Friends of the Bar, 0420 WYBJ, Vol. 43 No. 2. 58

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Friends of the Bar

Vol. 43 No. 2 Pg. 58

Wyoming Bar Journal

April, 2020

Brad Bonner

Bar Number: 5-2983 Law School: University of Wyoming College of Law

Basic Bio: A Wyoming native, Brad is proud to hold two degrees from the University of Wyoming. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism in 1987 and then went to work for Wyoming Senator Al Simpson in Washington, D.C. He spent the next three years in Washington before returning to Wyoming to attend law school, earning his Juris Doctor, with honors, in 1992. After 20 years of practice as a civil litigator, Brad formed Bonner Law Firm and Yellowstone Mediation. Bonner Law Firm is an active practice with four attorneys handling cases ranging from complex commercial matters to catastrophic personal injury. Through Yellowstone Mediation, Brad assists clients in resolving disputes without the time, expense, and emotional toil that often comes with litigation. One of Wyoming’s leading mediators, Brad has completed advanced professional mediation training through both the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law and the Harvard Negotiation Institute at Harvard Law School.

I started my own practice because wanted to establish a firm that practiced very specific ideals, including kindness, integrity, and the power of compromise. Both Bonner Law Firm and Yellowstone Mediation strive to operate under these principles.

The thing that excites me most at excites me most about my job is helping people reach satisfactory resolution of their disputes. It is especially rewarding to see the relief my clients experience when they resolve a matter through mediation.

My clients often say this about me: “Brad is kind and considerate.” I think this is the highest praise a mediator can get from his or...