Attorney
A leading national authority on the law of armed conflict and federal Indian law
Professional Timeline
Biography/Resume“I love being an attorney because at its best the law is the most rational and moral instrument for preventing harm and, when that fails, for redressing injustice that human beings have yet devised. The law affords us the chance to live lives of ordered liberty at home and the moral courage of our conviction that we are acting justly in defending our civilization from attack from abroad by those who are deliberately ignorant of law's command.” - Bradford
Speaking Appearances
American Bar Association Section on National Security and Law
American Political Science Association Annual Conference
American Society of International Law Annual Meeting
Annual Southwest Indian Law & Policy Conference
Docents of the Eitelorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis
Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference, San Francisco, CA
Indian Treaties Symposium, Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, WA
Indiana Children's Museum
Indiana Civil Liberties Union Student Membership Conference
Indiana Council on World Affairs, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Law & Society Association, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV and Miami, FL
Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Muncie Public Library, Muncie, Indiana
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 101st Air Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell
Purdue University
Sagmore Institute for Policy Research, Marian College, Indianapolis
South Eastern Law Schools Association Conference, Kiawah Island, S.C.
St. Mary's University School of Law Terrorism Symposium, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
United States Military Academy
Univeristy of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, NC
University of Arizona, Rogers College of Law
University of Chicago, Middle East History Conference
University of Denver School of Law
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Vanderbilt University School of Law International Law Roundtable
Washington College of Law and the Hoover Institution, Washington, D.C.Education & Experience
Bradford's enthusiasm for the law is evident in his research, his teachings and as a consultant. Bradford received his education at the University of Miami, Northwestern University, Harvard Law School and the University of Florida.
He served as Counsel and Ambassador for the Miami Tribe of Indians and as Co-Counsel and Member for the Chiricahua Apache Alliance. He is a consultant for Charles Gittins Law Firm (Middletown, Virginia.), The Spence Law Firm (Jackson, Wyoming) and for High, Stack, Palahach & Cruanes (Coral Gables, Florida) and a Special Adviser (Laws of Armed Conflict) to the Staff Judge Advocate, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army (Ft. Campbell, Kentucky).
Expert
Bradford is also a noted expert speaker and has presented to the following schools and organizations (see sidebar).
In addition, he has been selected to be interviewed for his expertise, from local newspaper articles and talk radio programs to national news outlets (NPR, Fox News, CBS). Bradford has lent his opinion on Native American issues, terrorism, security, military and general law. See Bradford's curriculum vitae for more details.
"To say that Dr. Bradford's presentation was interesting and informative would be a great understatement. Undoubtedly, he is on the very cutting edge of international law, the laws of war and international human rights law.We expected an informative, well-researched presentation, and he greatly surpassed our expectations." - Richard M. Whitaker, Colonel, US Army, Staff Judge Advocate
Research
Bradford has an extensive portfolio of research and published works. You can read more about his research, including links to publications here.
Professional Affiliations
Bradford has been a member of numerous professional organizationals including: Chairman, Indigenous Peoples Interest Group, American Society of International Law, 2005-2006; Executive Committee, Association of American Law Schools Section on National Security Law, 2005-2006; Board of Directors, National Native American Bar Association, 2005; Board of Reviewers, Cambridge University Press, 2005-; Board of Reviewers, Journal of Military Ethics, 2004-; Board of Reviewers, Melbourne Journal of International Law, 2005-; Board of Reviewers, Wicazo Sa Review, 2005-; ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security, Young Lawyers Subcommittee, 2003-; Native American Bar Association, 2000-; American Society of International Law, 2000-; International Society for Military Law and the Law of War, 2003-; Lieber Society on the Laws of Armed Conflict, 2003-; International Society of Political Psychology, 2003-; Law and Society Association, 1999-; American Political Science Association, 1993-; and International Simulation and Gaming Association, 1994-.
Awards & Nominations
- Best New Professor, Indiana University School of Law, 2005
- Nominee, Joseph T. Taylor Award for Excellence in Diversity 2005
- Nominee, Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2004
- Nominee, American Bar Association Law School Division
- Henry J. Ramsey, Jr., Award for Diversity, 2004
- Who’s Who in Law Education