Bradley J. Franc
Director
Direct Dial: 412-288-2218
Bradley J. Franc concentrates his practice in the areas of business planning, commercial transactions, federal and state tax issues, and estate and succession planning.
Some of Brad’s projects have included the acquisition and sale of manufacturing, high tech and service-related companies, raising capital through private placements and negotiating and securing traditional as well as venture capital financing. Brad has structured sophisticated estate and succession plans for closely held business owners and high net worth individuals. He has worked with affluent business owners to strategically integrate their business estate and charitable planning objectives. Clients represented include closely held businesses, technology-based firms, professional athletes and affluent individuals.
Prior to joining the firm, Brad served as a certified public accountant for the international accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.
Brad has written on a variety of business subjects in various publications and is a frequent lecturer on closely held business and tax topics, federal and state tax issues and estate planning. He authored an article on tax provisions that was cited by the Supreme Court of the United States. He has appeared nationally on Bloomberg Television and Fox News web sites for his business, tax and succession planning advice.
In 2010, Brad was named by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Pennsylvania. For two years, 2010 and 2011, Brad has been named as a Five Star Wealth Manager by Pittsburgh Magazine. In 2007, he was selected by Worth magazine as one of the Top 100 Attorneys across the nation.
Brad has an AV rating, signifying the "highest level of professional excellence" through the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating System.
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Tax Court
Education
- Pennsylvania State University, 1980
- University of Pittsburgh, School of Law, J.D., 1987,
Cum Laude; Law Review, Order of the Coif; Robert Maxwell DeBroff Award
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
- Member, Allegheny County Bar Association Business Law Council and Tax Council
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Board Member, Young Presidents Association
Community Involvement
- Member, LaRoche College Board of Trustees
- Board Member, Catalyst Connection
- Member, St. John Neumann Finance Council
- Chairman of Building Fund, St. John Neumann
- Chairman of Building Fund, Northern Allegheny County Chamber of Commerce
- Board Member and General Counsel, Ingomar Franklin Park Baseball Association
- Former Board Member, Light of Life Ministries
- Former Board Directors and Past President, The Northern Allegheny Chamber of Commerce
- Former Board of Directors Member, Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Chairman, Fundraising Committee, Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Past Chairman, Western PA Tax Conference
- Past Program Chair, Allegheny County Business Law Section