Bradley A. Burns

Member and Deputy CEO – Associate Management in Dickinson Wright’s Phoenix office, Bradley Burns focuses his practice on Commercial and Business Litigation. Mr. Burns has represented municipal corporations, product manufacturers and special-purpose governmental units in litigation claims, business and municipal matters, negotiation of contracts and general corporate and employment matters. He is admitted to practice before the Arizona Supreme Court, United States District Court for the District of Arizona, United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

• Assisted in the representation of a municipal corporation in connection with the negotiation and documentation of a stadium lease and management agreement.
• Assisted in the successful defense of a special taxing district in connection with multiple litigation matters, including disputes regarding the extent of constitutional powers and defense of damages claims for over $3 billion.
• Led the representation of a consumer product manufacturer in general corporate and employment matters.
• Assisted in the successful defense of an open meeting law challenge to certain acts of a special taxing district. The client obtained a favorable decision on the merits.
• Assisted in advising multiple Arizona municipal corporations regarding the conduct of their business and municipal affairs.
• Representative Cases
  • Coombs v. Maricopa County Special Health Care District, 241 Ariz. 320, 387 P.3d 743 (App. 2016)
  • Learning Annex Holdings, LLC v. Cashflow Technologies, Inc., 652 Fed. Appx. 67, 68 (2d Cir. 2016)
  • Arizona Pub. Integrity Alliance, Inc. v. Maricopa County Special Health Care District, 1 CA-CV 14-0604, 2015 WL 5882823,  (App. Oct. 8, 2015), review denied (May 19, 2016)
  • Romero v. Steinke, 1 CA-CV 15-0862, 2017 WL 2189500 (Ariz. App.  May 18, 2017)
  • Yellow Jacket Drilling Services, LLC v. City of Sedona, 1 CA-CV 15-0487, 2017 WL 1740287, at *1 (Ariz. App. May 4, 2017)

• Presenter, “Best Practices for Written Documentation,” Legal Issues in Design and Construction Conference hosted by Arizona State University and the Alliance for Construction Excellence,April 2017
• Presenter, “How to Lose Your Notice of Claim Defense,” Serving the Public Lawyer Seminar, February 2017
• Co-author, “Presenting the Income Approach to Value — Direct Capitalization Methodology,” Arizona Condemnation Summit XV (October 10, 2014)