Markeya A. Fowler

Partner

Direct Phone:312-334-9505

Email:mfowler@bcm-law.com

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Markeya A. Fowler is a Partner at Brady, Connolly & Masuda. Markeya focuses her practice in the area of workers’ compensation defense. Prior to joining the firm, Markeya practiced insurance defense and civil litigation. Markeya has successfully defended her client’s interests at both the Arbitration and Circuit Court level in the Chicagoland and surrounding counties by securing favorable outcomes through oral arguments at the Circuit Court level and trials at the Arbitration level.

Markeya earned her law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. While attending law school, Markeya worked as a Student Advocate at the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy and served on the executive board of the Journal of Regulatory Compliance. Markeya was also a legal extern at the American Medical Association’s Advocacy Resource Department where she researched and assisted in developing state regulatory guidelines for medical providers. Markeya is a member of the Black Women’s Lawyer Association, the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Defense Counsel.

Practice Areas

• Workers' Compensation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2016

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2016, Health Law Certificate
• Michigan State University, James Madison College, 2012, B.A. in Political Theory, B.A. in Social Relations and Policy

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Black Women's Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• Illinois Defense Counsel
• Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association

Publications

• Average Weekly Wage: Are Overtime Hours Really Mandatory Or Consistent?
• No Penalties for Delay in Authorizing Medical Treatment: A Defense for Employers

Honors and Awards

• Super Lawyers, Rising Stars: 2023

Presentations

• "What Has Changed Since We Last Met? A Discussion of Defense Developments and Trends" - May 2022
• "COVID-19 & Illinois Workers' Compensation" - October 2020