Alternate Office(s)
Areas of Practice
Education
- The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1980
- Duke University, B.A. in Public Policy and History, 1977, magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1980
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- 5th Cir.
- 11th Cir.
- M.D. Ala.
- N.D. Ala.
- S.D. Ala.
Bradley Byrne is a partner in the firm's Business & Commercial Transactions Practice Group and practices from the firm's Mobile and Birmingham offices. He also serves as office head for the firm's Mobile and Montgomery offices. He has practiced law for more than 30 years, and has served a wide range of business clients, primarily in the areas of business and employment law.
In 2007, Mr. Byrne was appointed by the Alabama State Board of Education to serve as Chancellor of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education, and served as the chief executive officer of Alabama's two-year college system. In this role, he served as chairman of the State Workforce Planning Council, where he oversaw all of Alabama's workforce development efforts. During that time, he also served on the governor's economic development cabinet.
Mr. Byrne served in the Alabama legislature from 2002–2007, where he was a member of the Education Committee, the Education Budget Committee, and the Judiciary Committee. In addition, he chaired the Joint Oversight Committee on State Parks. From 1994–2002, he was a member of the Alabama State Board of Education. Most recently, Mr. Byrne was a gubernatorial candidate, endorsed by many of Alabama's economic and business organizations.
Noteworthy
- Alabama Association of School Boards' Champion for Children Award (2004)
- Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee Leadership Award (2007)
- Alabama Wildlife Foundation Legislator of the Year Award (2005)
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
- Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools Legislative Leadership Award (2004)
- Phi Delta Phi Outstanding Lay Person Award (1998)
- South Alabama Literacy Champion Award (2006)
News
- Jones Walker Announces New Partners, Office Heads, and Board of Directors Members
- Jones Walker Presents Alabama Labor & Employment Seminars
- Jones Walker Expands Government Relations Practice in Alabama: Announces Alliances with Christie Strategy Group and CRM, L.L.C.
- Jones Walker Announces Election of Members to the Board of Directors, New Partners, Office Head
- Bradley Byrne Joins Jones Walker
Presentations
- "Compliance 101: How to Stay in Business...and Out of Hot Water" (Birmingham), October 26, 2011
- "Compliance 101: How to Stay in Business...and Out of Hot Water" (Mobile), October 25, 2011
Memberships
- Alabama Law Institute (Member, 2007 to date)
- Alabama PTA (Honorary Lifetime Member)
- Alabama State Bar Association
- Alabama State Board of Education (Member, 1994–2002)
- Alabama State Senate (District 32 Representative, 2002–2007; Member, Education Committee, Education Budget Committee, and Judiciary Committee; Chair, Joint Oversight Committee on State Parks)
- Alabama State Workforce Planning Council (Chair)
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce, Baldwin County (Board Member)
- Leadership Alabama
- U.S. Supreme Court Bar
