Attorney's name: 

 James C. Bradshaw

Law Firm:  

Brown, Bradshaw & Moffet

Address:  

10 West Broadway

Suite/Apt#:    

#210

City:   Salt Lake City

State:   Utah

Country:   USA

Zip/Postal Code:   84101

Telephone (include long distance  & overseas prefixes): 

(801) 532-5297

Fax number: 

 (801) 532-5298

Email address:  

jim@brownbradshaw.com

Website URL: :  

www.brownbradshaw.com

Qualifications and Credentials

State/foreign bar licenses:  

Utah

Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court? 

Yes

Federal court admissions:  

District of Utah

Law school(s) and graduation date

S.J. Quinney Law School/University of Utah           

              1982

Undergrad degrees, school, date

B.A. English/Political Science

University of Utah

1979

Experience in Forfeiture Defense and Related Subjects

I have represented claimants in the following forfeiture cases:

U.S. v. $303,581.82 in United States Currency seized
from Wells Fargo Bank Account # [REDACTED]0434 in the name of Murray Auto Sales, Case No. 2:08CV00670-DB-DN,filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Counsel was able to obtain the return of all moneys seized.
State of Utah v. $20,850.00 (Michael Maki), Case No. 110916161, filed in the Third District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah. Counsel was able to obtain the return of all moneys seized.
State v. $17,000.00 (David Gordon), Case No. 090901593, filed in the Third District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah. Counsel was able to obtain the return of all funds seized, and the Court ordered the State to pay claimant’s attorney’s fees.
Aaron O’Connor – State declined to prosecute, and counsel was able to obtain the return of all money seized.
State v. One 1998 Acura (Jeff Vilhauer), Case No. 100924674, filed in the Third District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah. Counsel was able to obtain the return of all claimant’s property seized.
State v. $19,300.00 (Justin Adams), Case No. 110916885, filed in the Third District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah. This case is currently being litigated.
State v. $109,700.00 (Samantha Mitchell), Case No. 110917357, filed in the Third District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah. This case is currently being litigated.
State v. $171,800.00 (Christina Braid), Case No. 110917247, filed in the Third District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah. This case is currently being litigated.
State v. $96,230.00 (Nate Capone), Case No. 110917833, filed in the Third District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah. This case is currently being litigated.
U.S. v. Real Property Located at [REDACTED], Layton, Utah, 84040, et al., Case No. 1:07CV-0006, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Counsel settled this case and was able to obtain recovery of most assets seized.

Place an “x” next to the types of cases you handle:

 _x_ Forfeiture Trials               __ Forfeiture Appeals

 _x_ Criminal Trials                 __ Criminal Appeals Civil litigation

 __ Constitutional Rights

Place an “x” next to the types of forfeiture issues you have had experience handling:

 _x_ criminal forfeiture – federal       _x_ criminal forfeiture – state

 _x_ civil forfeiture – federal             _x_ civil forfeiture – state

 _x_ innocent owners                      __ innocent lienholders

 _x_ innocent spouses                    __ innocent landlords

 _x_ money laundering                            

 _x_ cash transaction reporting violations

 __ IRS forfeitures proportionality constitutional defenses

How long have you been   defending forfeiture cases?  

10 years

How many forfeiture cases have you handled?  

15+

List any classes or seminars on forfeiture which you have taught

Utah State Bar Summer Convention, July 2011, Presenter -- "Utah War on the Marijuana Pipeline"