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Who We Are

Education

B.A., Political Science, 1991, University of Illinois-Urbana

J.D., 1994, Valparaiso University School of Law

Experience

Bryan L. Bradley is a senior partner in the personal injury law firm of ALLEN LAW GROUP, LLC. He focuses his practice on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death, concentrating in heavy truck and bus crash litigation.

He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1991 and Juris Doctorate from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1994. Mr. Bradley is admitted to practice law in both Indiana and Illinois, before the United States Supreme Court, and various lower federal courts.

Mr. Bradley has been selected by Best Lawyers in the areas of Plaintiffs Personal Injury and Plaintiff Product Liability. He holds an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale Hubbell. His honors include the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Trucking Trial Lawyers Top 10, and Indiana Super Lawyers.

A sustaining member of the American Association for Justice, Mr. Bradley is strong advocate for the rights of those injured and in the interests of improving safety whether on the nation’s highways or elsewhere. He is a sustaining member of the Indiana Trial Lawyer Association where he also serves on the Board of Directors and is a College of Fellows inductee. Mr. Bradley is also a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyer Association; Attorney’s Information Exchange Group; Million Dollar Advocates Forum Life Member; a Life Fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation; and serves on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Mr. Bradley is a contributing author to  Truck Accident Litigation, Second and Third Editions, published by the American Bar Association. Mr. Bradley is retired from the United States Army Reserve Judge Advocate General Corps and is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College, US Army Airborne and Infantry Schools. He has spent his entire legal career representing those who have been injured or killed due to the negligence of others. Mr. Bradley has never represented companies or corporations in defense of those parties. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and their pack of adopted German Shepherds and a Siberian Husky.

Admissions

Admitted in 1994, Indiana and Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois;

U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan;

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Supreme Court

Services/Community Activities/Awards

Charles Vaughn Trial Advocacy Award, 1992-1993

Military Service: Major (Ret.), United States Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General’s Corps

Command & General’s Staff College graduate

Recipient of Meritorious Service Medal following overseas service during Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom

Membership in other organizations: Animal Legal Defense Fund, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, American Legion and Reserve Officers Association

Professional Activities

  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Board of Regents
  • American Association for Justice, Sustaining Member
  • Attorney Information Exchange Group (AIEG)
  • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
  • Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors and College of Fellows
  • Lake County Bar Association
  • Life Fellow of Indiana Bar Foundation

Presentations / Publications

  • Trucking Regulations, Liability, and Litigation, NBI (September 12, 2023)
  • Litigating Truck Crash Injury Claims, Strafford (July 27, 2023)
  • Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases, Program Chair, ICLEF (April 21, 2023)
  • Trucking Regulations, Liability, and Litigation, NBI (December 19, 2022)
  • Trucking Accident Litigation 101, Federal Bar Association (December 14, 2022)
  • Indiana Trial Lawyers Institute Annual Institute, Program Chair, ITLA (November 2022)
  • Why Truck Cases Are Different, New Developments in Car and Crash Litigation, ITLA (August 25, 2022)
  • New Trucking Lawyers Division Bootcamp, Faculty, ATAA (April 2022)
  • FMCSA’s Safety Management Cycle, ATAA (September 24, 2021)
  • Truck Accident Litigation 101, Federal Bar Association (June 15, 2021)
  • Removed to Federal Court…Now What? ITLA (May 19, 2021)
  • Expert Witnesses in Civil Litigation, ICLEF (April 23, 2021)
  • Truck Accident Litigation from Start to Finish, NBI (May 11, 2020)
  • Litigating Trucking Accident Injury Claims, Strafford (April 30, 2020)
  • Trucking Regulations, Liability, and Litigation, NBI (April 8, 2020)
  • Truck Accident Litigation, ICLEF (March 4, 2020)
  • Collecting the Excess Verdict, Indianapolis Bar Association Bad Faith CLE (September 18, 2019)
  • Deposing the Truck Driver, ITLA, Indianapolis (May 9, 2019)
  • Litigating Truck Accident Injury Claims, Strafford (April 30, 2019)
  • Trucking Regulations, Liability & Litigation, NBI (April 8, 2019)
  • Wrongful Death Cases, ITLA, Indianapolis, IN (November 2, 2018)
  • Electronic Evidence in the Truck Crash Case, ITLA, Indianapolis, IN (May 11, 2018)
  • Damages in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, NBI, Indianapolis, IN (March 10, 2017)
  • Creating and Collecting Excess Coverage, ITLA, Indianapolis, IN (October 7, 2016)
  • Chair, Ancillary Issues in Personal Injury Litigation, ICLEF, Merrillville, IN (October 5, 2016)
  • Chair, Ancillary Issues in Personal Injury Litigation, ICLEF, Indianapolis, IN (September 28, 2016)
  • Litigating the Federal Tort Claims Act Case, ITLA, Indianapolis, IN (May, 2016)
  • Trucking Regulations, Liability, and Litigation, NBI (February 9, 2016)
  • An Attorney’s Guide to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (NBI) (2015)
  • Trucking Regulations, Liability, and Litigation, (NBI) (2015)
  • Plaintiff's Perspective on Trial Rule 30(B)(6), DTCI, Bloomingon, IN (November 20, 2015)
  • Anatomy & Physiology for Attorneys, Moderator, NBI, Merrillville (June 26, 2015)
  • Collecting Judgments: When the Defense Lawyer’s Malpractice Coverage Becomes the Defendant’s Excess Coverage, ITLA, Indianapolis (June 12, 2015)
  • Trucking Regulations, Liability and Litigation (NBI) (2014)
  • Special Issues in Automobile Accident Cases, Chair, (ICLEF) (2014)
  • Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases, Chair, (ICLEF) (2014)
  • Suing the Sovereign: State and Federal Tort Claims (ICLEF) (2013)
  • Master Series Conference: Advanced Personal Injury, Chair, (ICLEF) (July, 2013)
  • Trucking Litigation: “Theories of Liability and Trial Strategies in Trucking Cases” (ICLEF) (May, 2012)
  • Trial Techniques in Trucking Cases, Trial Journal, Vol. 13, No.1 (Winter, 2011)
  • Trial Presentation in Trucking Cases (May, 2010)
  • Presenting Damages and Expert Testimony at Trial (May, 2010)
  • Voir Dire (November, 2009)
  • Obtaining the Best Settlement for Personal Injury Clients Merrillville, IN (October, 2007)
  • Why Commercial Motor Vehicle Cases are Different Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, Minneapolis, MN (May, 2007)
  • Chapter 7: “Spoliation of Evidence” (co-author) Truck Accident Litigation, 2nd Ed. (ABA) (2006)
  • Winning Your Trial Merrillville, IN (August, 2006)
  • Civil Trial from Start to Finish Merrillville, Indiana (December, 2005)
  • Advanced Personal Injury Practice Merrillville, Indiana (June, 2005)
  • SuperiorDeposition Strategies in Indiana Civil Trial Practice Merrillville, Indiana (December, 2004)
  • Trying the Automobile Case in Indiana South Bend, Indiana (July, 2004)
  • Privileged Communications Ramstein, Germany (July, 2003)

Meet Our Attorneys

Kenneth J. Allen

Principal
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Robert D. Brown

Appellate Attorney
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David W. Conover

Trial Attorney
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Otto J. Shragal

Trial Attorney
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Andrew T. Tkacs, II

Trial Attorney
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Jack A. Kramer

Trial Attorney
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Sarah M. Cafiero

Appellate Attorney
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Christopher Hansen

Trial Attorney
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Ryan O'Day

Trial Attorney
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Hunter J. McKee

Trial Attorney
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Thomas R. Benton

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Contact Us

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed due to the wrongful acts of another, then you may have a legal claim for damages as well as the right to justice against the wrongdoer and you are welcomed to contact the Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland personal injury lawyers at Allen Law Group to schedule a free initial legal consultation.

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    Allen Law Building
    501 Allen Court, Chesterton, IN
    (219) 465-6292
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    201 N. Illinois Street, Indianapolis, IN
    (317) 842-6926
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    77 W. Wacker Dr. Suite 4500
    (312) 236-6292
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    3700 E. Lincoln Highway, Merrillville, IN
    (219) 736-6292
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    (815) 725-6292
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    15255 S. 94th Avenue, Orland Park, IL
    (708) 460-6292

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