Ryan R. Bradley
Illinois Business, Transactional, and Commercial Litigation Lawyer.
Ryan Bradley has extensive legal and business experience across a wide array of practice areas and business sectors. Based in the firm's Champaign office, he focuses his practice on business and financial litigation, commercial transactions, real estate, and agricultural law. Ryan also works with individuals and businesses on estate, wealth, and succession planning.
As a pragmatic counselor to business and individual entrepreneurs, Ryan has played a pivotal role in multi-million-dollar transactions. He has also served as a trusted advisor to businesses throughout their journeys, from formation to exit. As a litigator, Ryan has represented both individual plaintiffs and corporations. While he has tried numerous cases to verdict, he is most proud of his ability to reach common ground between parties, having settled multiple seven-figure cases through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
Prior to joining Heyl Royster, Ryan was a founder and partner at his former firm. There, he advised and counseled various individuals and institutions, developing deep connections in the central Illinois community. He brings a practical approach to solving even the most complex legal and business issues, whether in the boardroom or the courtroom. Ryan has served as a valued counselor and advisor to venture capital funds, financial institutions, businesses, and non-profits of various sizes. As an entrepreneur and former business owner, he has an uncommon depth of knowledge across a variety of sectors.
With nearly two decades of civil litigation experience, Ryan's practice has allowed him to appear in both state and federal courts across the United States, including the Multidistrict Litigation Panel. He has also successfully argued before the Illinois State Court of Appeals and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
A rigorous reader and writer, Ryan has been published or quoted in numerous media outlets, including Forbes, Inc., The Huffington Post, and Success Magazine.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
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- Illinois
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- 7th Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Adjunct Professor of Business Law
- Parkland College
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- Adjunct Professor of Business Law
- Richland Community College
- - Current
- Vice President
- Strategic Capital Trust Company
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- Vermont Law School
- J.D. (2006) | Law
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- Loyola College
- B.A. (2003) | Business Administration
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- Honors: Cum Laude
- Activities: Varsity Tennis
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- University of Richmond School of Law
- Law
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- Transfer
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- Top 40 Under 40
- The National Trial Lawyers
- Emerging Lawyers
- Leading Lawyers
- Top Ten Attorney
- National Association of Personal Injury Attorneys
- Top 40 Under 40
- The National Trial Lawyers
- Emerging Lawyers
- Leading Lawyers
- American Association for Justice
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- Illinois Bar Association
- - Current
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- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- - Current
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- Survey of State Class Action Law: Illinois
- American Bar Association
- Survey of State Class Action Law: Illinois
- American Bar Association
- Survey of State Class Action Law: Illinois
- American Bar Association
- Survey of State Class Action Law: Illinois
- American Bar Association
- Survey of State Class Action Law: Illinois
- American Bar Association
- Series 65 Certification
- North American Securities Administrators Association
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