{"id":574802,"date":"2026-10-21T08:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harrisburgnewsnow.com\/news\/story\/574802\/michael-bradleys-firm-wins-gold-for-best-criminal-defense-in-the-2026-best-of-st-tammany-awards.html"},"modified":"2026-10-21T08:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:24:10","slug":"michael-bradleys-firm-wins-gold-for-best-criminal-defense-in-the-2026-best-of-st-tammany-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/story\/574802\/michael-bradleys-firm-wins-gold-for-best-criminal-defense-in-the-2026-best-of-st-tammany-awards.html","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bradley\u2019s Firm Wins Gold for Best Criminal Defense in the 2026 Best of St. Tammany Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;width:250px;padding:8px 10px 10px 10px\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/10\/1792433448.jpg\" style=\"border:none !important\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29\" title=\"Michael Bradley&rsquo;s Firm Wins Gold for Best Criminal Defense in the 2026 Best of St. Tammany Awards\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/10\/1792433448.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Bradley&rsquo;s Firm Wins Gold for Best Criminal Defense in the 2026 Best of St. Tammany Awards\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Louisiana, USA &#8211; October 20, 2026 &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>Criminal defense attorney<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.attorneymichaelbradley.com\/\"> Michael Bradley<\/a>, co-founder of<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/jamesandbradley.com\/\"> James &amp; Bradley Law Firm, LLC<\/a>, has been recognized following the firm&rsquo;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/press-release\/story\/207314\/michael-bradley-and-james-bradley-law-firm-win-best-criminal-defense-law-award-in-st-tammany\/\">Gold win for Best Criminal Defense<\/a> in the 2026 Best of St. Tammany Awards. The recognition was determined through community voting, and community voters selected James &amp; Bradley Law Firm as the Gold winner in the Best Criminal Defense category.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Best of St. Tammany Awards celebrate the businesses and professionals that residents value most across a wide range of categories. Because the honors are decided by the community rather than an internal panel, the Gold award reflects strong community recognition for Michael Bradley and his firm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&ldquo;This award means a great deal because it comes from the community itself,&rdquo; said Michael Bradley. &ldquo;Our clients come to us during some of the hardest moments of their lives, and to be recognized by the community is deeply meaningful to our entire team.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For Michael Bradley, the Gold award reflects an approach built on meticulous preparation and a collaborative process in which the firm&rsquo;s attorneys and staff work together on each case. Rather than assigning a single attorney to a file, Michael Bradley&rsquo;s firm draws on the collective experience of the entire team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Michael Bradley and his firm represent clients in a wide range of criminal matters, including DUI and DWI charges, drug offenses, violent crimes, domestic violence allegations, white-collar crimes, juvenile matters, and criminal appeals. In each case, the goal is personalized, results-focused representation tailored to the client&rsquo;s specific circumstances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Gold award joins a series of honors associated with Michael Bradley and his firm. Michael Bradley has been selected to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100, which describes itself as an invitation-only organization of premier trial attorneys, and has been recognized as St. Tammany West&rsquo;s Favorite Overall Attorney. Together, these recognitions reflect both community appreciation and professional standing built over a career spanning more than 18 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Michael Bradley began his career in a public defender&rsquo;s office before entering private practice, carrying forward a trial-ready philosophy that shapes every case his firm takes on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&ldquo;We prepare every case as though it may go to trial,&rdquo; Michael Bradley said. &ldquo;That preparation is what gives our clients real options and real leverage, and it&rsquo;s ultimately what this recognition is about.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>About Michael Bradley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Michael Bradley is a criminal defense attorney and co-founder of James &amp; Bradley Law Firm, LLC, based in Covington, Louisiana. Bradley represents clients throughout St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Livingston, Washington, and surrounding parishes, handling misdemeanor and felony criminal matters through a collaborative, trial-focused approach designed to protect clients&rsquo; rights and pursue favorable resolutions based on the circumstances of each case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Each case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts and circumstances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caps\"><span style='font-size:18px !important'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/jamesandbradley.com_191679.html\">James &amp; Bradley Law Firm LLC<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Media Relations<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=michael-bradleys-firm-wins-gold-for-best-criminal-defense-in-the-2026-best-of-st-tammany-awards\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> Covington<br \/><strong>State:<\/strong> LA<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesandbradley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.jamesandbradley.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=michael-bradleys-firm-wins-gold-for-best-criminal-defense-in-the-2026-best-of-st-tammany-awards\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisiana, USA &#8211; October 20, 2026 &#8211;&nbsp;Criminal defense attorney Michael Bradley, co-founder of James &amp; Bradley Law Firm, LLC, has been recognized following the firm&rsquo;s Gold win for Best Criminal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574802"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574802\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}