Iowa, 1962
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa
U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
John retired on June 1, 2023.
John came to the Bradshaw Law Firm in 1965, following his service as a Captain in the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, where he was an appellate advocate in the Government Appellate Division of the Army Judiciary. At the Bradshaw Law Firm, he engaged in a general practice that included the areas of corporate and commercial law, antitrust and trade regulation law, public utilities law, and business-related litigation. He is a former chair of the Section Council of The Iowa State Bar Association’s Trade Regulation Section and was the chair of its predecessor Trade Regulation Committee for its initial six years. He was also active in other bar association committees and activities and in community service endeavors. He was the recipient of the President’s Award of The Iowa State Bar Association in 2006 in recognition of his service to the legal profession and the citizens of Iowa.
University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1959)
The University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with high distinction, 1962)
Grievance Commission of the Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa State Bar Association Trade Regulation Committee, past member
Polk County Bar Association Board of Directors
Iowa State Bar Association Board of Governors
Iowa State Bar Association Trade Regulation Section Council
Bishop Drumm Foundation Board of Directors, past member
Des Moines Symphony Board of Directors, past member
Des Moines Symphony Foundation Board of Directors, past member
Rotary Club of Des Moines Board of Directors, past member
Bishop Drumm Retirement Center Board of Directors, past member
Catholic Council for Social Concern, Inc. (Catholic Charities) Board of Directors
Iowa State Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)
Polk County Bar Association
Lincoln Inne of Court
The U.S. Antitrust Legislative Framework, National Institute of Business’s Introduction to Antitrust Law and Practice Seminar, November 2007
A Brief Overview of Federal and Iowa Antitrust Laws, presentation to the North Iowa Business and Industry Group, October 1999
Antitrust Dangers in Communications with Competitors, Annual Meeting of The Iowa State Bar Association, June 1995
Tying Arrangements and Attempts to Monopolize After Eastman-Kodak, The Iowa State Bar Association’s Eleventh Annual Seminar on Antitrust and Trade Regulation, September 1992
The Iowa Franchise Relationship Law—Issues for Business Attorneys, Fourth Annual Corporate and Securities Law Seminar sponsored by Drake University Law School, September 1992
Professionalism and the Business Lawyer, Drake University/Defense Research Institute Seminar for Lawyers, Judges, and Law Students on “Professionalism, the Law, and You,” January 1992
Distributing the Product: Vertical Nonprice Restraints on Distributors, The Iowa State Bar Association’s Tenth Annual Seminar on Antitrust and Trade Regulation, July 1991
Group Boycotts: What is the Law Today? The Iowa State Bar Association’s Ninth Seminar on the Trade Regulation of Business, September 1990
The Antitrust Laws as Applied to the Business of Insurance, presentation to the Des Moines Claims Managers Council, March 1990
Dangers in Competitor Coziness, The Iowa State Bar Association’s Eighth Seminar on the Trade Regulation of Business, September 1989
The Iowa Competition Law, presentation to Lincoln Inne, March 1989
RICO: A Potent Weapon in the Federal Arsenal, Polk County Bar Association’s Federal Practice CLE Seminar, November 1985
The Iowa Competition Law, The Iowa State Bar Association’s Second Antitrust Seminar on Practice and Procedure for the Iowa Lawyer, September 1983
The Iowa Competition Law—Practical Implications, seminar sponsored by the University of Iowa Law School and The Iowa State Bar Association, September 1982
The Sherman Act: Restraints of Trade and Standards of Liability, The Iowa State Bar Association’s First Antitrust Seminar on Practice and Procedure for the Iowa Lawyer, August 1982
Antitrust Law—Some Problem Areas for Iowa Businesses, Annual Meeting of The Iowa State Bar Association, June 1981
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