William Robert Bruce

William Robert Bruce

also known as Bill Bruce

5.0
Rating: 7.3

Licensed for 32 years

Medical malpractice Lawyer at Memphis, TN
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Divorce & Separation, Litigation ... +2 more

44 N 2nd St., Suite. 1103, Memphis, TN

About William

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 28%

All aspects of family law, including alimony, child custody and juvenile court actions

25 years

28%
Medical Malpractice 28%

Representation of plaintiffs injured by those in the medical professions, with extensive trial experience in TN and MS

25 years

28%
Litigation 20%

General litigation, including personal injury, Fair Housing, residential housing sales.

32 years

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in Mississippi for 29 years

State: Mississippi

Acquired: 1996

Active

Licensed in Tennessee for 32 years

State: Tennessee

Acquired: 1994

Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2015

Licensed in Arkansas for 31 years

State: Arkansas

Acquired: 1995

Surrendered

Location

Law Office of William R Bruce

44 N 2nd St., Suite. 1103, Memphis, TN, 38103-2263

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William Robert Bruce's Reviews

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Posted by JohnA.Jennings | January 12, 2015 | Child Custody

Great divorce and child custody lawyer.

I used to be a lawyer many years ago and Bill is who I hired for my own divorce and child custody issues. He is a good man. I have watched him evolve as a divorce lawyer. He has been a good fighter and good litigator for years but I have watched him develop a more subtle and nuanced approach to so...lving problems. The mechanics of divorce and custody are not overwhelming to learn. It is the ebb and flow of divorce and custody issues, the need to be polite and firm, the ability to bare one's teeth when necessary but to exercise restraint when unnecessary, and to keep lawyer ego out of it and focus on the objectives of the client rather than the win the attorney needs to feed their ego or line their pockets. Those are the things that take a while for attorneys to develop. I highly recommend this lawyer.

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Eugene Belenitsky

Divorce and separation lawyer | Sep 30

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"I endorse this lawyer. A few times I had a legal question or needed someone else's opinion on a legal matter and I found Bill Bruce to be not only very knowledgeable about the law, but also very practical in his advice. He is very committed and passionate about his work. I would recommend Bill's services to anyone."

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Experience

Rating:  7.3 (Very Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2015.

Censured issued in TN, 2015

updated on 05/13/2015

When an attorney is censured it means he or she did something wrong but may still practice law. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Publicly Censured issued in TN, 2015

updated on 10/13/2023

This means the attorney did something wrong, but the Bar did not suspend the lawyer. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Honors

1999

BV rated, Martindale Hubbell

1994

Mock Trial Champion, University of Memphis - Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

Work Experience

2001 - Present

Owner, Law Office of William R. Bruce

1999 - 2001

Vice-President and General Counsel, Remote Business Solutions, Inc.

1997 - 1999

Associate Attorney, Baker Donelson Bearman & Caldwell

1994 - 1997

Associate Attorney, Petkoff and Lancaster

1993 - 1994

Law Clerk for Judge George H. Brown, Circuit Court of Shelby County, TN

Associations

1999 - 2001

Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court

Associate Member

1999 - 2014

Friends for Life

Board of Directors

Sample of Legal Cases

Kellon v. Lee and Semmes Murphy Clinic

Successful appeal, case remanded for retrial

Young v. Meacham, et al, 999 So.2d 368 (Miss. 2008)

successful appeal, case remanded, obtained settlement

Noil v. Pilot Travel Centers

Successful mediation

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Education

1994

University of Memphis - Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1982

Rhodes College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

Activity

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