Brad L. Badgley - Belleville, IL
Attorney at Brad L. Badgley, P.C. Attorney at Law
Personal Injury Lawyers in Belleville, IL
26 Public Square Belleville, IL 62220
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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48
Years
Experience
Belleville Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Workers' Compensation
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Products Liability Law
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
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.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Community Services Award Certificate of Appreciation, Belleville Trades & Labor Assembly AFL-CIO, 1986
- Listed in 83rd Edition of the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers for High Professional Legal Standards and Ethics
Other Sources of Feedback About Brad L. Badgley
Included on the 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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The John Marshall Law School,
Chicago,
Illinois, 1978
J.D.
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The John Marshall Law School,
Chicago,
Illinois, 1978
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Non Legal Education
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University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana,
Illinois, 1974
B.A.
Major: Finance
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University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana,
Illinois, 1974
Current Employment Position(s)
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Principal, Owner
Past Positions
- C. E. Heiligenstein, P.C., Associate, 1978 - 1981
- Heiligenstein & Badgley,P.C., Partner, 1981 - 2000
- Brad L. Badgley, P.C., Principal, 2000 - Present
References
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Bank Star One
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Union Planters Bank, N.A.
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Leader Funds
Classes and Seminars
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Lecturer, Multiple Subjects, Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1983 - Present
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Lecturer, Multiple Subjects, Illinois State Bar Association, 1983 - Present
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Guest Speaker, Subject - Jury Selection, McKendree College Forensic Psychology Class, February 18, 2000
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Program Chair, Moderator, Products Liability Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, February 21, 2000
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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
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
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Ryan v. Blakey
- Citation: 389 N.E.2d 604
- Year: 1979
- Serial Number: 1979135528
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Sterling Steel Casting Co. v. Industrial Commission
- Citation: 384 N.E.2d 1326
- Year: 1979
- Serial Number: 1979143347
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Sauget v. Beuckman Ford Inc.
- Citation: 399 N.E. 2d 189
- Year: 1979
- Serial Number: 1979139799
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First Nat. Bank of Belleville v. Skidis
- Citation: 403 N.E.2d 56
- Serial Number: 1980111614
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Godare v. Sterling Steel Casting
- Citation: 421 N.E.2d 925
- Year: 1981
- Serial Number: 1981115521
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Stiles v. Panorama Lanes, Inc.
- Citation: 438 N.E.2d 241
- Year: 1982
- Serial Number: 1982132180
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Koehler v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co.
- Citation: 463 N.E.2d 918
- Year: 1984
- Serial Number: 1984121787
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Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. State Farm Auto Ins. Co.
- Citation: 470 N.E.2d 1130
- Year: 1984
- Serial Number: 1984148625
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Deason v. Metropolitan Property & Liability Ins. Co.
- Citation: 474 N.E.2d 783
- Year: 1985
- Serial Number: 1985102103
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Koehler v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co.
- Citation: 488 N.E.2d 542
- Year: 1986
- Serial Number: 1985162414
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Darnell v. Ralph Korte Equipment Co.
- Citation: 494 N.E.2d 1206
- Year: 1981
- Serial Number: 1986132393
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Wisdom v. Stonewall Ins. Co.
- Citation: 487 N.E.2d 11289
- Year: 1986
- Serial Number: 1986101832
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Prest by Prest v. Sparta Community Unit School District No. 140
- Citation: 510 N.E.2d 595
- Year: 1987
- Serial Number: 1987083330
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Buddell v. Board of Trustees, State University Retirement System Of Illinois
- Citation: 514 N.E.2d 184
- Year: 1987
- Serial Number: 1987115782
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Hanson v. Illinois Central Gulf R. Co.
- Citation: 529 N.E.2d 81
- Year: 1988
- Serial Number: 1988124358
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Frakes v. Industrial Com'n
- Citation: 534 N.E.2d 512
- Year: 1989
- Serial Number: 1989020941
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Hoffmeister v. K-Mart Corp.
- Citation: 537 N.E.2d 460
- Year: 1989
- Serial Number: 1989064256
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Dockery v. Village of Steelville
- Citation: 558 N.E.2d 449
- Year: 1990
- Serial Number: 1990102849
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Mank v. West American Ins. Co.
- Citation: 620 N.E.2d 6
- Year: 1993
- Serial Number: 1993176635
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Gouge v. Central Illinois Public Service Co.
- Citation: 582 N.E.2d 108
- Year: 1991
- Serial Number: 1991158661
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Sisk v. Williamson County
- Citation: 167 Ill. 2d 343
- Year: 1995
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McGee v. Oldham
- Citation: 642 N.E. 2d 196
- Court: 5th Dist
- Year: 1994
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Standard Mutual Ins. Co. v. Fiedler, William, et al.
- Citation: 5-98-0675
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Chet Shelton, et al. v. Guaranty National Insurance Com
- Citation: 5-98-0437
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Curtis Jackson v. City of Collinsville
- Citation: 2011 IL App.(5th) 100516-U
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Allied Van Lines v. Randall Russell et.al.
- Citation: 2012 IL App (5th) 110255WC-U
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Paulk
- Citation: 826 F2d 1068
- Court: 7th Cir
- Year: 1987
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1978
- Missouri, 1996
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1982
Other Affiliations
- 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)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Delta Tau Delta
- Phi Delta Phi
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Contact
26 Public Square
Belleville, IL 62220
Phone: 618-235-1000
Fax: 618-235-1086
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.badgleylaw.com
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