Bradford A. Thomas
Partner

Telephone: (305) 441-8900
Fax: (305) 441-2255
Email: bthomas@welbaum.com


Education

  • B.S., Business Administration, The Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio, 2006

  • J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 1978

  • B.A., Business and Accounting, The Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio, 1975

Admitted to Practice

  • Florida

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

  • U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

  • U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

  • United States Supreme Court

Alternative Dispute Resolution

  • Supreme Court of Florida Certified Circuit Mediator and County Mediator

  • American Arbitration Association: National Panel of Arbitrators - Construction and Commercial
Bradford A. Thomas

Mr. Thomas is a Supreme Court of Florida Certified Circuit Mediator and County Mediator. He has extensive experience in many facets of civil litigation including contract surety and fidelity matters, simple and complex construction disputes, appellate practice, mortgage foreclosures, and personal injury and insurance defense matters. Mr. Thomas also represents clients in both commercial and residential real estate disputes and transactions.

Areas of Concentration

  • Contract Surety and Fidelity Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Personal Injury Insurance Defense
  • Products Liability Defense
  • Insurance Coverage Litigation
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Litigation
  • Probate and Will Contest Litigation
  • Bankruptcy - representation of creditors
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions

Professional and Community Involvement

  • American Bar Association
  • ABA-TIPS-Fidelity & Surety Law Committee
  • ABA Forum on the Construction Industry
  • Surety Claims Institute
  • Dade County Bar Association
  • Martindale-Hubbell, listed AV

Honors & Publications

  • Authored and presented: Another Bargaining Chip and Defense for the Surety: The Public Owner's Failure to Disclose to the Surety that the Contractor has Committed a Bid Mistake, Southern Surety & Fidelity Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, April 3, 1997
  • Authored and presented: The Performance Bond Surety's Potential Defenses: A Checklist For Recognizing Surety Defense Issues, Southern Surety & Fidelity Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, April 23, 1992
  • Oral Presentation: The Performance Bond Surety's Potential Liability for Damages Suffered by Someone Other Than the Obligee Named in the Bond, Annual Meeting, Surety Program, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, American Bar Association, Atlanta, Georgia, August 13, 1991
  • Associate Editor: Payment Bond Manual (1991), published by Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association.
  • Authored and presented: Analysis of Direct Losses and Indirect Losses in the Financial Institution Bond's Fidelity Coverage and Exclusions, Southern Surety & Fidelity Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, April, 26, 1990