Brad L. Badgley

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A Strong Voice For The Injured

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Brad L. Badgley

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(618) 235-1000

Practice Areas:

  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • Products Liability Law

Biography

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 recently settled a wrongful death case in Gallatin County, IL (pop 5,500).  This was the largest wrongful death settlement in the history of the county.  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.

Education

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

Bar Admissions

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

Honors

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

Classes & Seminars

  • Lecturer, Multiple Subjects, Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1983
  • Lecturer, Multiple Subjects, Illinois State Bar Association, 1983
  • Guest Speaker, Subject - Jury Selection, McKendree College Forensic Psychology Class, 02/18/2000 to 02/18/2000
  • Program Chair, Moderator, Products Liability Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 02/21/2000 to 02/21/2000
  • Guest Speaker, Seminar - Topic - Low Speed Collision, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 04/14/2000 to 04/14/2000
  • Guest Speaker, Topic - Legislative Changes Affecting Organized Labor, Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers Local 182-B/Midwest Regional Conference, 04/15/2000 to 04/15/2000

Fraternities Or Sororities

  • Delta Tau Delta
  • Phi Delta Phi

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

Representative Cases

  • Ryan v. Blakey, 389 N.E.2d 604, 1979, 1979135528
  • Sterling Steel Casting Co. v. Industrial Commission, 384 N.E.2d 1326, 1979, 1979143347
  • Sauget v. Beuckman Ford Inc., 399 N.E. 2d 189, 1979, 1979139799
  • First Nat. Bank of Belleville v. Skidis, 403 N.E.2d 56, 1980111614
  • Godare v. Sterling Steel Casting, 421 N.E.2d 925, 1981, 1981115521
  • Stiles v. Panorama Lanes, Inc., 438 N.E.2d 241, 1982, 1982132180
  • Koehler v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co., 463 N.E.2d 918, 1984, 1984121787
  • Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. State Farm Auto Ins. Co., 470 N.E.2d 1130, 1984, 1984148625
  • Deason v. Metropolitan Property & Liability Ins. Co., 474 N.E.2d 783, 1985, 1985102103
  • Koehler v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co., 488 N.E.2d 542, 1986, 1985162414
  • Darnell v. Ralph Korte Equipment Co., 494 N.E.2d 1206, 1981, 1986132393
  • Wisdom v. Stonewall Ins. Co., 487 N.E.2d 11289, 1986, 1986101832
  • Prest by Prest v. Sparta Community Unit School District No. 140, 510 N.E.2d 595, 1987, 1987083330
  • Buddell v. Board of Trustees, State University Retirement System Of Illinois, 514 N.E.2d 184, 1987, 1987115782
  • Hanson v. Illinois Central Gulf R. Co., 529 N.E.2d 81, 1988, 1988124358
  • Frakes v. Industrial Com'n, 534 N.E.2d 512, 1989, 1989020941
  • Hoffmeister v. K-Mart Corp., 537 N.E.2d 460, 1989, 1989064256
  • Dockery v. Village of Steelville, 558 N.E.2d 449, 1990, 1990102849
  • Mank v. West American Ins. Co., 620 N.E.2d 6, 1993, 1993176635
  • Gouge v. Central Illinois Public Service Co., 582 N.E.2d 108, 1991, 1991158661
  • Sisk v. Williamson County, 167 Ill. 2d 343, 1995
  • McGee v. Oldham, 642 N.E. 2d 196, 1994, 5th Dist
  • Standard Mutual Ins. Co. v. Fiedler, William, et al., 5-98-0675
  • Chet Shelton, et al. v. Guaranty National Insurance Com, 5-98-0437
  • Curtis Jackson v. City of Collinsville, 2011 IL App.(5th) 100516-U
  • Allied Van Lines v. Randall Russell et.al., 2012 IL App (5th) 110255WC-U
  • Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Paulk, 826 F2d 1068, 1987, 7th Cir

Professional Associations

  • 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

Current Employment Position

  • Principal, Owner

Past Positions

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

References

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