Personal Injury, Family, Business Litigation and Criminal Defense Law Firm in Elgin, Illinois

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Brady & Jensen is a team of seasoned litigation attorneys handling Real Estate, Personal Injury, Family Law, Business Litigation, and Criminal Defense matters throughout Northern Illinois. Our attorneys serve individuals and businesses throughout Northern Illinois, including the Chicago metro area. We offer a complete range of legal services to our clients. We represent individuals in personal injury, family law, criminal defense and estate planning. We serve businesses in all types of litigation and transactional matters. As a result of the depth and breadth of our representation, we have built long-standing relationships with many of our clients.

Our attorneys take great pride in providing a high level of legal service, representation and advice in a broad range of practice areas. Each of our attorneys make it a point to provide attentive, responsive service. Because of the firm's team-oriented practice, our clients are able to establish and build a relationship with their attorney while benefiting from the experience of each individual attorney and the assistance of our experienced legal staff.

At Brady & Jensen, you can expect to be treated with courtesy, honesty, and respect. Our law firm has an AV-rating reflective of the highest levels of ethics and ability. We offer a free initial consultation on any of the legal matters we handle and reasonable fees when hired. All personal injury cases are handled on a contingency fee basis – no charge unless we recover a settlement or judgment for you. We represent clients throughout Northern Illinois, including the Chicago metro area.

Areas of Law

Areas of Law Description

Our practice includes:

- Business and Commercial Law

Brady & Jensen provides clients doing business in Illinois and beyond with the ability and experience needed to handle a complete range of business legal matters involving: Business and commercial litigation; Business tax planning and compliance; Business tort litigation; Contract and lease drafting, negotiation, and litigation; Copyright and trademark infringement; Corporate transactions; Covenants not to compete - non-competition or non-solicitation agreements; Director and officer liability; Financing and funding; Licensing and regulatory compliance; Mergers and acquisitions; Tortuous interference with contract claims; and Unfair competition.

- Business Organizations

Brady & Jensen assists business clients with formation and business structure by reviewing the goals and individual facts present in each situation to recommend the best entity and the different options available under each corporate structure, including closely held businesses, limited liability companies, partnerships, and corporations. Areas of practice include: Business formation and entity selection; Business succession planning; Corporate structuring and incorporation issues; Director and officer liability; Dissolution and divestitures; Franchises and franchising interests; Insurance planning and coverage; Joint ventures and partnerships; Limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships; Mergers and acquisitions; Nonprofit organizations and associations; Reorganization and restructuring; Shareholder rights; and Trade association membership and activity.

- Contracts

Brady & Jensen has experience drafting, negotiating, and reviewing all types of contracts, whether commercial or private. Firm attorneys assist clients in need of legal representation to draft, interpret, or enforce contracts involving: Business and corporate agreements; Employment contracts; Leases; Licensing agreements; No-compete agreements; Non-disclosure agreements; Purchase and sale agreements; and Real estate contracts.

- Estate Planning & Probate

Brady & Jensen's estate planning attorneys help families implement a variety of advanced tax saving strategies. Our estate planning practice includes wills and trusts, estate tax planning, charitable gift planning, revocable trusts and irrevocable trusts. We also handle Probate, Estate, and Trust Administration, Elder Law, and Taxation.

- Family Law

The firm represents the best interests of children, mothers, fathers, and grandparents in the following areas of the law: Adoptions and stepparent adoptions; Alimony; Child support; Divorce; Marital agreements; Marital property; and Post judgment modification.

- Personal Injury

When you have been injured in a car or truck accident or in circumstances caused by the negligence, carelessness, or recklessness of others, the more serious the injuries, the more you need an experienced, capable Illinois personal injury attorney to represent you. Insurance companies want to pay as little as possible – and it may not be as much as you need to recover from your injuries. Our personal injury practice includes: Auto and Truck Accidents; Toxic Torts; Medical Malpractice; Workers’ Compensation; Premises Liability; Product Liability; and Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect. Our personal injury lawyers have represented people with: Brain injuries; Severe burns; Bone fractures and breaks; Back injuries; Neck injuries; Nerve injuries; Paralysis; and Spinal cord injuries.

- Real Estate

Firm lawyers represent clients in all types of commercial and residential real estate projects including: Business formation and entity selection; Buying and selling real estate; Commercial and retail development; Construction law issues; Contract drafting, negotiation, and litigation; Due diligence investigations; Environmental law; Financing; Income, estate, and gift tax ramifications; Investment properties; Landlord - tenant law and litigation; Mortgages and foreclosures; Preparing purchase agreements, deeds, and bills of sale; Real estate closings; Real estate corporations and real estate partnerships; Title examinations and title insurance; Workouts of troubled real estate projects; and Zoning, land-use, permits and variances.

- Taxation Law

Our law firm offers businesses, families, and individuals sophisticated tax planning advice and litigation services in tax audits, tax litigation and appeals, tax debt discharges in bankruptcy court and priority status litigation, IRS private letter rulings, opinion letters, IRS determination letters, IRS seizures, liens, foreclosures, replevins, repossessions, levies, collection litigation, settlement agreements, offers and compromises, and tax penalty abatements.

- Employment Law

Brady & Jensen lawyers have significant experience interpreting and applying state and federal statutes and case law in areas involving employee benefits, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, employment contracts, employment handbooks, unfair competition and trade secret infringement, whistleblower litigation, work-related tort claims, workplace harassment, violence and related safety issues, and wrongful discharge and retaliatory termination.

- Criminal Law

We have defended clients in all types of state and federal criminal cases from minor infractions and misdemeanors to serious felonies including battery, assault, drug possession, drug manufacturing, drug trafficking, gun-related offenses, theft, larceny, burglary, embezzlement, fraud and sex offenses.

- DUI-DWI

Traffic violations can have serious criminal consequences, particularly when a driver is accused of driving under the influence. A conviction on DUI-DWI charges may result in a criminal conviction, community service and probation, severe fines, jail or prison sentence and suspension or loss of driver’s license. Our criminal defense lawyers can help you challenge the charges and minimize the consequences.

- Auto and Truck Accidents

If you have been in a car or truck accident, do you need an attorney? Won’t the insurance company pay for the injuries? Insurance companies pay the least amount possible for accident injuries. In fatal accidents or serious injury accidents, the medical bills, pain and suffering, and lost wages can be more than the insurance company feels it should pay. You need an auto accident lawyer who will protect your rights and interests and get the compensation you need to resume a normal life.

- Medical Malpractice

If you or a member of your family has been injured because of hospital or doctor negligence or error or if a loved one has died because of medical malpractice, you need a lawyer with strong trial experience, exceptional medical malpractice settlement negotiating experience, a knowledge of medical science and technology and a network of experts in medical fields. Medical malpractice cases we have handled or are available to handle include: Failure to diagnose; Misdiagnosis; Anesthesia errors; Birth injuries; Hospital errors; Surgical errors; and Emergency room mistakes.

- Toxic Torts

Our toxic torts law firm has: The resources and the ability to take on big corporations and big law firms; In-depth knowledge of the science and technology involved; Extensive involvement with cancer cluster cases and fighting industrial chemical exposure illnesses; and The determination to spend the time and resources it takes for successful toxic torts litigation. The toxic tort attorneys at Brady & Jensen have handled, or are available to handle, a wide range of toxic torts settlements and lawsuits including: Chemical exposure in the workplace; Radiation exposure on the job; Occupational exposure to chemicals both on and off the worksite; Asbestos litigation; Hazardous waste exposure; Welding rod lawsuits; Leukemia caused by benzene exposure; Brain tumors caused by petrochemical exposure; Mold (toxic mold, black mold); and Industrial accidents such as chemical explosions.

- Workers' Compensation

If you were injured on the job in Illinois, you are entitled to compensation under Illinois workers’ compensation laws. How much compensation? It depends on a complicated formula that considers the degree of injury, your wages, the length of disability and other factors. Will you be treated fairly? Our firm has decades of experience in workers’ compensation and that has handled a large volume of cases. We have handled cases with a wide range of workplace injuries including: Back injuries from falls or lifting; Repetitive stress disorder (RSD); Broken bones; Brain damage; Hearing damage; and Injuries caused by defective machinery.

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Office Locations

• USA - Illinois, Elgin - Main Office