Bruce tried and won a $55 million jury verdict for sports and television personality Erin Andrews against the Nashville Marriott relating to video secretly taken of her while she was in a state of undress in her hotel room. The case was covered nationally and internationally by all major media outlets and sparked a national conversation about security, safety and privacy for hotel guests. This verdict led to Bruce being named Consumer Attorney of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of California. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bruce has successfully handled a wide variety of complex cases, ranging from stock transfer fraud to defective products causing life-altering injuries. His outstanding trial work has pitted him against such diverse entities as General Motors Corporation, Isuzu Motor Co., American Appliance Corporation, Robertson Honda, Schlumberger Corp., Ford Motor Company, Ambassador Insurance Company, International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT), Globe Machinery Company, LA Fitness, Turner Construction Company, the City of Los Angeles, the County of Imperial, and the State of California. He was also involved in the Ford/Firestone tire tread litigation. Bruce has represented numerous people suffering from catastrophic injuries such as quadriplegia, paraplegia, brain damage, burns, and amputation, as well as the families of deceased loved ones in wrongful death cases. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ He represented television news reporter Adrienne Alpert in her case involving injuries from electrical shock, executive producer Gary Binkow (Finding Neverland) in his case against Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne for breach of contract, and independent producer Leigh Ann Burton in her case against Oscar de la Hoya for wrongfully using her reality television show idea. He currently represents companies and individuals harmed in the business arena and in matters involving catastrophic personal injury and death. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bruce has been named one of the Top Ten Southern California Superlawyers thirteen times. He was also named top point getter by Superlawyers in 2008. He is also named in Best Lawyers in America and has been honored as its Lawyer of the Year” in personal injury for Los Angeles. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bruce served as President of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (1994) and has received its Trial Lawyer of the Year Award and its Ted Horn Memorial Award. The Century City Bar Association named him its Litigator of the Year. The Consumer Attorneys of California elected Bruce its President (2001) and has presented him with its Robert E. Cartwright Award, its Edward I. Pollock Award, and its Marvin E. Lewis Award. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ California Lawyer Magazine named Bruce One of Californias Most Respected Plaintiffs Lawyers and the Los Angeles Daily Journal has repeatedly named him as one of the 100 Most Influential Attorneys in California.” He has been named by Lawdragon to its list of The 500 Leading Lawyers in America, and its list of The 500 Leading Litigators in America on five occasions. He has also repeatedly been named one of the Top 30 Plaintiff Attorneys in California by The Los Angeles Daily Journal. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bruce was elected a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers and a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He is a member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and has served on its Board of Governors. He is a Founding Member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and he co-chaired the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles 2002 Annual Law Firm Campaign. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Bruce holds the rank of Advocate and has served on ABOTAs National Board of Directors. He is a recipient of the Civility Award from the Los Angeles Chapter of ABOTA. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bruce was honored by the Foundation For Taxpayer and Consumer Rights with its Lifetime Legal Achievement Award. Loyola Law School presented Bruce with its Champions of Justice award. The Association of Southern California Defense Counsel presented Bruce with its Civil Advocate Award. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In 1995, Bruce chaired the statewide CAOC-CAALA Joint Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee, which educated plaintiffs attorneys on how to better serve their clients. As an author, Bruce has written several publications including Chapter 55, Industrial (Heavy) Machinery, Matthew Bender Products Liability Practice Guide, 1988; and “Anatomy of a Civil Jury Trial, 1992. He is a frequent guest lecturer at professional seminars. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bruce is active in a number of community activities. A firm believer in the value of education, Bruce is a member of the University of Notre Dames College of Arts and Letters Advisory Council and served as President of the University of Texas School of Law Alumni Association. Bruce has endowed three scholarships to enable deserving students to attend the University of Notre Dame, including the Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Broillet Scholarship, the Eugene H. Broillet Scholarship, and the John and Betty Foster Scholarship, as well as a graduate stipend fund in the names of two of his uncles, Joseph and Frank Ferrara. Bruce also endowed a fellowship at Notre Dame in the name of his two best friends from college. He also endowed a scholarship in honor of his parents to enable recipients to attend the University of Texas School of Law, which is Bruces law school alma mater. Bruce also established a computer classroom and a high tech teaching facility at his high school in El Paso, Texas, Cathedral High School. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bruce is from El Paso, Texas. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame (1971) and his J.D. from the University of Texas (1974). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ He is admitted to the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Texas. He is married to Norah and they have a son, Dalton. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BAR ADMISSIONS: Texas Bar 1974 California Bar 1975 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION: J.D, The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas - 1974 B.A, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana - 1971 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WORK EXPERIENCE: Greene Broillet and Wheeler, LLP (Partner) 1977 - Present ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow International Society of Barristers, Fellow American Board of Trial Advocates, Fellow Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow Consumer Attorneys of California, Past President Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Past President University of Texas School of Law Alumni Association, Past President Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Founding Member Association of Business Trial Lawyers ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLICATIONS: Matthew Bender Products Liability Practice Guide Chapter 55, Industrial (Heavy) Machinery 1988 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PRO BONO ACTIVITIES: Past President, University of Texas School of Law Alumni Association, Member, University of Notre Dames College of Arts and Letters Advisory Council ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Past President, University of Texas School of Law Alumni Association, Member, University of Notre Dames College of Arts and Letters Advisory Council ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONTACT: Greene Broillet and Wheeler, LLP, 100 Wilshire Boulevard, 21st Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Phone: 310-576-1200