About Jason A. Frye
Jason Frye helps corporate policyholders recover from their insurers for a wide range of losses and claims, including class actions, product liability claims, business torts, construction defects, environmental losses, representation and warranty claims, and abuse claims. Jason has served as lead counsel in state and federal courts and before arbitration panels across the country in coverage disputes under nearly all types of commercial insurance policies. Jason also counsels corporate policyholders to develop creative, cost-effective strategies to resolve or avoid coverage disputes before litigation ensues. Over his career, Jason has helped his policyholder clients recover hundreds of millions of dollars from their insurers.
While in law school, Jason was a member of The John Marshall Law Review.
A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found here.
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Experience
- Represented a mining company in multiple coverage disputes in connection with talc-related personal injury claims and helped recover nearly one billion dollars from insurers and indemnitors.
- Advised a professional sports team in connection with insurance coverage for alleged copyright infringement.
- Advised a hair and personal care product manufacturer in connection with personal injury lawsuits alleging that exposure to products caused cancer.
- Represented one of the largest and most established builders in North America in a coverage dispute in connection with the construction of a hospital; obtained a favorable settlement.
- Represented a financial services company and secured insurance coverage for a lawsuit alleging a fraudulent check-cashing scheme.
- Advised one of the world’s largest restaurant chains regarding insurance coverage for claims arising in several different countries.
- Represented a multinational food processing and commodities trading corporation in several coverage disputes and secured coverage for settlements of underlying claims.
- Represented a Fortune 500 global manufacturer in a coverage dispute arising from a plant explosion.
- Represented a mobile advertising network in a coverage litigation arising out of claims alleging privacy violations; secured full coverage for a settlement of underlying claims.
- Represented a public company in a suit against several primary carriers arising out of asbestos bodily injury claims; obtained a favorable settlement of past and future defense costs.
- Represented a Fortune 500 database marketing company in coverage disputes over alleged FCRA violations.
- Represented one of the nation’s largest health benefits companies as an E&O policyholder in complex coverage disputes throughout the country.
- Represented directors and officers in a coverage dispute arising out of an alleged takeover of the company.
- Represented an individual policyholder in an action to rescind an insurance policy; helped obtain a settlement of underlying action on the eve of the rescission trial.
Pro Bono
- Advised nonprofit community health centers on insurance coverage issues.
- Represented a plaintiff in an excessive force lawsuit against a Chicago Police Officer in a three-day federal jury trial.
- Represented a Columbian optometrist in a successful Seventh Circuit appeal of decision denying her request for asylum.
- Represented a petitioner in a contested adoption proceeding and obtained a summary judgment against the putative father, which was affirmed by the Illinois Appellate Court.
- Represented a debtor in a bankruptcy adversary proceeding to determine dischargeability of hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loan debt; obtained a favorable settlement for the client.
- Represented petitioners seeking orders of protection in domestic violence proceedings.
A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found here.
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Honors & Awards / Ranking
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2027 Best Lawyers in America®August 20, 2026
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Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers in America®August 21, 2025
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Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America®August 19, 2024
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Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2024June 13, 2024
A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found here.
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Recognitions
- 2025–2027, Insurance Law in Chicago, listed in Best Lawyers in America©
- 2024, listed in The Legal 500 United States
- 2016, 2018, “Excellence in Pro Bono Service,” awarded by the judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found here.
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Professional Activities
Jason is a fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel, an invitation-only organization of preeminent lawyers representing the interests of both policyholders and insurers dedicated to improving the quality of the practice of insurance law and to increase civility and professionalism in the field.
A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found here.
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Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court - Central District of Illinois
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Education
- Indiana University-Bloomington, BS
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, formerly The John Marshall Law Sch, JD, summa cum laude
A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found here.
