Overview
Brian W. Bell is a founding partner of Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, a firm formed by nine partners who left a large Chicago law firm to better serve the needs of their clients. Over the last three decades, Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP has become a dynamic litigation powerhouse, employing more than 130 lawyers in seven offices and serving clients nationwide.
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Missouri Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Chicago Society of Trial Lawyers
- Defense Research Institute
- Product Liability Advisory Council
- Law Bulletin Media, “Illinois Leading Lawyers,“ multiple years
- Best Lawyers in America®, multiple years
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Missouri Lawyer Weekly, “Top Defense Verdict,” (2009)
- Illinois Super Lawyers®, (2005-2006, 2008-2025)