Mr. Bruno is an experienced multi-jurisdictional trial and appellate attorney focusing on business litigation, real estate litigation, construction litigation, legal malpractice, civil rights, and eminent domain. Mr. Bruno has been named a Top 40 Lawyer Under 40 by the American Society of Legal Advocates and has received multiple 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 the City of Dallas, Texas, the City of Omaha, Nebraska, Douglas County, Nebraska, Sarpy County, Nebraska, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, the City of 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 recently obtained a directed verdict against a bank seeking $2,000,000 from his clients and recently successfully suppressed a warrant that led to the effective seizure of an apartment complex and 100 criminal charges against his client. Mr. Bruno has argued appeals in front of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the 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, and the Nebraska Appeal Tribunal. Mr. Bruno has been retained by other lawyers to serve as an expert witness in litigation and regularly presents seminars in the areas of legal malpractice, ethics, boundary disputes, valuation, business acquisitions, and construction law.
