About Bruce
Bruce, an experienced commercial litigator, represents clients of all sizes in trial and appellate courts throughout Michigan. A former president of the State Bar of Michigan, Bruce is also a court-approved mediator in the U.S. District Court and has served as an arbitrator for disputes involving insurance coverage issues, employment, and general business. Bruce’s expertise includes litigating, mediating and arbitrating complex disputes involving multimillion-dollar construction projects and employee health and benefit plans.Learn more on firm website
Bruce, an experienced commercial litigator, represents clients of all sizes in trial and appellate courts throughout Michigan. A former president of the State Bar of Michigan, Bruce is also a court-approved mediator in the U.S. District Court and has served as an arbitrator for disputes involving insurance coverage issues, employment, and general business. Bruce’s expertise includes litigating, mediating and arbitrating complex disputes involving multimillion-dollar construction projects and employee health and benefit plans.Learn more on firm website
Bruce, an experienced commercial litigator, represents clients of all sizes in trial and appellate courts throughout Michigan. A former president of the State Bar of Michigan, Bruce is also a court-approved mediator in the U.S. District Court and has served as an arbitrator for disputes involving insurance coverage issues, employment, and general business. Bruce’s expertise includes litigating, mediating and arbitrating complex disputes involving multimillion-dollar construction projects and employee health and benefit plans.
Learn more on firm website
Practice Areas
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Grand Rapids (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Grand Rapids (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Grand Rapids (2016)
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Construction Law
- Alumni Association of the University of Michigan Distinguished Alumni Service Award
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly, 2013 Leader in the Law
- Martindale Hubbell Highest AV® Preeminent Rating
- Michigan's Law and Politics, Super Lawyer, Consistently ranked since 2006
- State Bar of Michigan, John W. Cummiskey Award, 1991
- Grand Rapids Bar Association's President's Award for outstanding service, 2007
- Grand Rapids Business Journal, Top 40 Under 40, 1998 and 2002
- Leading Lawyers
