Press Releases

Bradley is pleased to announce that Stephanie G. Gaston, a partner in the firm’s Houston office, has been elected as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. Founded in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation is the largest charitably funded bar foundation in the country and is dedicated to assisting the public and improving the profession of law. Fellows are elected based on outstanding professional achievements and a demonstrated commitment to the improvement of the justice system throughout Texas ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that J. Michael Wilson has joined the Charlotte office as a partner in the firm’s Tax and Trusts and Estates practice groups. The addition of Mr. Wilson highlights the firm’s strategic growth of its transactional practices in Charlotte specifically, as well as throughout its geographic footprint. He joins the firm from McGuireWoods. “We are excited to welcome Mike to Bradley,” said Bradley Charlotte Office Managing Partner Christopher C ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Rachel Sodée, an associate in the firm’s Nashville office, has been selected to serve as an intern on the Monroe Harding Board of Directors as part of her involvement with the Young Leaders Council (YLC) program ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Andrew Tuggle, an associate in the firm’s Huntsville office, has been admitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as a registered patent attorney. The firm now has 22 attorneys who are registered with the patent bar. The USPTO is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks and acts as a mechanism to protect new ideas and investments in innovation and technological progress ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Shundra Crumpton Manning, an associate in the firm’s Nashville office, has been selected to the inaugural National Bar Association (NBA) Associate Advancement Academy for Excellence. The NBA Advancement Academy is designed to facilitate the advancement and retention of black attorneys in the nation’s largest law firms, focusing on associates within the first three years of practice at AmLaw 200 firms ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Saira S. Siddiqui, an associate in the firm’s Houston office, has been named to the board for the South Asian Bar Association of Houston (SABA Houston) as the Vice President of Community Outreach. Her term began June 12 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that six attorneys in the firm’s Tampa office have been selected to the 2021 edition of Florida Super Lawyers as Super Lawyers or Rising Stars, who are recognized as among the leading lawyers in the state. The firm’s attorneys chosen as 2021 Florida Super Lawyers and their recognized practice areas are: Robert B. Glenn, retired partner; Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group (Bankruptcy: Business) Mark A ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Stevie Rushing, an associate in the firm’s Jackson office, has graduated as part of the 2020 class of the Mississippi Bar Leadership Forum. The Leadership Forum accepts no more than 20 lawyers each year to its program and seeks to serve the legal profession by equipping participants with the vision, knowledge, and skills necessary to serve as leaders in their profession and local communities ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Giovanni P. Giarratana, an associate in the firm’s Tampa office, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD). He will serve a one-year term representing the 13th Circuit. “We are thrilled that Gio has taken on this role and are confident that his leadership abilities will benefit the Florida Bar,” said Bradley Tampa Office Managing Partner R. Craig Mayfield. Mr ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Jon Paul Hoelscher, a partner in the firm’s Houston office, has been elected to serve as a council member for the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. He will serve a three-year term on the council. “Jon Paul is an exceptional construction attorney and a respected leader in the legal industry,” said Bradley Houston Office Managing Partner Ian P. Faria ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Roy D. Campbell III, a partner in the firm’s Jackson office, was honored with the 2021 Capital Area Bar Association (CABA) Professionalism Award. The CABA Professionalism Award is presented to an individual based on a lifetime of service to the profession and to the bar, demonstrating consistent adherence to professional standards of practice, encouraging respect for the law, and committing to public service. Mr ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Junaid Odubeko, an attorney in the firm’s Nashville office, has earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) credential in the United States through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). "We congratulate Junaid on earning the Certified Information Privacy Professional credential,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 24 attorneys have joined the firm’s offices in Birmingham; Charlotte, N.C.; Houston, Tex.; Jackson, Miss.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Tampa, Fla.   “We are very excited to welcome so many talented attorneys to Bradley,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

Bradley’s construction practice was ranked No. 4 on Construction Executive’s list of “The Top 50 Construction Law Firms” for 2021. The annual list ranks U.S ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Dana C. Lumsden, a partner in the firm’s Charlotte office, has been elected to the 2024 Class of the Mecklenburg County Bar’s (MCB) Board of Directors. A member of Bradley’s Banking and Financial Services, Litigation and Intellectual Property practice groups, Mr ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that nine of the firm’s partners have been named by Who’s Who Legal as among the world’s leading construction lawyers. The Bradley attorneys listed in the 2021 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Construction are Jim Archibald, Axel Bolvig, Ian P. Faria, Jon Paul Hoelscher, Douglas L. Patin, J. David Pugh, William R. Purdy, E. Mabry Rogers and Robert J. Symon ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Ryan P. Robichaux, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been elected as an Alabama State Bar (ASB) commissioner for the 10th Judicial Circuit, Place 8. He begins his three-year term on July 1. “We congratulate Ryan on his election as a commissioner for the Alabama State Bar,” said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Dawn Helms Sharff ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm and four partners were nationally ranked for Product Liability & Mass Torts by Chambers and Partners in the 2021 edition of the prestigious and independent Chambers USA legal industry referral guide. Chambers USA ranked Bradley as one of only seven firms in the country as “Tier 1 - Highly Regarded” for its Product Liability & Mass Torts practice ...

Bradley attorney Andrew Elbon was quoted in PlanSponsor on the first-ever cybersecurity guidance released by the Department of Labor (DOL) for Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plans. There’s not much new information in the DOL guidance from what had already been suggested by experts -- it has issued common sense best practices that reflect the state of the industry, explained Elbon ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has highly ranked 108 of the firm’s attorneys and 34 Bradley practice areas in the 2021 edition of the prestigious and independent Chambers USA legal industry referral guide. The firm also was ranked nationally in six practice areas and eight Bradley attorneys were ranked nationally in their various practice areas ...

Bradley attorney Dick Sayles was quoted in the Texas Lawbook on the accomplishments of Mark Shaw, Southwest Airlines' executive vice president, chief legal and regulatory officer. Mr. Shaw was featured in the article for his leadership through various crises, including the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the financial crises of 2008, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Sayles said Shaw "consistently exercises sound judgment ...

Bradley attorney Whitt Steineker was quoted in Marijuana Business Daily on Alabama becoming the latest state in the nation and second in the Deep South to legalize a medical cannabis market. Gov. Kay Ivey signed a legalization bill into law earlier this week that allows business license applications to start by Sept. 1, 2022 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Lauren B. Jacques has been named managing partner of the firm’s Nashville office. She succeeds Lela M. Hollabaugh, who has served as the Nashville office managing partner since 2015. Ms. Hollabaugh will continue as a litigation partner in the Nashville office. “I am excited and honored to lead the attorneys and staff in our Nashville office as we continue our growth as a leading law firm in our market,” said Ms. Jacques ...

Bradley attorneys Emily Bowman and Tom Trent were selected for the Nashville Business Journal's 2021 Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Leadership Awards. Ms. Bowman and Mr. Trent were each named "CRE Attorney of the Year" and were two of only four lawyers honored in the issue. Ms. Bowman and Mr. Trent were recognized for their significant contributions to Nashville's real estate industry ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that four attorneys in the firm’s Charlotte office have been named to the 2020 class of the North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society. Corby C. Anderson, Matthew S. DeAntonio, Erin Jane Illman, and Jonathan E. Schulz each provided 50 or more hours of pro bono legal services in 2020 to North Carolinians who are unable to pay ...