Press Releases

Bradley is pleased to announce that seven attorneys in the firm’s Charlotte office have been named to the 2019 class of the North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society. Robert A. Cox Jr., Matthew S. DeAntonio, Dexter C. Hobbs Jr., Erin Jane Illman, Dana Lumsden, Steven T. Snyder and Bridget V. Warren each provided 50 or more hours of pro bono legal services in 2019 to North Carolinians who are unable to pay ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that nine attorneys in the firm’s Tampa office have been named 2020 Florida Super Lawyers or Rising Stars, who are recognized as among the leading lawyers in the state. The firm’s Florida Super Lawyers and their recognized practice areas are: Timothy A. Andreu, partner; Banking and Financial Services Practice Group (Business Litigation) Michael B. Colgan, counsel; Litigation Practice Group (Business Litigation) Robert B ...

Bradley attorney Will Manuel was featured in EHS Today on how employers should prepare for their employees to return to work following the coronavirus shutdown. “Business owners want to keep their employees healthy and safe. They also want to operate in a way that garners at least enough income to keep their doors open. And, at the core, employers suffer from FOMU — Fear of Messing Up,” said Manuel ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Jacob Hanson has joined the firm’s Tampa office as an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. “We are pleased to welcome Jacob to our growing team of attorneys in Tampa,” said Bradley Tampa Office Managing Partner Craig Mayfield. “Jacob brings valuable litigation experience that will benefit our clients throughout Florida ...

Bradley attorney Anna Manasco was confirmed by the Senate to serve as a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Ms. Manasco has been with Bradley since 2009 and has focused her practice on trial strategy and appeals in complex, multi-jurisdictional and high-stakes litigation. She has represented clients in state and federal trial courts, the Alabama Supreme Court, the U.S. Supreme Court, various federal courts of appeal across the country, and arbitration ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Robert A. Cox Jr., a partner in the firm’s Charlotte office, has been recognized as a Board Certified Specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law by the North Carolina State Bar. “We congratulate Rob on earning distinction as a North Carolina board-certified Business Bankruptcy Law attorney,” said Bradley Charlotte Office Managing Partner Christopher C. Lam ...

Bradley attorney David Pratt was quoted in The Texas Lawbook on recently transitioning his practice to Bradley's Dallas office to expand his client relationships. “Bradley provides a platform to serve my clients across the country,” he said. “I can expand my existing client relationships by working with Bradley attorneys in other states where clients have properties ...

Bradley attorney Steve Snyder was quoted in HousingWire on who’s liable when money disappears due to wire fraud. While mortgage companies are at risk due to vulnerabilities surrounding the closing table, borrowers are vulnerable to email scams that could have them directing their banks to wire money to the wrong place. It’s still unclear in the legal system who has more liability in such cases ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Lela Hollabaugh, Managing Partner of the firm’s Nashville office, has been named chair of the 2020 Campaign for Equal Justice of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (LAS). Held annually since 1987, the Campaign for Equal Justice raises funds for the LAS, which is Tennessee’s largest nonprofit law firm ...

Bradley attorney Dan Murphy was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on the effect of COVID-19 on health insurance providers. Murphy said one big question is how the reduction in costs insurers are paying out as patient volumes decline balances out with all of the emergency care being provided ...

Bradley attorney David Pugh was featured in Alabama Construction News on his new role as Southeast Region Vice Chair of ABC National. Pugh discussed his background in the construction industry and the goals he has for his upcoming two-year term. “I am the son of an engineer who was involved in construction and steel fabrication his whole life, and I was a civil engineering major myself,” Pugh said ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Jessica Sparhawk has joined the firm’s Montgomery office as an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. “We are happy to welcome Jessica to our experienced team of litigators in Montgomery,” said Bradley Montgomery Office Managing Partner Robert Emmett Poundstone IV. Ms. Sparhawk received her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law, where she was a member of the University of Miami Law Review ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that prominent business attorney David L. Pratt has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner, expanding the firm’s real estate, banking, and financial services practices. Anna Lee Alford also joins the firm as an associate. “Adding David and Anna Lee to our Dallas office allows us to enhance the business transactional services we can provide to our clients on the local, regional, and national level” said Richard A ...

Bradley attorney Jason Bushby was quoted in Bloomberg Law on loan transfer risks for borrowers that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. With millions of mortgage borrowers skipping payments, concerns about liquidity at small servicing companies have raised alarms at the CFPB. Experts fear that an already bumpy process could get even worse for borrowers due to the volume of transfers that could result from the economic distress caused by the pandemic ...

Bradley attorney Whitt Steineker was quoted in Law360 on cannabis companies that are leaning on force majeure clauses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A force majeure clause excuses one or both parties from contractual obligations when circumstances arise that make participation impossible. However, the financial problems that have surrounded the cannabis industry for the last year could make it so even the pandemic isn’t enough for these businesses to use the contract clause ...

Bradley attorney Chris Glenos was quoted in Bloomberg Law on a Texas bankruptcy case that ruled the Small Business Administration (SBA) can’t automatically deny a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) because the borrower is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The case appears to be the first in which a court has barred the SBA from systematically denying PPP loans just because the borrower is or was in bankruptcy, said Glenos ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 95 attorneys and 28 practice areas at the firm have been highly ranked in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA, the prestigious, independent legal industry referral guide. Chambers USA ranked Bradley as one of the top firms in the nation for the following practice areas: Construction Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) Product Liability & Mass Torts In addition, the following partners were ranked nationally: Aron C ...

Bradley attorney Lela Hollabaugh, the firm’s Nashville office managing partner, was featured in recent news stories for donating plasma to help those who have tested positive for COVID-19. Hollabaugh recently recovered from the coronavirus after testing positive in March. The U.S ...

Bradley attorney Mike Gordon was quoted in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on the risks U.S. banks are facing amid the government’s COVID-19 stimulus plans. The money that has been handed out to businesses through the government’s emergency relief programs will soon be subject to congressional oversight committees looking for evidence of fraud and whether the money went to the businesses most in need ...

Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was quoted in Bloomberg Tax on the tax hurdles that states and taxpayers may face regarding the small business relief loans. Debt forgiveness usually counts as a taxable benefit, but Congress made loans from the Paycheck Protection Program forgivable as long as certain conditions are met and said the federal government would not tax the discharged debt ...

Bradley attorney Whitt Steineker was quoted in Politico Pro on the uncertainty that indirect marijuana companies are facing as they seek federal coronavirus assistance. Several companies such as accounting firms, electrical contractors and gardening supply shops do business with marijuana companies; however, since marijuana is still illegal at the federal level, it’s unclear if these businesses can access federal assistance during the coronavirus pandemic ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 13 attorneys in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office have been named Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers or Rising Stars for 2020. “We congratulate our D.C. attorneys on their client successes and accomplishments that have once again resulted in Super Lawyers recognition,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

Bradley attorney James Bailey was quoted in Bloomberg Law on temporary changes to the Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) that could save some companies that have been hit with uncertainties created by COVID-19. The SBRA was passed to speed up the process of reorganizing an insolvent company with less than $2.7 million in debt. However, the coronavirus relief package enacted in March raised the debt limit to $7.5 million to help small businesses survive the pandemic ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm has awarded its 2020 Diversity Scholarships to law students Jessie Manzewitsch Pulero from the University of Houston Law Center and Bria Smith from Vanderbilt University Law School ...

Thirty-six Bradley attorneys were named to B-Metro’s “Top Lawyers 2020,” which recognizes Birmingham’s leading lawyers. Following are the Bradley attorneys who were named Top Lawyers for 2020: Jim Archibald Jay Bender Paul Bolus Lindsey Boney Mike Brown Kane Burnette Beau Byrd Jennifer Hoover Clark Buddy Cox Alan Deer Tiffany J ...