Different perspectives a point of interest for Bradley

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On the occasions that a conservative or libertarian speaker comes to progressive Milwaukee, there is a very good chance that Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek attorney Rebecca Grassl Bradley played a big part in bringing the speaker to town.

Bradley is the first woman to serve as President of the Milwaukee chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. She has served on the board for many years, and been president since 2007. As president, Bradley is responsible for making arrangements for bringing nationally-known legal scholars in to speak at the Society’s luncheon programs.

For the last several years, Bradley has also served as the Chair of the Advisory Board for The Wisconsin Forum. The Wisconsin Forum was formed in the 1960s to provide a forum for conservative thought, and hosts pro-free market speakers at five dinner programs each year. As Chair of the organization, Bradley’s main duty is to bring in the speakers.

She’s also active in the Milwaukee Forum, another organization committed to providing a forum for diverse views.

Through Bradley’s efforts, Milwaukee attorneys and laypersons alike have the opportunity to hear different perspectives on important issues that face the city, state and nation.

In her practice at Whyte Hirschboeck, Bradley has an unusual mix of both litigation and transactional work, focusing on technology. She began her career doing litigation at the firm, but left the practice of law in 2004 to become the Vice President of Legal Operations for an international software company.

Since returning to practice in 2007, roughly half her practice is now transactional, primarily involving software licensing contracts.

It’s a natural fit with her background. “I got into transactional work because, doing litigation, I saw so many poorly drafted contracts,” she said. “So, I got into drafting them myself.”

Recently, Bradley added arbitration to her repertoire. Bradley serves as Chair of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Technology Law Committee, and as President-Elect of the bar’s Business Section.

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