Mr. Bruno is an experienced multi-jurisdictional trial and appellate attorney licensed in Arizona, Texas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and various federal courts focusing on business litigation, real estate litigation, construction litigation, civil appeals, legal malpractice, and eminent domain. Mr. Bruno has been named a Top 40 Lawyer Under 40 by the American Society of Legal Advocates, has been named as Outstanding Faculty for the National Business Institute, and has received Client Distinction Awards from Martindale and Avvo. Mr. Bruno places the needs of his clients first and takes pride in being accessible to his clients. Mr. Bruno regularly fights for the rights of individuals, small business owners, and condemnees against insurance companies, banks, and the government. Mr. Bruno has successfully represented two clients against the United States of America. Mr. Bruno has assisted clients in obtaining fair value for private property taken through eminent domain including from Dallas, Texas, Omaha, Nebraska, Douglas County, Nebraska, Sarpy County, Nebraska, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, Blair, Nebraska, the Metropolitan Utilities District, and the State of Nebraska. Mr. Bruno has obtained significant results on behalf of clients, including 10 judgments exceeding $1,000,000, jury verdicts of $1,000,000, $527,391.50, and $366,291.84, and successful tax protests resulting in valuation reductions of $2,308,795 and $3,006,030. Mr. Bruno has argued appeals in front of the United States Courts of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and Ninth Circuit, Nebraska Supreme Court, Nebraska Court of Appeals, Arizona Court of Appeals, and Fourth Texas Court of Appeals. Mr. Bruno has represented clients in front of various governmental and/or regulatory agencies, including the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, Omaha City Council, Blair Airport Authority, Sarpy County Planning Board, Sarpy County Board of Commissioners, Douglas County Zoning Board, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lancaster County Board of Equalization, Douglas County Board of Equalization, Omaha Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Nebraska Appeal Tribunal. Mr. Bruno has been retained by other lawyers to serve as an expert witness in litigation and has written articles and/or presented at more than 20 seminars in the areas of legal malpractice, trial practice, ethics, real estate, boundary disputes, valuation, business acquisitions, and construction law.
