About David R
David R Casady earned his J.D. from the University of La Verne College of Law in 2010. He arrived at law school after years working inside the insurance industry. The legal credential came at the end of a stretch that began well before he became an attorney.
Casady's early career was spent as an adjuster. He worked as a senior casualty adjuster at Safeco beginning in 1998. In 2002 he moved to a senior property adjuster role at the same company. Those positions put him on the front lines of claims handling, investigation and negotiation. They also exposed him to the practical pressures insurers and insureds face when coverage and loss overlap.
After law school he entered private practice and rose through the ranks quickly. In 2011 he became a partner at Berman, Berman, Berman, Schneider & Lowary LLP. His professional path reflects a movement from claims operations to courtroom and transactional work. The shift gave him a view of both sides of disputes that affect insurers and policyholders.
Casady's hands-on experience in property and casualty claims informs his approach as a lawyer. He understands how adjusters evaluate losses and how those evaluations translate into coverage positions. That background tends to shape the questions he asks early in a case. It also affects settlement discussions and litigation strategy.
Colleagues describe him as steady and practical in case management. He tends to favor precise, fact-driven work over rhetorical flourishes. In the office he oversees matters that require coordination among investigators, experts and outside counsel. He also handles client communications that require translating insurance jargon into plain language for policyholders and business clients.
Outside the firm he has maintained connections to the insurance sector through the people and matters he handled before becoming an attorney. That continuity gives him a network of industry contacts and an understanding of standard practices. It also helps when pinpointing procedural issues early in a dispute.
Today Casady is a partner at Berman, Berman, Berman, Schneider & Lowary LLP. He draws on his prior roles as a property and casualty adjuster when working on insurance disputes, coverage questions and related matters in California.
