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Andrea M. Carlson

312-425-3131

10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60603

211 Landmark Drive, Suite C2, Normal, IL 61761

1015 Locust Street, Suite 914, St. Louis, MO 63101

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Andrea M. Carlson

Andrea M. Carlson

Partner

Direct Phone:312-334-9501

Andrea Carlson joined BCM Law, P.C. as an associate in 2021 in the Workers' Compensation Department. Prior to joining the firm, she practiced workers' compensation defense in the Chicago-land area, representing employers throughout the state.

She graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Law in 2018. During law school, she served as a notes editor for the Journal of Law, Technology, & Policy. Ms. Carlson also gained valuable experience in civil litigation as a clerk for the City of Chicago Legal Department, as well as trial skills as a 711 licensed law clerk for the Will County Public Defender’s Office and a student attorney in the Federal Civil Rights Clinic. She also earned the prestigious Rickert Award for legal writing in 2018.

After law school, Ms. Carlson began practicing workers’ compensation and social security disability law. She has experience representing both employees and employers at the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. Ms. Carlson has represented clients at the Arbitration level, Commission, Circuit Court, and First District Appellate Court.

Ms. Carlson volunteers as an Advocate Leader for the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance and an Alumni Mentor for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Law. In her spare time, she is an avid reader and vinyl record collector.

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 2018

Education

  • Law School: University of Illinois College of Law, 2018
  • College/University: University of Illinois Springfield, 2015

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association

Presentations

  • "Injurious Practices under Section 19(d) of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act", April 2023

Honors and Awards

  • Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2024
  • Rickert Award for Legal Writing, 2018
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
  • DRI
  • The Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
  • Illinois Self-Insurers' Association
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
  • DRI
  • The Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
  • Illinois Self-Insurers' Association
10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-425-3131
211 Landmark Drive, Suite C2
Normal, IL 61761
Phone: 309-862-4914
1015 Locust Street, Suite 914
St. Louis, MO 63101
Phone: 314-300-0527
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