Michael J. Bradley | Attorney

Michael J. Bradley

Michael J. Bradley

Legal Malpractice, Family Law, Estate Planning, Communication & Media Law, Real Estate, Contract, Military, State Government, Administrative Law, Wills & Probate, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation

Experience: 59 years
Language(s): English

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About Michael

Michael J. Bradley has been selected by Best Lawyers as one of the top lawyers in Energy/Public Utility Law, and has worked full-time in utility and telephone regulation since 1983.

Mr. Bradley was the Manager of the Minnesota Office of Attorney General Residential Utilities Division (OAG) for nearly six years. During that period, he individually or jointly represented the OAG in a wide variety of matters, including 14 rate cases (4 electric, 5 natural gas and 5 telephone).

Subsequent to joining Moss & Barnett, Mr. Bradley has participated in a number of major energy regulatory proceedings, including:  8 rate cases (4 natural gas, and 3 electric); rulemaking and other policymaking proceedings related to conservation incentives, rights-of-way and monetizing externalities. Other major regulatory proceedings have included:  NSP's successful request for a Certificate of Need for Prairie Island dry cask storage (which involved approximately five weeks of hearings); certificate of need proceedings for three peaking plants and several transmission certificate of need and route permit proceedings.

Mr. Bradley also has very extensive experience in communications issues, including:

  • Provided legal support resulting in the recovery of lost access revenues from two major IXCs who were terminating unidentified traffic.
  • Provided full legal representation and support in several UNE cost proceedings.
  • Provided full legal representation and support in numerous state access reform proceedings.
  • Negotiated several dozen ICAs between ILECs, CLECs and CMRS providers.
  • Provided legal representation and support in proceedings for intercarrier compensation in ELC and EAS circumstances.
  • Represented a rural ILEC in defending against a wireline CLEC request for ETC status.
  • Represented telephone companies in numerous rate cases, earnings investigations and proceedings to establish individual regulatory plans.
  • Handled large number of individual traffic exchange matters.
  • Obtained legal and regulatory consent for numerous sales, acquisitions and mergers of telecommunications companies.

     

  • Mr. Bradley has also represented clients (successfully) in at least nine appellate court proceedings (e.g.Minnegasco and Interstate Power and Light) deciding, respectively, that good will belongs to the shareholders, and that manufactured gas plant remediation costs are recoverable utility expenses.

    Admission

    Verified Minnesota

    1973

    Verified Iowa

    1966

    Education

    Moss & Barnett Highlights

    Real Estate, Divorce & Family Law, Criminal, Business, Car Accident, Bankruptcy, Credit & Debt, Adoption, Public Utilities

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