Bradley M. Harper
Associate
Bradley Harper is a member of Shipman’s Employment and Labor Practice Group. Bradley’s practice is two-fold: he assists employers and individuals in navigating the U.S. Immigration system and he helps clients facing challenging and complex employment matters, including those related to discrimination and retaliation claims. He represents a wide array of clients, ranging from large regional healthcare systems and local school districts to professional and financial services firms.
In his immigration practice, Bradley enables employers to recruit, hire, and retain top international talent in an increasingly competitive labor market. He guides employers through the process of preparing and filing employer-sponsored non-immigrant visa petitions (ex. H-1B, L-1, O-1 and TN visas) and immigrant visa (“green card”) petitions, obtaining Permanent Labor Certifications (“PERM”), responding to Requests for Evidence (“RFEs”) and completing the Form I-9 employment eligibility verification process in an efficient and effective manner. Additionally, he counsels and represents individuals who have submitted, or are preparing to submit, family-sponsored immigrant visa petitions, adjustment of status applications, and applications to become naturalized U.S. citizens.
Bradley’s employment law practice focuses on helping employers avoid employment discrimination and retaliation claims, be it through the drafting or review of employee handbooks and codes of conduct, or working closely with employers to address an internal discrimination complaint. He also defends employers before administrative agencies, such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (“CHRO”), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), as well as in federal and state courts.
Credentials
Education
- Wake Forest University, B.A., 2012
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2015, cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut
- North Carolina
Distinctions
- Listed in Best Lawyers Ones to Watch®: Immigration Law (2021-2024)
- Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer Rising Star®: Immigration (2021-2022); Immigration: Business (2023)
- CALI Excellence Award: Professional Responsibility
Professional Affiliations
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Connecticut Bar Association
- National LGBT Bar Association
- Labor & Employment Relations Association
- Connecticut Business and Industry Association
Community Involvement
- Metro Hartford Alliance Hartford Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs (HYPE) Leadership Committee Member
- Elizabeth Park Conservancy: Board of Directors
- Hartford Public Library: Corporator and Pro Bono Immigration Counselor for The American Place
- Fred D. Wish School Volunteer Tutor Program