Bruce is a partner in the commercial litigation group in the New Orleans office. He concentrates in arbitrations and trials, appellate matters, corporate and securities law, antitrust issues, business litigation and energy law. A portion of his practice includes representing numerous broker dealers, registered representatives and claimants in arbitrations that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA; formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers) administers. Bruce additionally represents many broker dealers and registered representatives in audits that FINRA conducts or in enforcement actions or inquiries that FINRA initiates. He has served on numerous panels of arbitrators that adjudicated actions in FINRA's system. Bruce also represents a number of clients in the areas of: real estate transactions, corporate matters, and negotiating and drafting a wide-range of contracts. From 1981 to 1982, Bruce served as a clerk to the Honorable Henry A. Politz, Circuit Judge, United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1978, Bruce received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. He served in the United States Army reserves and the Louisiana Army National Guard until his discharge in 1983 (as a First Lieutenant). Bruce appears in Best Lawyers in America for antitrust law. The Martindale-Hubble Law Directory awarded Bruce the "AV" rating, which is the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards.

• Louisiana State University, J.D., 1981; Executive Editor, Louisiana Law Review; Order of the Coif
• Louisiana State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1978

• Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; New Orleans Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Fifth Circuit Bar Association; American Bar Association (Co-Chair, Securities Arbitration Subcommittee); Louisiana Bankers' Association; Henri Capitant
• Arbitrator, FINRA

Throughout his career, Bruce has authored numerous articles and spoken at several conferences. These are illustrative.

• Lectured at Loyola University's School of Law (1983-1993) on the subjects of trusts, contracts, and sales and leases.
• Featured speaker at conferences of The National Association of Security Dealers and The Louisiana State Bar Association.
• "Developments in the Law -- Obligations," Louisiana Law Review, (1984 through 1995).
• "Extrajudicial Dissolution of Agreements and the Specter of Commercial Vigilantism," 57 Louisiana Law Review 601 (1997).
• "The ‘New and Improved' Claim for Unjust Enrichment -- Codified," 56 Louisiana Law Review 663 (1996).
• "Recent Developments on the Outer Continental Shelf," 47 Institute of Oil & Gas Law & Tax (1996).
• "Prescribing Solidarity: Contributing to the Indemnity Dilemma," 42 Louisiana Law Review 659 (1981).
• "Debtors in Solido: On Plain Language and Uncertainty with Mention of the Revocatory Action," 32 Loyola Law Review 13 (1986).
• "On Obligations to Pay Money with a View Toward Stipulated Remedies and Usury," 44 Louisiana Law Review 151 (1983).
• "Civilian Thoughts on U.C.C. Section 9-503 Self-Help Repossession: Reasoning in an Historical Vacuum," 42 Louisiana Law Review 239 (1981).
• "Tilting Against Windmills: A Solidary Rejoinder," 41 Louisiana Law Review 1239 (1981).
• "Entering the Door Opened: An Evolution of Rights of Public Access to Governmental Deliberations in Louisiana and a Plea for Realistic Remedies," 41 Louisiana Law Review 192 (1981).

The following are certain of the matters that Bruce tried or arbitrated to award or judgement in the past five years:

• NASD - Department of Enforcement v. John Christopher Currero, NASD.
• Collier "PJ" Brown and Dejuna Brown v. Merrill Lynch and Maurico A. Rodriguez, NASD DR.
• Christopher Dorsey p/k/a "BG" v. Cash Money Records, Inc., et al., Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans.
• Yeah! Brother Records LLC v. Dawn Richard, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans.
• First Bank and Trust v. Dean Haines, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
• Mario DeCarlo v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., NASD DR.
• L-3 Communications Westwood Corp. v. Joseph Emile Robichaux, Jr., et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
• Karen LeClerc, et al. v. Justices of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• LHO New Orleans LM, L.P. v. MHI Leasco New Orleans, Inc. et al., Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans (bench trial).
• Terius Gray p/k/a "Juvenile" v. Cash Money Records, Inc., American Arbitration Association.
• Keith Caplay and Ramona Caplay v. Morgan Stanley DW, Inc., NASD DR.
• James W. Falanga v. Morgan Stanley DW, Inc., NASD DR.
• Karen LeClerc, et al. v. Justices of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
• Caroline Wallace, et al. v. Justices of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
• Positive Black Talk, Inc. v. Cash Money Records, Inc., et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (jury trial).
• David J. Kirsch v. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., et al., NASD DR.
• Jeffrey Coody v. Argent Investment Services, Inc., et al., NASD DR.
• Lee Kimmell, et al. v. Interacciones Global, Inc., NASD DR.
• John Pilgreen v. Donald & Co. Securities, Inc., et al., NASD DR.
• Donald C. & Eleanore J. Glanville Revocable Trust v. Mar Transports, Inc., et al., JAMS/Arbitration.
• Cash Money Records, Inc. v. Millennium 2000, et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (bench trial).
• Mirant Americas Energy Capital, LP v. Watson Energy, LLC, 22nd Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Tammany (bench trial).
• American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana v. Gov. M.J. Foster, et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (bench trial).