While working to help pay for school, Bradford earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Villanova University.

While an undergraduate, Bradford was active in numerous charitable organizations as well as a volunteer as a youth basketball coach for the local C.Y.O.

In law school, Bradford spent the summer working for the United Steelworkers Union's General Counsel's Office, the United States Attorney's Office and a federal district court judge.

Bradford took a leave from his practice when he was appointed municipal administrator and chief executive officer of Norristown Borough, serving alongside Gov.

Bradford previously served as a solicitor for several Montgomery County communities and a school board.