Brad focuses his legal practice in the area of civil defense litigation. Brad has experience handling cases in a variety of practice areas througout the state of Illinois. He has also represented clients in Federal Court in both Illinois and Indiana.
Contact: bbertkau@ocnlaw.com
Practice Areas
Civil Defense Litigation
Transportation Litigation
Construction Litigation
Premises Liability
Cargo Claims
Appellate
Professional Affiliations
- Chicago Bar Association
- Transportation Lawyers’ Association
- Claims Litigation Management Alliance
Honors and Awards
Emerging Lawyer, Leading Lawyer Magazine
Rising Star, Top Rated Lawyer, Super Lawyers
Judicial Externship, Illinois Commerce Commission, Chicago
Administrative Law Judge Claudia Sainsot, 2007
Education
- JD, The John Marshall Law School, 2008
- B.A., Business/Economics and History, Lafayette College, 2003
Bar Admissions
Illinois
Northern District of Illinois
Northern District of Indiana
Representative Cases
Acuity v. Decker, 2015 IL App (2d) 150192
Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. Estate of Sperl, 2015 IL App (3d) 130294
Rahic v. Satellite Air-Land Motor Serv., 2014 IL App (1st) 132900
Oshkosh Storage Co. v. Kraze Trucking LLC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176217
Hoffman v. Crane, 2014 IL App (1st) 122793-U
Swanson v. Nims, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25299 (N.D. Ind.)
Publications/Presentations
Broker/Shipper Liability (Presentation 2016)
Liability Issues – under the Uniform Intermodal Facilities Access Agreement (UIIA) (2016)
Ready v. United/Goedecke Services, Inc. – Case Note – Construction Law – Newsletter.