Francis M. Brady

Retired

Direct Phone:312-425-3136

Email:fmbrady@bcm-law.com

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Founding Partner, Francis Brady retired in 2022. He graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 1978 and from Loyola Law School, Chicago, in 1981. He commenced his practice in Bloomington Illinois after being admitted to the Illinois Bar in November of 1981 representing a variety of litigants in civil and criminal matters ranging from misdemeanors to personal injury, breach of contract, employment disputes, and civil rights. He has tried cases to jury and bench verdict before the State and Federal Courts and prosecuted appeals in those same systems.

In January 1990, he came to Chicago where he concentrated his practice in the defense of Illinois Business against Workers’ Compensation claims. Along with John Connolly and Beverly Masuda, Frank launched, in May 1997, the law firm of BCM Law, P.C., dedicated to the interests of employers not only in Workers’ Compensation cases but across a broad spectrum.

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1981

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1981, J.D.
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1975-78, B.A.
• Tulane University of New Orleans, 1974-75

Notable Cases And Results

• Eades v. Thompson, 823 F2d 1055 (7th Circ. 1987)
• Sylvester v. Industrial Commission, 197 Ill. 2d 225, 756 NE 2d 822 (2001)
• Lepretre v. Petrie Bros., 113 Ill. App. 3d 484, 447 NE 2d 551 (1983)

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell, AV-Preeminent Rating
• Illinois Leading Lawyers, 2016 - Present
• Illinois Super Lawyers, 2023
• Chosen as one of the Top Ten Workers’ Compensation Defense Attorneys in the State of Illinois by Leading Lawyers

Publications

• The Wrong Question Asked Too Late – WorkCompCentral
• Exclusive Remedy: The Scope of Protection in Illinois – Insurance Journal