BRIAN BRADIGAN
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Executive Profile
can utilize my talents to our mutual benefit. Licensed in Ohio and Texas.
Skill Highlights
Trial preparation and trial
Mediation
Claim valuation and consultation
Client development and retention
Bench and bar relationships
Mentoring younger attorneys
Negotiations expertise
Responsiveness
Reporting completeness and compliance
Self-starter
Ability to function independently or as part of a team
Core Accomplishments
Defended over 2,000 cases to resolution
Tried over 80 cases to verdict
Involved in hundreds of mediations
Managed 3 law firms
Started my own law firm
Developed and maintained clients
Hired and mentored attorneys and staff
Worked with clients on new programs
Contributed to my profession by participating in seminars and authoring articles
Counseled clients on issues not involving litigation
Involved in judicial campaigns
Professional Experience
of counsel
Collins, Roche, Utley & Garner
products liability, construction, ADA, ERISA, professional liability and bad faith.
partner
Davis & Young
Garner law firm. My responsibilities were the handling of major cases, the mentoring of young attorneys and the
maintenance of client relationships.
founder/owner/senior partner
Bradigan & Orlandini
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05/2015 to Current
Columbus, Ohio
03/2012 to 05/2015
Columbus, Ohio
08/2000 to 04/2012
Columbus, Ohio
Founded a civil litigation defense law firm which successfully operated for 12 years before merging with Davis & Young.
My responsibilities included everything I did not feel comfortable in delegating, along with maintaining a case load of
80-100 cases. I was able to continue working for the clients I had worked with previously as well as developing new
clients. I also began developing a mediation practice.
Founder/senior partner 10/1996 to 08/2000
Gallagher Bradigan Columbus, Ohio
Co-founded, with the litigation section of Hamilton Kramer, a new law firm which become one of the preeminent
litigation defense firms in Columbus. When I left to start my own law firm in 2000, it became Gallagher Gams and is still
in operation. We were the primary counsel for several major companies in central Ohio. In addition to
administrative duties I maintained the heaviest case load in the firm.
associate/partner/managing partner 05/1981 to 10/1996
Hamilton Kramer Columbus, Ohio
Started with the established Columbus litdigation defense firm on the day I was sworn in. Became partner in 1984,
managing partner in 1986. Firm grew from 8 attorneys to 25 attorneys by 1996.
Education
J.D.: 1981
Capital University Law School Columbus, Ohio, USA
Completed classes in 2 1/2 years while working 30 hours a week. My work experience was with the Franklin County
Prosecutor's office where I tried approximately 75 juvenile bench trials, the Ohio Department of Transportation and
private law firms.
Bachelor of Arts: political science 1973
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA