After spending more than 20 years in the business world as a consumer of legal services, Mr. Grady earned his law degree and is licensed to practice before all Illinois and Indiana State Courts, the U.S. Seventh Circuit, as well as the Northern District of Illinois where he is a member of the trial bar, and the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana as well as the Eastern District of Missouri.

Mr. Grady has tried more than 20 cases to jury verdict during his 23 years of practice including cases involving damages in excess of $1,000,000 and cases in which plaintiffs sought punitive damages. Mr. Grady has tried cases to verdict in the Northern District of Illinois, Cook County Law and Municipal Districts, Lake County, Illinois and Lake County, Indiana.

Mr. Grady represents his clients in numerous matters including:

• Wrongful death
• 1983 claims
• Contribution
• Construction negligence
• EEOC claims
• Coverage issues
• Construction defects
• Employment discrimination
• Property damage
• Transportation/trucking negligence
• Lemon law
• Breach of contract
• Cargo loss
• Consumer fraud
• Unjust enrichment
• Automobile negligence
• Truth in Lending Act
• Subrogation
• Product liability
• Mechanic’s Liens
• Legal malpractice
• Premises liability
• Professional malpractice

Mr. Grady also litigates and has tried Workers’ Compensation cases in Illinois and Indiana and represents his clients before the Illinois Department of Human Rights.

A trial win or prevailing at an administrative hearing does not end the case when one of the parties appeals the decision. Mr. Grady has handled over 30 appeals before the Illinois Appellate Court, First, Second and Fourth Districts and the Court’s Worker’s Compensation Division and the Illinois Supreme Court.  He represents his clients before the Appellate Court on a wide range of issues including forum non conveniens, statutes of limitation, Structural Work Act, workers’ compensation disputes, coverage issues, jurisdictional questions and trial court error.

Mr. Grady earned his B.A. from Chaminade University of Honolulu, his MBA, with distinction, from Keller Graduate School of Management and his law degree from John Marshall Law School. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois Bar Associations, the Indiana Bar Association, Defense Trial Counsel and the Defense Research Institute. Mr. Grady also served as a mock trial coach for several of John Marshall Law School’s inter-scholastic Mock Trial Competition teams in addition to presenting seminars to his clients on various Illinois tort law issues.