Brad L. Badgley joined C. E. Heiligenstein, P.C. as an associate in 1978, upon graduation from John Marshall Law School. The firm had, and continues to have, a strong association with organized labor. Mr. Badgley presently is counsel for the Southern Illinois Labor Trades Council, which represents the Belleville and East St. Louis locals. Although the firm has always had an active worker's compensation practice, under Mr. Badgley, that practice has expanded to cover a significant portion of central and downstate Illinois. He has settled and/or tried hundreds of cases involving all aspects of work-related injuries. His practice also encompasses civil actions throughout the same geographic areas.

Mr. Badgley is well known for his representation of personal injury, worker's compensation and wrongful death claims, and respected for the prompt and ethical resolution of his cases by either settlement or trial. He is listed in Martindale Hubbell, a Bar Registry for Pre-Eminent Lawyers, and serves on the Product Liability Committee of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

Mr. Badgley tried or settled several recent cases with substantial results. Although he has also been part of larger verdicts or settlements, each case is noteworthy because the named defendants vigorously denied liability and made either no offer or substantially smaller offers prior to trial. Mr. Badgley's aggressive pursuit of these cases earned his clients the financial awards to which they were entitled.

Areas of Practice

• Nursing Home
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Medical Malpractice
• Workers' Compensation Law

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1978
• Missouri, 1996
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1982

Education

• John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1978
  J.D.
  
  
• University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 1974
  B.A.
  Major: Finance
  
  

Representative Cases

• Ryan v. Blakey, 389 N.E.2d 604 (1979)
• Sterling Steel Casting Co. v. Industrial Commission, 384 N.E.2d 1326 (1979)
• Sauget v. Beuckman Ford Inc., 399 N.E. 2d 189 (1979)
• First Nat. Bank of Belleville v. Skidis, 403 N.E.2d 56
• Godare v. Sterling Steel Casting, 421 N.E.2d 925 (1981)
• Stiles v. Panorama Lanes, Inc., 438 N.E.2d 241 (1982)
• Koehler v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co., 463 N.E.2d 918 (1984)
• Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. State Farm Auto Ins. Co., 470 N.E.2d 1130 (1984)
• Deason v. Metropolitan Property & Liability Ins. Co., 474 N.E.2d 783 (1985)
• Koehler v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co., 488 N.E.2d 542 (1986)
• Darnell v. Ralph Korte Equipment Co., 494 N.E.2d 1206 (1981)
• Wisdom v. Stonewall Ins. Co., 487 N.E.2d 11289 (1986)
• Prest by Prest v. Sparta Community Unit School District No. 140, 510 N.E.2d 595 (1987)
• Buddell v. Board of Trustees, State University Retirement System Of Illinois, 514 N.E.2d 184 (1987)
• Hanson v. Illinois Central Gulf R. Co., 529 N.E.2d 81 (1988)
• Frakes v. Industrial Com'n, 534 N.E.2d 512 (1989)
• Hoffmeister v. K-Mart Corp., 537 N.E.2d 460 (1989)
• Dockery v. Village of Steelville, 558 N.E.2d 449 (1990)
• Mank v. West American Ins. Co., 620 N.E.2d 6 (1993)
• Gouge v. Central Illinois Public Service Co., 582 N.E.2d 108 (1991)
• McGee v. Oldham, 642 N.E.2d 196 (1994)
• Sisk v. Williamson County Metropolitan Ins. Co. v. Paulk, 632 N.E.2d 672 (1986)
• Standard Mutual Ins. Co. v. Fiedler, William, et al., 5-98-0675
• Chet Shelton, et al. v. Guaranty National Insurance Com, 5-98-0437

Representative Clients

• Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council AFL-CIO
• Laborers International Union of North America Local 459
• Glass Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers Union Local 182B
• Carpenters Local 433
• Service Employees Union Local 116

References

• Bank Star One
• Union Planters Bank, N.A.
• Leader Funds

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Lecturer, Multiple Subjects, Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1983 - Present
• Lecturer, Multiple Subjects, Illinois State Bar Association, 1983 - Present
• Guest Speaker, Subject - Jury Selection, McKendree College Forensic Psychology Class, February 18, 2000
• Program Chair, Moderator, Products Liability Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, February 21, 2000
• Guest Speaker, Seminar - Topic - Low Speed Collision, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, April 14, 2000
• Guest Speaker, Topic - Legislative Changes Affecting Organized Labor, Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers Local 182-B/Midwest Regional Conference, April 15, 2000

Honors and Awards

• Community Services Award Certificate of Appreciation, Belleville Trades & Labor Assembly AFL-CIO, 1986
• Listed in 83rd Edition of the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preminent Lawyers for High Professional Legal Standards and Ethics

Professional Associations and Memberships

• East St. Louis Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• St. Clair County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  Member
  
  
• Illinois State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
  Member, Board Manager
  
  
• American Board of Trial Advocates
  Member, Chapter Vice President
  
  
• Greater St. Louis Council
  Member
  
  
• Fairview Heights Community Bank
  Director
  
  
• Magna Trust Company, a Subsidiary of Magna Group, Inc.
  Director
  
  
• Bank Star One
  Director
  
  
• Leader Funds
  Director
  
  
• Union Planters Private Banking/Advisory Board
  Director
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• C. E. Heiligenstein, P.C., Associate, 1978 - 1981
• Heiligenstein & Badgley,P.C., Partner, 1981 - 2000
• Brad L. Badgley, P.C., Principal, 2000 - Present

Fraternities/Sororities

• Delta Tau Delta
• Phi Delta Phi

Birth Information

• August 16, 1952, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America