: Lead Counsel for In re Windsor Windows Wood Clad Window Prod. Liab. Litig., MDL 2688, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin – Case dealt with windows sold nationwide that allegedly permitted water intrusion. Status: Settled
2016: Lead Counsel for In re MI Windows and Doors, Inc. Prod. Liab. Litig., MDL 2333, in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina – Case dealt with windows sold nationwide that allegedly permitted water intrusion. Status: Settled
2015: Lead Counsel for In re Elk Cross Timbers Decking, Marketing, Sales Practices and Prod. Liab. Litig., MDL 2577, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey – Case dealt with decking and railing material that allegedly degraded prematurely. Status: Settled
2014: Co-lead Counsel for In re Atlas Roofing Corporation Chalet Shingle Prod. Litig., MDL 2495 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia – Case concerns defective allegedly shingles sold nationwide. Status: Settled
2014: Co-Lead Counsel for In re Pella Corporation Architect Designer Series Windows Prod. Liab. Litig., MDL 2514, in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina – Case dealt with windows sold nationwide that allegedly permitted water intrusion. Status: Settled
2013: Plaintiffs Steering Committee (Co-chair Science and Expert Committee) for In re Chinese Manufactured Drywall Prod. Liab. Litig, MDL 2047 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Dan served on the trial team in Federal Court in Louisiana before the Honorable Eldon Fallon for each of the three Chinese Drywall bellwether cases. Status: Settlement in excess of $1 billion
Co-lead Counsel on a three-week jury trial in Madisonville, Kentucky resulting in a $1.39 million verdict in favor of a church and a business against two coal companies for causing subsidence to their properties
Represented hundreds of homeowners in Western Kentucky for defective concrete utilized in their homes and businesses; Settlement in excess of $50 million
Represented hundreds of homeowners throughout the Southeast for defective EIFS (exterior installation finishing systems) utilized in homes and businesses; Settlement in excess of $150 million
Lead Counsel on a three-week jury trial in Wilmington, North Carolina resulting in a verdict and judgment of over $3 million for a contractor’s defective construction of marine bulkhead
Lead Counsel on a two-week jury trial in Bryson City, North Carolina resulting in a verdict and judgment in excess of $3.5 million for a developer’s deceptive advertising and shoddy construction of subdivision roads in the mountains of Western North Carolina
In The Media
Mr. Bryson is a frequent lecturer and writer on a variety of consumer class action, insurance, and mass tort related disputes. He has been quoted by a variety of media outlets over the years including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, Law360, and Lawyers Weekly, to name a few.
Speaking Engagements (partial listing)
Speaker, “What’s Hot: The Latest on Mass Arbitrations,” Fishman-Haygood Coalition of Civil Advocates Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 14, 2024
Speaker, “How to Build a Successful Law Practice,” North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ):
Speaker, “Maximizing Claims Rates,” Angeion Mega Summit, April 25, 2024
Speaker, “Emerging Tort Landscape,” Mass Torts Puerto Rico, May 5, 2023
Speaker, “Mass Arbitrations on Emerging Cases,” Mass Torts Puerto Rico, May 5, 2022
Speaker, “The Latest on Mass Arbitrations as an Alternative to Class Actions,” Mass Torts Made Perfect (Spring), April 5, 2022
Speaker, “Early Vetting of and Motions to Strike Class Action Individual Allegations,” Second Annual Class Action Case Law and Practices Review Conference, George Washington Law School Nov. 11-12, 2021
Speaker, “A Conversation With: Attorneys Daniel K. Bryson, Shanon J. Carson and Greg Coleman – COVID-19 Business Interruptions,” 1851 Franchise Magazine Webinar, April 29, 2020
Speaker, “Mass Tort Litigation in Europe: The New Frontier,” Mass Torts Made Perfect Connect Webinars, April 28, 2020
Speaker, “Class Actions 101 – How to Build Class Actions into Your Everyday Practice,” Mass Torts Made Perfect, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2019
Speaker, “Getting Your Feet Wet in Consumer Class Actions: What They’re All About and How You Can Get Started in Your Own Practice,” Mass Torts Made Perfect, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2018
Speaker, “Consumer Product Litigation,” Mass Torts Made Perfect (MTMP) Spring Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 28, 2017
Speaker, “Practical Skills for Practicing Lawyers,” 2016 Construction Law Section Annual Meeting and Joint Program with NCBA Litigation Section, New Bern, North Carolina
Speaker, “Satisfying Due Process in the Digital Age,” American Association for Justice (AAJ) Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California, July 23, 2016
Speaker, “ESI Essentials: What You Absolutely Must Know in this Day and Age About Electronically Stored Information,” North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ), NCAJ Annual Convention, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 15, 2015
National Chair, “Harris Martin’s Lumber Liquidators Flooring Litigation Conference,” Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 27, 2015
Speaker, “Construction Product Litigation, Managing Multiple Claims in Multiple Jurisdictions,” Louisiana State Bar Association, 14th Annual Class Action/Complex Litigation Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 21, 2014
Co-Chair and Speaker, “Class Actions, Making Mountains out of Molehills,” Ethics segment, NCAJ, Convention 2014, Sea Trail Resort, Sunset Beach, North Carolina, June 16, 2014.
National Co-Chair, Harris Martin “Construction Product Litigation Conference,” Miami Beach, Florida, Oct. 25, 2013
Speaker, “Nuts and Bolts of Trying a Construction Defect Case”, North Carolina Bar Association, 2013 NC/SC Construction Law Sections Annual Meeting, Asheville, North Carolina, Sept. 27-28, 2013
Speaker, “What Every NCAJ Member Should Know About Class Actions and Mass Torts”, North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ), NCAJ Annual Convention, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 17, 2013
Speaker/Faculty, “Complex Construction Litigation: Deconstructing Myths”, Louisiana State Bar Association, 12th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 30, 2012
Speaker/Faculty, “Commercial General Liability Insurance Coverage for Contractors: Mirage versus Reality”, North Carolina Bar Association, 2012 Construction Law Annual Meeting, Concord, North Carolina, Sept. 28-29, 2012
National Plaintiffs’ Co-Chair, Harris Martin Chinese Drywall Conference, Miami, Florida, Oct. 2011
Speaker, Mass Torts Made Perfect, “There’s Gold in Them Thar Houses,” Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct. 2011
Speaker–Analysis of the DePuy Hip Implant-Update on Causation and Design Defect, HB Litigation Conference “Orthopedic Litigation Conference-DePuy and Zimmer Implant Updates—Plaintiffs Only,” Jan.19, 2011
Speaker/Faculty, “Perspectives for the Construction Lawyer: Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going?”, North Carolina Bar Association, 2010 Construction Law Section Annual Meeting, Cary, North Carolina, Sept. 24-25, 2010
Practice Areas
Class Action Lawsuits
Finance & Insurance Litigation
Dangerous Drugs & Devices
Consumer Products
Education
J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law: J.D., cum laude, 1988
M.B.A., University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 1986
B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1983
Bar Admissions
North Carolina
Kentucky
Georgia
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Registered as Foreign Lawyer in England and Wales
Awards
Professional Activities
American Association for Justice: Internet Video Gaming Addiction Litigation Group, Mass Arbitration Litigation Group, Class Action Litigation Group, Wage & Hour Litigation Group, Mold Litigation Group, Construction Defects Group, and Cox-2 Group
Public Justice: Executive Committee President & Immediate Past President (2022-2023), Executive Committee & Secretary (2017-2018), Communications Committee Chair (2016-2017), Membership Outreach and Diversity Committee Chair (2013-2015), Board member since 2010
North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ): Education Committee and Legislative Committee (2012-2013), Membership Committee (2023-2024)
Kentucky Bar Association
Georgia Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association, Council and Chair of Construction Law Section (2001-2002)
American Bar Association, Construction Law Section, Tort & Insurance Practice and Litigation Committees
Wake County Bar Association
Campbell Law School, Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Complex Litigation: Introduction to Class Actions and Multi-District Litigations
North Carolina Theatre, Board Chair (2015-2018)
Raleigh Contemporary Art Museum, Board of Directors (2014-2017)
Scouting America, Occoneechee Council, Past President (2006-2007)
Dean Smith Distinguished Citizen Award Committee (2023)
Email: dbryson@brysonpllc.com
