Background

Brad is a shareholder in the litigation division.  He currently practices before both state and federal courts.

Brad grew up in Iowa and graduated from Johnston High School.  Before entering law school at Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa, Brad taught high school Spanish and coached a variety of athletics in West Des Moines, Iowa.  Brad also served in the Iowa Army National Guard as an infantryman.

Member, American Bar Association Sections on: Labor and Employment; Litigation
Member, American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
Member, Defense Research Institute Committees: Construction Law; Employment Law; Trial Tactics
Member, Iowa Defense Counsel Association Committees: Employment Law; Product Liability
Member, Iowa State Bar Association Sections on: Construction Law; Labor and Employment Law; Litigation

Education

University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1998)

Drake University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 2005)

• Member, Drake Law Review, 2004-2005

Professional Achievements

Select seminars attended:

• ABA Forum on Construction Law Trial Academy
• DRI Construction Law Seminar

Professional Memberships and Admissions

American Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Iowa Defense Counsel Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Polk County Bar Association

Sample of Reported Cases

• Tusing v. Des Moines Independent Comm. Sch. Dist., 639 F.3d 507 (8th Cir. 2011)
• Hand Cut Steaks Acquisitions, Inc. v. Fountain Three, No. 08-0677, 2009 WL 775459 (Iowa Ct. App. Mar. 29, 2009) (unpublished)
• Volk v. X-Rite, Inc., 599 F. Supp. 2d 1118 (S.D. Iowa 2009)
• Adele v. City of Pleasant Hill, No. 07-1338, 2008 WL 2520837 (Iowa Ct. App. June 25, 2008) (unpublished)
• Annett Holdings v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, 2008 WL 2415299 (N.D. Ill. 2008) (unpublished)

Publications

• Estate Tax Consequences of Revenue Ruling 2004-64: Silence in Grantor Trusts Is Anything but Golden (54 Drake L. Rev. 929 2006)

Speeches and Seminars

Selected lectures:
Professional Liability Insurance for Engineers, Iowa Engineering Law, May 2014
Controlling Unemployment Compensation Costs, Workplace Behavior and Privacy-Current Developments, NBI Human Resources Law From Start to Finish Seminar, May 2014
Statute of Repose: How Far Back Can Contractors Be Sued for Construction Defects?, Ames Home Builders Association, February 2014
Unemployment Compensation Costs, NBI Employee Documentation, Discipline & Discharge Seminar, June 2013
Impact of New Employment Laws and Regulations Enacted in 2009, NBI Human Resource Law Seminar, December 2009

News

April 3, 2020 - COVID-19: What Iowa Employers Need to Know

January 24, 2015 - Bradshaw Attorney Obtains Defense Verdict for Contractor in Construction Defect Case