Press Releases

Bradley attorney Robert Maddox was quoted in The Mortgage Report on mortgage rates and the potential decrease of rates in 2023. Experts predict that rates will either decrease or remain the same as 2022 ranges. If the Fed continues with its trend of smaller rate increases, “the market may have already factored in its peak, as rates are already beginning to move down,” Maddox explained ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Stanley E. Blackmon has been named the 2023 president of the Birmingham Bar Association’s (BBA) Young Lawyers Section. Additionally, Carmen Weite has been appointed vice president of public service, and Riley McDaniel has been appointed as a member of the Executive Committee. All three attorneys will serve one-year terms in their new leadership roles ...

Bradley attorney Casey Miller has been appointed president-elect of the Nashville Bar Association (NBA) Young Lawyers Division for 2023. Ms. Miller will serve as president in 2024.  Ms. Miller has been associated with the Young Lawyers Division as treasurer, professional development director for the Executive Board of Directors, and co-chair of the Carbolic Smoke Committee and Mock Trial Committee. Ms ...

 Bradley is pleased to announce that Kelsey Shofner has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a senior attorney in the Corporate & Securities Practice Group. Ms. Shofner assists business clients with corporate transactions, including entity formation and corporate governance, contract negotiation, mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property protection ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Meghan Dawson McElvy has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Construction Practice Group and Energy Practice Group. “Meghan’s practice is concentrated on energy law, and we know her experience will add tremendous value to our team,” said Bradley Houston Office Managing Partner Robert Ford ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Sarah B. Fandrey has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group. “Sarah is an exceptional real estate attorney with a unique skill set of working with Real Estate Investment Trusts and other investors in the acquisition and development work of leisure and marina properties,” said Bradley Dallas Office Managing Partner Richard A. Sayles ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Lillie A. Hobson, an associate in the firm’s Montgomery office, has been elected to serve a two-year term as a member of the Montgomery County Bar Foundation Board of Directors. Ms. Hobson recently was recognized with the Medal of the Samaritan Award for her individual contributions to the Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers Program (MVLP), including attending clinics and being actively involved with the District Court Lawyer for a Day dockets ...

 Bradley is pleased to announce that W. Rodney Clement, a partner in the firm’s Jackson office, has been inducted as a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation, which recognizes a lawyer’s excellence, as well as dedication and service to the public and profession. Mr. Clement’s practice is focused on commercial real estate and secured transactions ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that University of Mississippi School of Law (Ole Miss Law) first year-students Jarius Colley and Kayla Powell have been selected for the Bessie Young Council (BYC) Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Program at the firm. Mr. Colley and Ms. Powell will work as Bradley winter associates in the firm’s Jackson office. Mr. Colley is involved with the Black Law Student Association and Government Law Student Association at Ole Miss ...

Bradley partner Ty Howard was quoted in Westlaw Today on his thoughts about the Supreme Court’s recent case disputing federal government authority to dismiss False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuits filed by whistleblowers. Howard discussed the lawsuit filed in 2012 by a former Executive Health Resources Inc. employee, Dr ...

Bradley attorney Michael Thomason was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on the impact of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) on businesses around the country to offer new and personal information to the government in upcoming years. “Millions of companies are going to have to report their beneficial ownership information to the U.S. Department of the Treasury ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Courtney M. Achee, an attorney in the firm’s Charlotte office, has been appointed to a two-year term as chair of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) KnowledgeNet Charlotte Chapter. The IAPP’s KnowledgeNet Chapters bring local privacy communities together through educational meetings and networking activities. As a chair of the Charlotte KnowledgeNet Chapter, Ms ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Jera L. Bradshaw has joined the firm’s Dallas office as counsel in the Banking & Financial Services Practice Group. Ms. Bradshaw brings more than 13 years of experience advising banks and their regulators on a wide range of regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Birmingham attorney Danny Feltham has been selected to the Alabama State Bar’s (ASB) 2022 Leadership Forum. The ASB Leadership Forum is recognized as a dynamic and highly effective model for nurturing and developing leadership skills and values among a select group of qualified, promising lawyers each year ...

Bradley partner Daniel Murphy was named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s list of “Who’s Who in Health Care” for 2022. This is Murphy’s second year named to the BBJ annual list, which highlights the Magic City’s key leaders and decision-makers in the healthcare industry. The full list appeared in the BBJ on November 29, 2022 ...

Bradley attorney Jera Bradshaw recently joined the firm’s Dallas office, bringing her experience of eight years as a senior attorney and three years as senior counsel for regulatory affairs. Law360 highlighted Bradshaw’s experience and discussed her new role at Bradley. "Based on my experience and relationships, Bradley presented the best opportunity to leverage my knowledge and regulatory insight ...

Bradley partner Riley Key was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on Bradley’s approach to the expanding industry, comparing the legal aspects of crypto to the early internet. Bradley has built a small team with a strong drive to understand and work in this space, Key told the BBJ when asked how to best succeed within this area. “Back in the early days of the internet, there were lawyers that did at that time, what we would call ‘internet law,’ Key said ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 32 attorneys have joined the firm as associates across the firm’s offices in Birmingham, Houston, Dallas, Jackson, Nashville, and Tampa. “This group is the largest associate class in the history of the firm, which continues our trajectory of strategic growth in key markets and practices over the past year,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

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