Brad J. Brady is a native of Anamosa, Iowa and currently lives in Swisher, Iowa. Mr. Brady has practiced law in Cedar Rapids, Iowa since graduation from law school in 1978. He practices primarily in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, products liability and commercial litigation. He also serves as a mediator for a variety of civil litigation disputes, including personal injury, insurance disputes, civil rights, employment, real estate and property damage disputes.

Mr. Brady has been inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, an organization devoted to trial practice and limited to approximately 1% of practicing Iowa attorneys (see the press release) and into the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, an organization devoted to trial practice and limited to approximately 3% of Iowa attorneys. He also has been selected as a  "Super Lawyer" in the area of personal injury for the Great Plains region, a peer-reviewed selection process limited to 5% of the lawyers in a state.

He is a member and former chair of the Litigation Legislation Committee of the Iowa State Bar Association, a member of the Jury Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers,  a member of the Litigation Legislation committee of the Iowa Association for Justice and a former member of the Justice For All Group.

Mr. Brady has delivered numerous lectures and presentations relating to civil trial practice, including the following: 

1994 - Consumer Fraud, Annual Meeting, National Association of State Attorneys General
1994 - Taking Effective Depositions, Lorman Education Services
1994 - Effective Discovery Procedures in Iowa, National Business Institute
1995 - RICO Claims, Iowa Defense Counsel Association
1995 - Use of Paralegals at Trial, Iowa Association of Legal Assistants
1995 - Federal Civil Litigation, Lorman Education Services
1997 - Class Action Trials, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
1998 - Complex Business Litigation, Iowa Association for Justice
1998 - Trial Instructor for attorneys, Closing Argument, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Trial College
1998 - Probate Trial Presentation, Linn County Estate Planning Council
1998 - Civil Rico - Overview and Developments, Iowa Association for Justice
1998 - Legal Assistants in Depositions - Assisting Throughout the Deposition Process
1999 - Probate Trial Presentation, Linn County Estate Planning Council
1999 - Intentional Interference with Employment, Iowa Association for Justice
2001 - Taking and Defending Depositions
2002 - How to Survive Your Client's Deposition, Iowa Association for Justice
2002 - Ethical Considerations for Legal Assistants, Iowa Association of Legal Assistants
2002 - Advertising, Linn County Bar Association
2003 - Deposition Techniques, Young Lawyers Division
2003 - Directing The Personal Injury Trial, Iowa Association for Justice
2003 - "Consumer Protection - Are We Protected," Iowa Association for Justice
2004 - Voir Dire, Opening Statement and Closing Argument, Iowa State Bar Association
2008 - Iowa Class Action Update; Revised Hospital Lien Statute, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
2009 - Iowa's New Consumer Fraud Statute, Iowa Association for Justice
2011 - Private Right of Action for Consumer Fraud, Iowa Attorney General's Office

Mr. Brady also has made presentations throughout Iowa and nationally to local, state and national insurance groups.

Civil RICO: Overview & Developments
Intentional Interference with Employment
Chapter 714H Private Right of Action for Consumer Fraud Plaintiff’s Perspective

Mr. Brady is a member of the American Bar Association, where he is a member of the Litigation Section and the Attorneys Information Exchange Group. He is also a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and the Linn County Bar Association.

As a member of the American Association for Justice, he is active in the:

• Business Torts Section
• Employment Rights Law Section
• Insurance Section
• Products Liability Section
• Professional Negligence
• Lead Paint Litigation

Mr. Brady is admitted to practice before the federal district courts for Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. He previously has been admitted by court order and/or appeared pro hac vice in cases in: United States District Court for:

• The N. District of Alabama
• The E. District of Arkansas
• The S. District of California
• The District of Colorado
• The Middle District of North Carolina
• The W. District of Oklahoma Superior Court
• Arizona Superior Court
• California Superior Court
• Connecticut Superior Court
• Florida Circuit Court
• Illinois Superior Court
• Indiana Superior Court
• Minnesota Superior Court
• Nebraska District Court

Reported Cases:

• Cedar Rapids Lodge & Suites, LLC v. JFS Development, Inc., 2010 WL 1780760, (N.D.Iowa Apr 29, 2010)
• Cedar Rapids Lodge & Suites, LLC v. JFS Development, Inc., 2010 WL 1030497, (N.D.Iowa Mar 08, 2010)
• Kramer v. Perez, 595 F.3d 825, (8th Cir.(Iowa) Feb 19, 2010)
• Cedar Rapids Lodge & Suites, LLC v. JFS Development, Inc., 2010 WL 364562, (N.D.Iowa Feb 01, 2010)
• Rakes v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of America, 582 F.3d 886, (8th Cir.(Iowa) Sep 18, 2009)
• Blazek v. Eastern Iowa Const., L.L.C., 764 N.W.2d 783, (Iowa App. Feb 04, 2009)
• Rakes v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of America, 2008 WL 4852932, (N.D.Iowa Nov 07, 2008)
• Kramer v. Perez, 579 F.Supp.2d 1164, (S.D.Iowa Sep 30, 2008)
• Rakes v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of America, 622 F.Supp.2d 755, (N.D.Iowa Jun 20, 2008)
• Rakes v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of America, 2008 WL 429060, (N.D.Iowa Feb 14, 2008) (No. C06-0099) )Investors Ins. Co. of America, 622 F.Supp.2d 755, (N.D.Iowa Jun 20, 2008)
• Rakes v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of America, 2008 WL 429060, (N.D.Iowa Feb 14, 2008) (No. C06-0099)
• McGowan, Ltd., Inc. v. Soy Basics, L.L.C., 2008 WL 346044, (N.D.Iowa Feb 06, 2008) (No. C06-2064)
• Walters v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 2007 WL 4531311, (N.D.Iowa Dec 18, 2007) (No. 06-CV-20-LRR)
• Rakes v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of America, 2007 WL 2122195, (N.D.Iowa Jul 20, 2007) (No. 06-CV-99-LRR)
• Walters v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 2007 WL 1385387, (N.D.Iowa May 08, 2007) (No. 06CV0020-LRR)
• Richard L. McGowan, Ltd., Inc. v. Soy Basics, LLC, 2007 WL 576484, (N.D.Iowa Feb 21, 2007) (No. C06-2064)
• Northrup v. Penford Products Co., 2006 WL 753218, (N.D.Iowa Mar 23, 2006) (No. C05-0012-LRR)
• GreatAmerica Leasing Corp. v. Rohr-Tippe Motors, Inc., 394 F.Supp.2d 1058, (N.D.Iowa Oct 06, 2005) (No. C05-119-LRR)
• GreatAmerica Leasing Corp. v. Rohr-Tippe Motors, Inc., 387 F.Supp.2d 992, (N.D.Iowa Sep 06, 2005) (No. C05-119-LRR)
• Kreinbring v. Alternative Claims Services, Inc., 2004 WL 1293927, (N.D.Iowa May 27, 2004) (No. C03-123-LRR)
• Rieff v. Evans, 672 N.W.2d 728, (Iowa Dec 17, 2003) (No. 02-0727)
• Rieff v. Evans, 630 N.W.2d 278, (Iowa May 31, 2001) (No. 99-0313)
• Luker v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 1999 WL 33655475, (N.D.Iowa Nov 15, 1999) (No. C98-2067)
• Young v. FDL Foods, Inc., 1999 WL 33656872, (N.D.Iowa May 18, 1999)
• GreatAmerica Leasing Corp. v. Telular Corp., 1999 WL 33656867, (N.D.Iowa Apr 20, 1999) (No. C96-1049)
• Gutierrez v. Givens, 1 F.Supp.2d 1077, 1998 WL 162195, RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 9486, S.D.Cal., April 03, 1998(No. CIV. 97-1218-B (LAB))
• Gutierrez v. Givens, 989 F.Supp. 1033, 1997 WL 816502, RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 9374, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9111, , S.D.Cal., November 05, 1997(No. Civ. 97-1218-B(LAB))
• Great Rivers Co-op. of Southeastern Iowa v. Farmland Industries, Inc., 120 F.3d 893, (8th Cir.(Iowa) Jul 29, 1997) (No. 96-2751)
• Great Rivers Co-op of Southeastern Iowa v. Farmland Industries, Inc., 934 F.Supp. 302, (S.D.Iowa Jul 03, 1996) (Civil No. 4-95-70529)
• Jolly v. Pittore, 1995 WL 566002, (S.D.N.Y. Sep 22, 1995) (Nos. 92 Civ. 3593 (JSM), 92 Civ. 5244 (JSM))
• Great Rivers Co-op. of Southeastern Iowa v. Farmland Industries, Inc., 59 F.3d 764, (8th Cir.(Iowa) Jul 12, 1995) (No. 95-1249)
• Kalell v. Petersen, 498 N.W.2d 413, (Iowa App. Feb 02, 1993) (No. 92-475)
• Nichols v. Schweitzer, 472 N.W.2d 266, (Iowa Jun 19, 1991) (No. 89-1507)
• In re Marriage of Hasley, 433 N.W. 2d 40, 50 Ed. Law Rep. 1186 (Iowa App., Sep 28, 1988) (No. 87-1114)
• U.S. v. Copper, 709 F.Supp. 905 (N.D.Iowa, Sep 14, 1988) (No. C86-0160)
• Taylor v. Wiebold, 390 N.W.2d 128 (Iowa, Jul 23, 1986) (No. 85-1661)
• Smalley v. Dewberry, 379 N.W.2d 922, 54 USLW 2420 (Iowa, Jan 15, 1986) (No. 85-367)
• Munz v. State, 382 N.W.2d 693 (Iowa App., Dec 18, 1985) (No. 84-1109)
• In re Voss, 20 B.R. 598 (Bankr.N.D.Iowa, Jun 04, 1982) (No. 81-00070, 81-0309)

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