William (Bill) L. Bransford
William L. Bransford, Partner
William L. Bransford is a partner at Shaw Bransford & Roth, where he has practiced since 1983. His practice is concentrated on the representation of federal executives, managers, and employees before U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office of Special Counsel, Offices of Inspector General and with offices that adjudicate security clearances.
Mr. Bransford is currently General Counsel to the Senior Executives Association and represents SEA on Capitol Hill. He also serves as General Counsel for several professional associations, including the Federal Managers Association, FAA Managers Association and National Council of Social Security Management Associations. He advises several small federal agencies on matters pertaining to federal personnel and employment law and represents private sector employers and employees on employment law issues.
Mr. Bransford is a frequent lecturer, sharing his expertise on federal employment law at conferences and seminars designed for federal supervisors, executives, and employee relations professionals. He is an adjunct professor as part of the Senior Leader Program for aspiring Senior Executive Service candidates at The George Washington University. Mr. Bransford has written and co-authored numerous publications on federal employment law, including “The Rights and Responsibilities of Your Federal Employment” and “How to Rehabilitate or Remove a Problem Employee.” He co-hosts FEDtalk, a weekly radio show on Federal News Radio 1500AM and writes a regular “Ask the Lawyer” column for Federal Times.
Prior to joining SB&R, Mr. Bransford was a senior attorney at the Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel, representing the agency on labor and employment law issues. Mr. Bransford graduated cum laude from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, in 1975, and received his Master of Laws in Labor Law from Georgetown University. Mr. Bransford is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Ohio.
Areas of Practice
- Federal Employment Law, including matters relating to the Senior Executive Service
- EEO Discrimination
- Administrative Investigations
- Federal Retirement
- Security Clearances
- Bivens Representation
- National Security Employment Law
- Employment Law Services for Federal Agencies
- Employment Law Services for Private Businesses
- Government Relations
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- B.S, University of Maryland
- J.D., Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University
- Master of Laws in Labor Law, Georgetown University
Honors & Awards
- 2012, Named as a Washington D.C. Top Rated Lawyer in the practice areas of Labor and Employment Law and Federal Employment Law
Associations & Memberships
- D.C. Bar
- Chair, Public Employees Roundtable
- Board Member, Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund
Publications
- “The Rights and Responsibilities of Your Federal Employment”
- “How to Rehabilitate or Remove a Problem Employee”
- Consulting Attorney, the weekly E-report FEDmanager
- Regular Contributor, “The Legal Corner,” The Federal Manager
- Regular Contributor, WFED 1500AM, Legal Loop on The Federal Drive morning show
- Ask the Lawyer, Federal Times