MEET JEFF BRODY

Jeffrey A. Brody, 53, is the founder of Litigators, Incorporated, a plaintiff's firm that concentrates in medical malpractice relating to birth trauma throughout the United States.

Mr. Brody is especially concerned with birth trauma that results in children born with cerebral palsy or brain damage. He greatly cares about children with disabilities, not only through his personal experience (his nephew was born with brain damage) but through his professional career as well. In 1994 and 1995, he was the co-chairman of the Chicago Bar Association's Committee on Delivery of Legal Services to Persons with Disabilities. Also, he co-authored the Resource Guide for Persons With Disabilities, 1995. He is currently a pro bono attorney for the Legal Clinic for the Disabled and a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, Birth Trauma Litigation Group.

Mr. Brody received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1975. He earned his Juris Doctorate in 1978 from Northern Illinois University College of Law. Immediately following graduation he worked as an attorney in a large volume personal injury and medical malpractice firm and eventually became the managing partner. He is currently a member of many professional organizations, including the American Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association. In addition to his law practice, he arbitrates cases for the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program. Mr. Brody resides in Wilmette, Illinois, with his wife and three children.