Practice Areas

Chicago Personal Injury Attorney ● Elgin Business Law Firm

Estate Planning ● Employment Law ● Real Estate

Family Law ● Criminal Defense ● Taxation Law

Since 1868, people in the Chicago area have counted on the Brady & Jensen general practice law firm in Elgin, Illinois, for business, family and individual legal services. Because of the diverse backgrounds and experience of our attorneys, we are able to meet client needs in a wide range of practice areas.

Business Litigation

Business and Commercial Law  – Our business attorneys handle business legal matters involving business and commercial litigation, business tax planning and compliance, business tort litigation, contracts, leases, corporate transactions, director and officer liability, financing, licensing, and mergers and acquisitions.

Business Organizations  – We assist business clients with formation and business structure by reviewing the goals and individual facts present in each situation, in order to recommend the best entity and the different options available under each corporate structure.

Contracts – Our business lawyers draft, negotiate, and review all types of contracts. We draft, interpret, or enforce contracts involving business and corporate agreements, employment contracts, leases and real estate contracts.

Estate Planning and Probate

Estate Planning – 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.

Probate, Estate, and Trust Administration – Probate is the legal process by which a person's debts are paid and assets are distributed upon her or his death. Estate administration includes the probate process as well as non-probate transfers of the deceased's assets. Our lawyers help families assure that the deceased's assets are distributed correctly.

Elder Law – Our attorneys help disabled and elderly people plan for the future. Examples include living wills and advanced health care directives, durable powers of attorney, medical powers of attorney and guardianships.

Taxation – Brady & Jensen represents individuals and commercial clients in matters with tax implications, identifying and addressing state and federal tax issues and structuring transactions to minimize taxes and avoid inheritance tax problems.

Family Law  – The Brady & Jensen law firm handles a full range of family law matters for mothers, fathers, and grandparents in divorce, spousal support, child custody and visitation, child support, marital settlement agreements, premarital agreements, prenuptial agreements, marital property division, adoptions and paternity proceedings.

Personal Injury – Each Chicago personal injury attorney protects the rights of people who have been injured by automobile accidents, defective products, infliction of emotional distress, intentional misconduct and negligence. We also represent families when a loved one is killed in a wrongful death.

Nursing Home Negligence – If you or your loved one has been injured, abused, or neglected in a nursing home, please contact Brady & Jensen. Our law firm’s attorneys handle nursing home abuse and negligence cases involving bedsores, infections, dehydration, malnutrition, falls, medication errors and physical abuse.

Premises Liability – Injuries suffered on another's property, whether in a home, on a sidewalk, or in a commercial building or shop, are often the result of negligent maintenance or even complete disregard for the safety of others. Premises liability accidents often involve slip and falls, construction site accidents, job-related accidents, industrial accidents and third party tort liability claims.

Products Liability – Brady & Jensen represents individuals who have been injured as a result of an unsafe product that was designed, manufactured, sold and/or furnished by a person or company.

Professional Malpractice Law – Our Elgin, Illinois law firm represents people who have been injured as a result of negligence or misconduct of individuals in the dental, legal, medical and other professional fields.

Medical Malpractice – Brady & Jensen helps clients determine whether you have a case that requires a medical malpractice lawsuit. If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of the negligence or misconduct of medical professionals, call us for a free consultation and evaluation.

Motor Vehicle Accidents – If you or a relative has been injured in a car, semi-truck, or motorcycle accident, our car accident lawyers can help you obtain compensation for your injuries, lost wages, and other damages.

Toxic Torts – If you have been injured by exposure to toxic and other dangerous substances including asbestos, chemicals and cosmetics, hazardous waste, medical products and devices, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, radiation and electromagnetic energy, and tobacco, talk to our experienced toxic tort attorneys about recovering money damages for medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

Workers' Compensation – Our law firm represents people who were injured on the job with claims for lost wages and medical treatment.

Wrongful Death – If you've lost a loved one in an accident or as the result of a faulty or defective product or piece of equipment, Brady & Jensen can represent your interests against the parties at fault.

Real Estate – Brady & Jensen represents clients in all types of commercial and residential real estate projects, including purchase and sale, land development, construction, mortgages and foreclosures, leases, land use and zoning, title examinations, quiet title actions, tax deferred exchanges, closings and management.

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 Defense – DUI / DWI

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.

The Elgin, Illinois law firm of Brady & Jensen represents clients throughout northern Illinois, including the Chicago metro area, Cook, Kane, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, DeKalb, Boone, Will County, Kendall County and Winnebago counties.

For a free initial consultation with one of our attorneys, please contact Brady & Jensen today.

Each Chicago personal injury attorney & Illinois wrongful death lawyer at the Elgin, Illinois law firm of Brady & Jensen represents clients throughout northern Illinois, including the Chicago metro area, Cook, Kane, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, DeKalb, Boone, Will County, Kendall County and Winnebago counties.