Bryan R. Bagdady
Business Litigation, Probate Litigation, Bankruptcy and Business Contracts
I founded Corporate & Estate Legal Services, Ltd. to focus on business contracts, commercial litigation, estate planning and probate cases. I have decades of experience handling civil litigation and commercial contracts. I represent both plaintiffs and defendants. I have a broad spectrum approach to B2B litigation. I can negotiate deals, document agreements, litigate, pursue post judgment collection, and prosecute or defend judgments on appeal.
I was a scholastic debater in high school and college. I am very comfortable with contract litigation, declaratory judgments, decedent's estates, and business torts.
My experience affords me the luxury of handling all phases of dispute resolution including pre-suit settlements, trial advocacy, post judgment enforcement, and appellate advocacy. At most firms, these functions are splintered across different departments and between multiple lawyers. If you retain Bryan as your attorney, then all of these functions are consolidated into one point of contact.
I graduated from Northwestern University where I studied economics. I earned my law degree from DePaul University College of Law. At Northwestern University, I was awarded the Wyman-Hibbs Debate Scholarship for outstanding achievement in the field of competitive debate. If you have a contract, case, or legal claim that you wish to discuss, give me a call or drop me an email. I will be happy to speak with you.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Collections
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Intellectual Property
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
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Free Consultation
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Contingent Fees
I accept contingency fee cases for qualified business disputes involving claims in excess of $250,000.
- Illinois
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- 7th Circuit
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- Founding Attorney
- Corporate & Estate Legal Services, Ltd.
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- Corporate & Estate Legal Services, Ltd. was founded in July of 2013 to represent small and mid-sized businesses as well as individuals. The firm focuses on business to business collection litigation, general business litigation, employment and restrictive covenant litigation, probate litigation, chapter 7 bankruptcy services, trademark applications, and intellectual property litigation.
- DePaul College of Law
- J.D. (1982) | Law
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- Honors: DePaul College of Law 711 Student admitted to practice in Courts as Senior Law Student.
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- Northwestern University
- B.S. (1978) | Economics
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- Honors: Wyman Hibbs Debate Scholar. President of Sigma Chi Fraternity.
- Activities: Northwestern Debate Society, Gymnastics Club, Sigma Chi Fraternity.
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- State Bar of Illinois # 6184235
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- Q. Siblings trying to remove me from parent's home after 22 years of caregiving without compensation.
- A: You must be careful not to mix or confuse your care for an aging parent with your rights to property under a will or trust. Carefully review your parent's last wishes, as reflected in the signed estate documents, and abide by the final wishes of your father under his codicil or other governing document. If you believe that you provided care to your father under an agreement to be compensated, then you will likely have a claim for compensation against the estate. However, such arrangements are not presumed. In fact, the law presumes that services provided by a child are gratuitous, meaning the caregiver did not expect payment. To overcome this presumption and be reimbursed from the estate, ... Read More
- Q. Do we need a bond in lieu of probate to sell an inherited home in IL?
- A: Illinois requires court administration of real property if the decedent dies with realty in his name.
- Q. Will creditors or next of kin receive a settlement if ex-husband dies with debt?
- A: You have not given sufficient facts to answer your questions. Illinois provides awards to surviving children. You need to review the statute and determine if the two surviving children are entitled to awards. If they do, then the awards are paid ahead of judgments or creditors. Without knowing the ages of the children, the amount of the settlement, and the lifestyle of the father and children before death, I can't really answer the question.
