F. James Bradley
Areas of Practice:
- Estate Planning
- Probate
- Corporate and Business Law
Education:
- Loras College
- Bachelor's Degree, University of Iowa
- Juris Doctorate, University of Iowa Law School
- Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review
Experience:
- Co-founder of Bradley & Riley PC in 1981
- Veteran, U.S. Army
Birth Information:
- Bancroft, Iowa
Professional Memberships and Positions:
- American Bar Association
- House of Delegates, former member
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Past President
- Board of Governors, former member
- Special Committee on Corporation and Business Law, former member
- Scope and Correlation Committee, former member and Past Chairman
- Administrative Committee, former member
- Iowa Client Security and Attorney Disciplinary Commission, Past Chairman, appointee of the Iowa Supreme Court
- Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Council, former member
- Iowa Supreme Court Nominating Commission and District Court Nominating Commissions, former member
- Linn County Bar Association
- Past President
- Board of Governors, former member
Professional Recognition:
- AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory
- Iowa Bar Association Award of Merit, 1983
- Iowa Bar Association Community Service Award, 2004
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Iowa State Bar Foundation
Bar Admissions:
- Iowa State Courts
Civic and Volunteer Involvement:
- Mt. Mercy College Board of Trustees and Executive Committee
- Cedar Rapids Airport Commission, former member and Past Chairman
- Governor's Advisory Council on Iowa Social Services, former member and Past Chairman
- Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Board of Directors and Executive Committee, former member
- Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, former member
- United Community Services (now United Way of East Central Iowa) Board of Directors, former member
- Discovery Living, Inc. Board of Directors, former member
- Junior Achievement, Inc. Board of Directors, former member
- Cedar Rapids Children's Home (now Tanager Place) Board of Directors, former member
- Catholic Charities for Archdiocese of Dubuque Board of Directors, former member
- Protection of Children Review Board, Archdiocese of Dubuque, former member
- Cedar Rapids Area Advisory Board of Catholic Charities, Past President
- Catholic Layman's Club of Cedar Rapids, Past President
- Elmcrest Country Club Board of Directors, former member and Executive Secretary
- Cedar Rapids Rotary Club
- Cedar Rapids Country Club
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