Biography
Joseph M. Bruno Jr. is the first of a third generation of Bruno lawyers. He has worked with Bruno & Bruno for the past 20 years. He is fortunate to have had the unique opportunity to litigate with Joseph Bruno Sr., the Honorable Christopher Bruno and Stephen Bruno. With such exposure, he has developed skills to ensure that victims of civil wrongs are offered effective guidance throughout the litigation process, with the goal of achieving maximum recovery in a variety of proficiencies such as auto accidents, premises liability, professional liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, exemplary/punitive liability, loss of consortium, contract disputes, Social Security, workers' compensation, hurricane claims, product liability/mechanical failure, inadequate security/supervision, inadequate teacher/schoolhouse supervision, motorcycle accidents, bicycle/e-bike/e-scooter accidents, Uber/Lyft accidents, streetcar accidents, elevator/escalator accidents, 18- wheeler and trucking accidents, industrial accidents, amputation, traumatic brain injury, electrocution and severe burns.
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana
- 2004
- Southern Methodist University
- 2001
Professional Associations
- Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
- New Orleans Bar Association, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Member
- Louisiana Association of Justice, Member
- American Association of Justice, Member
- New Orleans Downtown Development District (DDD), Board of Commissioners, 2013 to 2020
Practice Areas
- Auto Accidents
- Premise Liability
- Professional Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Contract Disputes
- Business Interruption
- Social Security
- Workers Compensation
- Jones Act
- Products Liability
- Intentional Tort
- Life Insurance Claims
- General Negligence
- Ultrahazardous Activity
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist
- Wind/Fire/Water Insurance Claims
- Lost Wages/Earning Capacity
- Wrongful Death & Survival Actions
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, pro hac vice
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, pro hac vice