Brad Croft is a shareholder and a member of the Litigation Department. He concentrates his practice on complex business matters in the areas of construction, real estate, and general commercial law.  Brad is a recognized leader in the area of construction law, where he represents general contractors, owners, subcontractors and suppliers, as well as developers and sureties, in all aspects of construction transactions and disputes.  Brad counsels his construction clients on risk avoidance and ways to minimize their exposure to liability and legal fees. His clients rely on his experience and expertise to draft and negotiate all types of contracts relating to construction projects and to resolve construction and real estate disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation in state and federal courts.

In his 16 years as a trial attorney, Brad has represented clients in a wide variety of cases, including general commercial disputes, employment matters, securities and financial services disputes, and tort claims.  He has tried cases before judges, juries and arbitration panels in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Brad is the current chair of the Boston Bar Association Construction Law Committee and a member of the Steering Committees for both the litigation and real estate sections. He also serves on the Steering Committee of a division of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, the leading national construction law organization.

Associations and Organizations
Boston Bar Association
~ Chair, Construction Law Committee (2009 - Present)
~ Member, Litigation Steering Committee (2009 - Present)
~ Member, Real Estate Steering Committee (2009 - Present) 

American Bar Association
~ ABA Forum on Construction Industry, Member of Steering Committee Division 6, Construction Workplace Management and Human Resources (2009-Present)
~ Construction Law section

Massachusetts Building Congress, Chair of Membership Committee
Construction Finance Management Association
Northeast Builders Association
Connecticut Bar Association
 

Publications
Featured and quoted, front page article: "Workers' Comp Amendment Creates Private Right of Action", Mass Lawyers Weekly
(November 22, 2010)

Article, "Prompt Pay Act: RIP Pay-If-Paid?", New England Real Estate Journal (October 2010)

Featured and quoted, "Legislation Promises Big Changes for Construction Bar, Clients," Mass Lawyers Weekly (August 30, 2010)

Article, "Strategies to Help General Contractors Avoid Litigation," Mass Lawyers Journal (August 2010)

Article, "How and When to Build Your Business," At Your Service
(May 2010)

Quoted, "Construction case to impact lawsuits against developers in Massachusetts" Mass Lawyers Weekly (November 23, 2009)

Quoted, "Non-client can't sue lawyer over bad deal" Mass Lawyers Weekly (November 2, 2009) 

Article, "Breaking up is hard to do: Terminating an under performing subcontractor isn't always simple" New England Real Estate Journal (October 30, 2009)

Article, "Sense vs. Cents: What answer is the right answer?", New England Real Estate Journal (March 6, 2009)

Speaking Engagements
Panelist, MCLE "Dirty, Defective & Problematic Properties & Buildings" (September 2011)

Chair and Panelist, MCLE "Lien Law & Prompt Pay Update 2011" (June 2011)

Panelist, MCLE "Contract Disputes and Litigation" (February 2011)

Chair and Panelist, MCLE, "Massachusetts New Prompt Pay Construction Law" (October 2010)

Moderator, Massachusetts Building Congress Program "Massachusetts Prompt Pay Law" (September 23, 2010)

Moderator, BBA Program, "Recent Changes in Massachusetts Construction Law" (September 2010)

Co-moderater, BBA Program "Current Trends in Construction Mediation" (February 24, 2009) 

Bar and Court Admissions
All Connecticut Courts
All Massachusetts Courts

Education
B.A. Tufts University, 1992 cum laude
J.D. University of Connecticut School of Law, 1995
Phillips Academy, Andover, 1988