Bradley R. Bultman Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Brad represents and defends clients in complex litigation matters nationwide. He has represented clients in mass/toxic tort (asbestos, talc, and silica), product liability, premises liability, construction, agricultural, professional liability, catastrophic personal injury, and various commercial cases. His representative clients include Fortune 500 companies, product manufacturers, premises owners, distributors, and contractors facing complex multi-party litigation in both state and federal court. After nomination by peers in the legal community, Brad was selected twice for inclusion in the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for Personal Injury – Products: Defense. No more than 2.5% of lawyers in the state under the age of 40 are selected for this honor. Brad serves as national coordinating counsel for large corporations in toxic tort litigation. In this role, he coordinates global defense strategies, works with clients to assess and analyze risk, develops and prepares corporate and expert witnesses for testimony at deposition and trial, trains local counsel, and implements case protocols. Brad understands the financial pressures placed on clients involved in toxic tort litigation, and has successfully crafted strategies to control costs, expenses, and indemnity. He also serves as local counsel for various clients in jurisdictions such as Minnesota and Illinois.Clients trust Brad to handle matters of significant value in various legal areas and jurisdictions. Of note, he has defended a Fortune 500 premises owner in numerous, multi-party, complex personal injury matters with damages alleged to be in the millions. Additionally, he has been involved with various aspects of construction rework and arbitration on one of the largest construction projects in the state of Minnesota. He has also represented clients in a professional liability matter where damages were claimed to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, Personal Injury – Products: Defense, 2016• Post-Trial – Worked on research and drafting team for last-minute opposition to motions to vacate orders for new trial and preserve issues for appeal.• Trial – Assisted with out-of-state multi-million dollar trial by reviewing daily transcripts and expert reliance materials, and served on team to research and draft Motion for Directed Verdict.• Pre-Trial Written Advocacy – Significant experience drafting MSJs, pre-trial motions including MILs, jury instructions, proposed verdict forms, exhibit lists, witness disclosures, and deposition designations in state and federal court.• National Counsel – Serve as the senior associate on NCC for client with 750-900 active cases nationwide. Responsible for development of overall trial strategy, responses to all discovery, corporate documents, development of experts, and the training and communication with local counsel in all jurisdictions.• Expert – Experienced in taking and developing strategies for opposing expert depositions as well as experienced in working with retained experts in order to develop opinions for reports.• Settlement – Negotiated settlements and drafted settlement conference statements in various courts.• Oral Advocacy – Argued various motions to dismiss and important discovery motions.• Depositions – Significant experience in deposing fact witnesses.• Client – Experienced in communications and preparation of corporate representatives for deposition. Responsible for communications with in-house and insurance carrier clients in order to convey and discuss litigation strategy.• Medical – Experienced in reviews of medical records and developing strategies for depositions of treating physicians to develop alternative causation theories.• Discovery – Significant experience in written discovery, conducting document reviews, and working with investigators in order to locate and develop favorable fact discovery.

Prepared tax returns for individual clients of Gilson, Labus, and Silverman.

• Provide first class service to golf guests throughout their round• Communicate on a daily basis with people from various cultures from around the world• Led Evan Beck to the 2008 Junior PLAYERS Championship as his personal caddie throughout the tournament• Recognized by managers as a VIP Caddie for the resorts most important guests

• Provided instruction on techniques and motivated twelve athletes on a daily basis• Coached team to numerous championships including True Team and Individual Team State titles

• Created marketing presentations for eight 2007 NFL Draft eligible clients to be sent out to scouting departments• Participated in all actions leading up to and during 2007 NFL Draft including marketing, pro days, and negotiations• Managed client relations including providing transportation, contacting restaurants for meals, and meeting requests• Corresponded with NFL scouting departments and coaches regarding draft eligible clients• Trusted to seek out, evaluate, and create presentations for possible endorsement deals for represented athletes• Researched and informed agent of future clients and contacted athlete or family with information packet of services

• Served as positive adult role model for inner city youth at Green Central School • Assisted students with homework and activities to advance their learning through the use of sports examples

Juris Doctor, Sports Law Certificate

Activities and Societies: Sports Law Society • Graduated cum laude and in top 9% (3.28 GPA) • Upcoming Publication in Florida Coastal Law.

Visiting Student

Bachelor Of Science, Sports Studies

Activities and Societies: University of Minnesota Football Team • Walk-on (2003-2004) • Scholarship Athlete (2005-2006) Coaching minor.