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Bradley attorney Ross Robinson has been ranked in the IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders for 2025. This prestigious ranking reflects Mr. Robinson’s outstanding knowledge and skill in international preparation and prosecution of patent applications, drafting of opinions regarding patent infringement and validity, and client counseling, specifically in areas of aerospace/automotive, electronics, energy/fuel, engineering/construction, software, telecommunications, among others
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Bradley is pleased to announce that Birmingham partner David Pugh was elected as the 2025 National Chair of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) National Board of Directors. He was elected to the one-year term at the ABC’s annual Leadership Institute meeting held November 12-14 in Scottsdale, Arizona and will serve beginning January 1, 2025.
A long-time active member of the ABC, Mr
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Bradley attorney Robert Maddox recently completed the Bank Director’s Certification Program, which is the preeminent director designation available to those currently serving or wanting to serve on a bank’s board.
Offering two levels of certification, participants of the program are provided with a thorough grounding in corporate governance and important industry issues that greatly enhance the performance of individual directors
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Bradley is pleased to announce that Lillie A. Hobson has been recognized by the Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers Program’s (MVLP) with a 2024 Medal of the Samaritan for her service to the organization, her third consecutive award honoring outstanding pro bono legal service. Additionally, Bradley was recognized with the Gold Medallion firm award for the third consecutive year for its continued support of the MVLP’s mission. Both Ms
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Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm has been named the “Law Firm of the Year” in the area of Construction Law in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms. This marks the fifth time since 2018 that Bradley has earned a “Law Firm of the Year” award for its Construction Practice Group, including three awards in the area of Construction Law in 2018, 2020 and 2022 and one award in the area of Litigation – Construction in 2023
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Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm has been named the “Law Firm of the Year” in the area of Construction Law in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms. This marks the fifth time since 2018 that Bradley has earned a “Law Firm of the Year” award for its Construction Practice Group, including three awards in the area of Construction Law in 2018, 2020 and 2022 and one award in the area of Litigation – Construction in 2023
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Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was quoted in Bloomberg Tax on the likelihood of the recent GOP win signaling changes to the SALT (state and local tax deductions) cap and state workarounds.
“Few of us expect the SALT cap to be totally eliminated – that would cost over $1 trillion over 10 years. But most of us expect an increase in the cap, maybe to $25,000 for joint filers
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Bradley is pleased to announce that Thomas H. Stewart Jr. has joined as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group in Dallas.
“Tom is a tremendous addition to our firm, bringing decades of experience in commercial real estate, finance and corporate law in a competitive market and adding valuable perspective to the real estate team,” said Bradley Dallas Office Managing Partner Gene R. Besen
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Bradley is pleased to announce that Emma Duke McBurney and George A. Smith II, attorneys in the firm’s Huntsville office, have been recognized by the Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program (MCVLP) for their pro bono contributions to the organization.
Ms. McBurney, an associate in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, was recognized by the MCVLP as the 2024 New Volunteer of the Year. Mr
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Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized with nine Tier 1 national rankings and 181 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms. Overall, the firm earned 32 national rankings and 260 metropolitan rankings across all of its 13 offices
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Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized with nine Tier 1 national rankings and 181 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms. Overall, the firm earned 32 national rankings and 260 metropolitan rankings across all of its 13 offices
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Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was quoted in The Playbook on how Trump’s victory may affect businesses, specifically regarding tax implications.
Ely said negotiations over the TJCA [Tax Cuts and Jobs Act] appeared to be making headway before the election. Given the results of the election, those negotiations could accelerate, with answers likely to be available by December 2025
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Bradley attorney Anne Marie Seibel was featured on an episode of Litigation Radio, a podcast of the Legal Talk Network sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section, where she discusses how she learned to balance her family, career, and professional personal goals
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Bradley is pleased to announce that Lina Machado Bejarano, an associate in the firm’s Atlanta office, has been named the recipient of the firm’s 2024 Cameron J. Miller Award for Excellence and Community Service. The award is named for, and given in memory of, Cameron Miller, who passed away in June 2012 after battling cancer during his first year as an attorney at Bradley
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Bradley is pleased to announce that the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) has named the firm a recipient of its 2024 Compass Award for its involvement in LCLD programs and promotion of LCLD’s mission.
“We are very appreciative of LCLD’s recognition as one of its 2024 Compass Award winners,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters
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Bradley attorney Jennifer Trulock was interviewed by NBC 5 on understanding paid time off to vote. In Texas, employers are encouraged to provide two hours of paid leave if an employee does not have two hours off, together, outside their shift to go vote on Election Day.
Trulock, a labor and employment attorney, explained that if you’re scheduled to work 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., employees should be allowed paid leave to make it to the polls
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Bradley has been named a 2024 “Tipping the Scales” firm by the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance for having 50% or more women in their 2024 U.S.-based new partner class. This is the second consecutive year that the firm has received this recognition.
The “Tipping the Scales” honorees were announced at the Alliance’s 2024 Annual Conference on October 24 in Washington, D.C
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Bradley is pleased to announce that Alé Dalton, a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, is the recipient of Bradley’s 2024 Diversity Leadership Award.
Established in 2015, the annual Diversity Leadership Award recognizes a Bradley partner who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to promoting and advancing the firm’s goal of being a diverse and mutually supportive community
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Bradley is pleased to announce that one senior attorney and eight associates have joined the firm in the third quarter of 2024. The firm was also pleased to welcome a first-year attorney class of 52 recent law school graduates in September. In all, Bradley has added 64 attorneys since the first of the year
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Bradley is pleased to announce that Ann Peldo Cargile, a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).
The ABF Fellows comprise a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of the communities
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Bradley attorney C. Meade Hartfield has been appointed chair of the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Women in the Law Committee. She previously was appointed to the role of vice chair in October 2022 and served in that role for two years. Ms. Hartfield is an active member of the DRI, where she has served as seminar chair of the Women in the Law Committee, and as the Women in the Law liaison to the International Law Committee and the Automotive Section of the Product Liability Committee
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Bradley attorney Erin Illman was quoted in Cybersecurity Law Report on the decision in Zellmer v. Meta Platforms, Inc., its implications and practical BIPA compliance lessons.
Zellmer addresses “the distinction between capturing a ‘face signature,’ or a numerical representation of an image, and capturing information that can be used to identify a particular person,” said Illman
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Bradley is pleased to announce that Christopher C. Puri, counsel in the firm’s Nashville office, has received the Elizabeth Jacobs Distinguished Service Award from AgeWell Middle Tennessee (AgeWell), an organization that champions informed and positive aging and serves as the Middle Tennessee area’s catalyst for collaborative solutions for the elderly. Mr. Puri was honored at the 32nd Annual Sage Awards Ceremony & Fundraiser that was held on October 21, 2024
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Bradley is pleased to announce that Brian R. Browder has joined as a partner in the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group in Nashville.
“Brian has a stellar reputation and is well-known in the industry for his work on sophisticated healthcare transactions across the country,” said Bradley Nashville Office Managing Partner Lauren B. Jacques. “His arrival adds significant depth to our already nationally ranked Healthcare Practice Group
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Bradley attorneys Jim Archibald, Ian Faria, Abba Harris and Jon Paul Hoelscher co-authored a chapter in Design-Build and EPC Contracting: A Practical Legal Guide, which was recently published by the American Bar Association (ABA). The book serves as a comprehensive and detailed reference for construction attorneys