Farrah L. Hagan

Partner

Direct Phone:309-862-4924

Email:fhagan@bcm-law.com

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Farrah Hagan helps employers navigate through the intricacies involved with injured employees with efficiency and methodical attention to detail. A Partner at BCM Law, P.C., Farrah concentrates her practice on the defense of workers' compensation matters before the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission.

Prior to joining, BCM, Farrah worked as a Unit Supervisor and Assistant Attorney General in the Workers' Compensation Bureau for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. In this position, Farrah used her expert legal knowledge and strong trial skills to garner several major wins, earning her the reputation as one of the premiere workers' compensation defense attorneys in Southern Illinois. Farrah's diligence and creativity allow her to offer her clients unique solutions to bring their cases to a satisfactory resolution.

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2002

Education

• Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, J.D., Cum Laude, 2001
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, B.A. Biological Sciences, Cum Laude, 1999

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Recognized as a "Leading Lawyer" by Leading Lawyers Magazine
• CALI Award for Excellence in Commercial Law, 2001

Presentations

• “File Closing Strategies Panel”,May 2021
• “Slips and Falls: Fraudulent Claims”April 2020
• “Resolving Claims: Identifying Windows of Opportunity”,May 2019
• “Attacking Spinal Treatment: The Effective Use of Utilization Reviews”, May 2018
• “Utilization Review: Everything You Didn’t Want to Know but Probably Should”, February 2018
• “Permanent Restrictions—What’s Next?”, October 2017
• “Statutory Losses: Avoiding Penalties for Amputations and Death”, October 2016