Philip J. Bradbury

Philip J. Bradbury is a managing partner and shareholder in the firm. His areas of practice include commercial law and litigation, construction law and litigation, real estate, and business and estate planning for closely held businesses. The Martindale-Hubbell law directory gives him its highest rating of “AV” for professional competency and ethical conduct. Mr. Bradbury’s experience covers a wide range of litigation matters and business transactions, including:			Contact Philip J. Bradbury Download Vcard
Representing real estate owners and developers in the purchase, sale and financing of multi-million dollar projects. Providing construction services to contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals, including negotiating and drafting contract documents, litigating complex disputes on public and private contracts, and handling compliance issues on public works projects. Representing business owners in a variety of matters including the purchase, sale and restructuring of businesses and succession planning. Mr. Bradbury also acts as a general business counselor and trustee.

As a mediator in the Dane County Mediation Program, Mr. Bradbury has assisted in resolving numerous construction and business disputes. He has also acted as an independent arbitrator in business disputes. He is a frequent speaker to construction groups on lien law, construction contracts and other issues of concern to the construction industry, and is an instructor on Legal Aspects of Construction Engineering at the University of Wisconsin College of Engineering.

Mr. Bradbury is active in the Madison community, having served as president and director of CTM Madison Family Theatre, president and director of The Madison Club, and Village President and Village Trustee of the Village of Maple Bluff. He was recently appointed to the board of directors of The Madison Repertory Theatre and also serves on the board of directors of Friends of Chernobyl Centers, United States (FOCCUS), which provides social and community development services to people affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Mr. Bradbury earned his B.A. degree in economics from Rutgers College (1975), and his M.S. in urban and regional planning (1977) and J.D. degree (1984) from the University of Wisconsin. He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Dane County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Bradbury serves as a director of the State Bar of Wisconsin's Public Contracting and Construction Law committee.