Heidi L. Brady

Partner

312.443.1819

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Heidi has substantial experience representing clients in the insurance, reinsurance, and health care industries. Concentrating her practice on complex litigation, arbitration, and health care regulation, she handles matters involving breach of commercial or government contracts, business torts, trade secret and unfair competition claims, insurance insolvency litigation, state guaranty funds, and insurance fraud.

Heidi assists clients throughout the entire litigation or arbitration process, including case evaluation, discovery, pleadings, motions, hearings, trials, post-trial, and appeals. She also represents clients before state insurance departments, including provider appeals, guaranty fund surcharge disputes, and major health care insurance acquisitions.

  • Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch: Health Care Law (2026), Insurance Law (2026)
Overview

Heidi has substantial experience representing clients in the insurance, reinsurance, and health care industries. Concentrating her practice on complex litigation, arbitration, and health care regulation, she handles matters involving breach of commercial or government contracts, business torts, trade secret and unfair competition claims, insurance insolvency litigation, state guaranty funds, and insurance fraud.

Heidi assists clients throughout the entire litigation or arbitration process, including case evaluation, discovery, pleadings, motions, hearings, trials, post-trial, and appeals. She also represents clients before state insurance departments, including provider appeals, guaranty fund surcharge disputes, and major health care insurance acquisitions.

Insights

Firm News

Locke Lord Elects 5 New Partners in Chicago, Dallas, Los ‎Angeles and New York

Articles + Publications

Locke Lord QuickStudy: New Medicaid/CHIP Managed Care Rule Reins in MLR Reporting

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Awards
  • Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch: Health Care Law (2026), Insurance Law (2026)

Top areas of focus

  • Intern, U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Corps, Defense Service Office North, Naval Station Great Lakes, IL, Summer 2014
  • Constituent services specialist, U.S. Congress, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, Farmington, MO, January 2011–July 2013
  • Regional campaign coordinator/office director, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, Sen. Gary Romine, Rep. Kevin Engler, Farmington and Ste. Genevieve, MO, May-August 2012
  • Campaign field staff/office director, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, Farmington, MO, June–December 2010

Education

  • University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude; Order of the Coif, 2016
  • Carson-Newman University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2010

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Clerkships

  • Hon. E. Grady Jolly, Law clerk, 2016-2017
  • Hon. Colin S. Bruce, Judicial intern, 2014
  • Co-author, “New Medicaid/CHIP Managed Care Rule Reins in MLR Reporting,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, May 3, 2024.