

Credentials
Education
Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, 2019-2027
Martindale-Hubbell AV®Peer Review Rated
Legal Memberships
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Defense Research Institute
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
Michigan
New Mexico
Texas
U.S. District Court, D. New Mexico
U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois
U.S. District Court, N.D. New York
Articles and Presentations
Co-Author, "Limitations Applicable to Wrongful Death Claims Allegedly Caused by a Defective Product," DRI Strictly Speaking.
Presenter, "Techniques for Effective Cross-Examination of Expert Witness," DRI 2024 Product Liability Conference.
Presenter, "Expert Deposition Strategies and Techniques," 2024 DRI Product Liability Seminar.
"A Look Through Tinted Glass: What Does the Future Hold for Preemption in Motor Vehicle Litigation?," Prod. Safety Liab. Rptr., Vol. 39, No. 20.
"Preemption in Automobile Product Liability Cases After Williamson and Priester," presented at Product Liability Advisory Council.
"Sophisticated Deposition Strategies," presented at National Business Institute.
"I Could Tell You, But I'd Have to Kill You: Protecting Your Clients' Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Information," Mich. Def. Q.
Bryan Cross defends clients in lawsuits involving catastrophic personal injury – including quadriplegia and traumatic brain injury – and wrongful death claims. A trial lawyer for more than 30 years, Bryan primarily defends Fortune 500 companies in state and federal courts throughout the United States and its territories. Bryan has successfully defended claims involving product liability, trucking, medical malpractice, and toxic tort; and he is frequently brought in shortly before trial to quickly organize and develop previously neglected files, identify and address strategic vulnerabilities, and minimize or eliminate downside risk in high-exposure cases.
Cases
Recent Cases
Helped secure a grant of new trial following a multi-million dollar personal-injury judgment against an automotive manufacturer, followed by the exclusion of a liability expert and entry of summary judgment on behalf of the manutacturer before the start of a new trial.
Represent a major industrial equipment manufacturer in nationwide high-exposure cases involving multiple injury and wrongful death claims.
Recent Cases
Helped secure a grant of new trial following a multi-million dollar personal-injury judgment against an automotive manufacturer, followed by the exclusion of a liability expert and entry of summary judgment on behalf of the manutacturer before the start of a new trial.
Represent a major industrial equipment manufacturer in nationwide high-exposure cases involving multiple injury and wrongful death claims.


Bryan Cross defends clients in lawsuits involving catastrophic personal injury – including quadriplegia and traumatic brain injury – and wrongful death claims. A trial lawyer for more than 30 years, Bryan primarily defends Fortune 500 companies in state and federal courts throughout the United States and its territories. Bryan has successfully defended claims involving product liability, trucking, medical malpractice, and toxic tort; and he is frequently brought in shortly before trial to quickly organize and develop previously neglected files, identify and address strategic vulnerabilities, and minimize or eliminate downside risk in high-exposure cases.
Credentials
Education
Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, 2019-2027
Martindale-Hubbell AV®Peer Review Rated
Legal Memberships
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Defense Research Institute
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
Michigan
New Mexico
Texas
U.S. District Court, D. New Mexico
U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois
U.S. District Court, N.D. New York
Articles and Presentations
Co-Author, "Limitations Applicable to Wrongful Death Claims Allegedly Caused by a Defective Product," DRI Strictly Speaking.
Presenter, "Techniques for Effective Cross-Examination of Expert Witness," DRI 2024 Product Liability Conference.
Presenter, "Expert Deposition Strategies and Techniques," 2024 DRI Product Liability Seminar.
"A Look Through Tinted Glass: What Does the Future Hold for Preemption in Motor Vehicle Litigation?," Prod. Safety Liab. Rptr., Vol. 39, No. 20.
"Preemption in Automobile Product Liability Cases After Williamson and Priester," presented at Product Liability Advisory Council.
"Sophisticated Deposition Strategies," presented at National Business Institute.
"I Could Tell You, But I'd Have to Kill You: Protecting Your Clients' Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Information," Mich. Def. Q.
Cases
Recent Cases
Helped secure a grant of new trial following a multi-million dollar personal-injury judgment against an automotive manufacturer, followed by the exclusion of a liability expert and entry of summary judgment on behalf of the manutacturer before the start of a new trial.
Represent a major industrial equipment manufacturer in nationwide high-exposure cases involving multiple injury and wrongful death claims.
Recent Cases
Helped secure a grant of new trial following a multi-million dollar personal-injury judgment against an automotive manufacturer, followed by the exclusion of a liability expert and entry of summary judgment on behalf of the manutacturer before the start of a new trial.
Represent a major industrial equipment manufacturer in nationwide high-exposure cases involving multiple injury and wrongful death claims.