About Mark Bradford

Mark is an accomplished appellate attorney and commercial litigator. He has argued more than 100 appeals in state and federal courts in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and regularly consults clients at all stages of the appellate process.

Mark also tries cases. He has tried 15 cases to jury verdict, including high-stakes commercial matters—winning all of them.

Mark’s blend of trial and appellate expertise has earned him recognition in The Best Lawyers in America in both Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice each year since 2019, and a place on the Minnesota Super Lawyers “Top 100” list since 2018. He was named a “Top Lawyer” by Minnesota Monthly in Commercial Litigation and Appellate Law in 2022.

Mark is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Appellate Attorneys and the American Board of Trial Advocates. Beginning in 2013, the Minnesota Supreme Court appointed Mark to serve on the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. Mark is also a contributing author of the Eighth Circuit Appellate Practice Manual. For the past 12 years, he has taught appellate advocacy at the University of St. Thomas Law School. In 2022, the school awarded Mark the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching.

Mark also devotes a substantial amount of time to pro bono matters. He has been involved with the Innocence Project for many years, including winning post-conviction relief following a two-week evidentiary hearing for a client wrongly convicted of second-degree murder. In 2022, the Great Northern Innocence Project recognized Mark as its volunteer of the year.