Arthur H. Bryant

Arthur H. Bryant, a Partner at the Clarkson Law Firm in San Francisco and Malibu, CA,  is the former Chairman and Executive Director of Public Justice, a national public interest law firm created by trial lawyers and currently supported by – and able to call on – over 2,700 of the top plaintiffs’ lawyers in the country. He has won major victories and established precedents in constitutional law, consumer protection, toxic torts, civil rights, class actions, and mass torts. The National Law Journal has twice named him one of the 100 Most Influential Attorneys in America.

Arthur joined Public Justice (then Trial Lawyers for Public Justice) in 1984 as its sole staff attorney. He became Executive Director in 1987 and was named Chairman in 2014, his 30th anniversary with the organization. When Arthur became Executive Director, the organization had two staff (Arthur and the receptionist), a small office in Washington DC, fewer than 25 annual members, a $275,000 budget, and few cases on its docket. When he became Chairman, it had 30 staff (including 15 attorneys), offices on both coasts, over 2,500 members, a $5.3 million budget, and a broader range of high-impact, precedent-setting cases than any public interest organization in the country. He became Chairman Emeritus in 2019, his 35th anniversary with Public Justice, and then joined Bailey Glasser, LLP, as a Partner, specializing in cutting-edge litigation and winning Title IX victories for female (and, in one case, male) student-athletes discrimininated against on the basis of their sex by ten colleges and universities throught the country.

In July 2024, Arthur joined Clarkson, a groundbreaking private public interest law firm, to lead its Title IX practice and help increase the firm's cutting-edge work and impact nationwide.