Brandon R. Freud

Principal

P 312 201 4201

Brandon Freud is an effective litigator who focuses his practice on creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, commercial litigation and real estate litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels. Brandon employs a practical, results-driven approach to advancing his clients’ objectives and has the experience and skills necessary to take cases through trial.

Overview

A significant portion of Brandon’s practice is devoted to enforcing the rights and remedies of financial institutions in matters including commercial foreclosure, replevin, guaranty enforcement, the Uniform Commercial Code and fraudulent transfers. He represents both secured and unsecured creditors in all phases of bankruptcy proceedings, including adversary litigation. Brandon also defends financial institutions against lender liability claims and a range of other commercial disputes.

His commercial litigation practice includes the representation of businesses and individuals in actions involving breach of contract, business tort, fraud and shareholder/membership disputes, among others. In real estate litigation, Brandon represents title insurers in coverage matters and their insureds in quiet title actions, lien priority disputes, boundary conflicts and easement claims. His practice also includes handling mechanics lien cases and a variety of landlord-tenant disputes.

Prior to entering private practice, Brandon served as an assistant state’s attorney in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office where he first-chaired dozens of trials and authored more than 30 appellate briefs.

Brandon has served on the firm’s Strategy Development Committee and is currently chair of the Finance Committee.

Credentials

Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, J.D., with honors, 2003
University of Wisconsin, Madison, B.A. in Political Science, 2000

Bar Admissions
Illinois
Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois
District of Colorado

Memberships & Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Illinois Land Title Association, Title Counsel Committee
Noteworthy
  • Leading Lawyer (2019 – 2025)