Contact Information
- Practice Groups:
Workers’ Compensation
Tort Litigation
Insurance Coverage - Office Location:
Urbana , IL - Phone:
217.344.0060
Bradford Peterson
- Partner
Brad has spent his entire career with Heyl Royster beginning in 1987, in the Urbana office. He became a partner with the firm in 1997. Brad concentrates his practice in the defense of workers' compensation, construction litigation, auto liability, premises liability and insurance coverage issues. In recent years, Brad has become a leader in the field on issues of Medicare Set Aside trusts and workers' compensation claims. He has written and spoken frequently on the issue. He was one of the first attorneys in the State of Illinois to publish an article regarding the application of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act to workers' compensation claims "Medicare, Workers' Compensation and Set Aside Trusts," Southern Illinois Law Journal (2002).
Brad is a member of the Champaign County, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations. He currently serves on the Illinois State Bar Association Assembly and has also served several previous terms. He has also been a member of the ISBA Bench and Bar Section Council and served as its chairman 2000-2001. Currently, he serves as a member of the ISBA Workers' Compensation Council and is past editor of the Workers' Compensation Section Newsletter.
Significant Cases
- West v. Kirkham 207 Ill. App. 3d 954 (4th Dist. 1991) Recognized that trial court may find plaintiff contributorily negligent as a matter of law.
- Propst v. Weir 937 F. 2d 338 (7th Cir. 1991) Application of qualified immunity for university officials in First Amendment Retaliatory Transfer claim.
Publications
- "Medicare, Workers' Compensation and Set Aside Trusts," Southern Illinois Law Journal (2002)
- "Survey of Illinois Law-Workers' Compensation," Southern Illinois Law Journal (1991)
Public Speaking
- “Medicare Set-Asides and the SCHIP Extension Act”
Illinois State Bar Association Advanced Workers' Compensation Seminar 2008 - “Medicare Set Aside Issues and Update”
22nd Annual HRVA Claims Handling Seminar 2007 - “Workers’ Compensation and Medicare Set Aside Proposals”
Illinois State Bar Association Hot Topics and Workers’ Compensation 2005 - “Aggressive and Successful Workers’ Compensation Defense Strategies for Today’s Industrial Commission”
19th Annual HRVA Claims Handling Seminar 2004
Professional Associations
- Champaign County Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Court Admissions
- State Courts of Illinois
- United States District Court, Central District of Illinois
- United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Education
- Juris Doctor, Southern Illinois University, 1987
- Bachelor of Science (with honors), Illinois State University, 1984
Community Involvement
- Active Supporter of the High School of St. Thomas More, Champaign, Illinois
Year Joined Firm
- 1987