Jonathan B. Bruno, born in Manila, Philippines, is a Partner specializing on the defense of management in employment litigation, and the defense of lawyers, insurance agents and brokers, and other professionals in complex professional liability and commercial litigation.

Mr. Bruno has trial experience in federal and state courts, and has litigated cases before federal, state, and local human rights commissions, attorney disciplinary committees, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He has also argued numerous appeals involving professional liability and employment law matters before the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Bruno has been an author and speaker on various topics including Legal Malpractice Litigation and Risk Management, Employment Practices Liability, Wage and Hour Law, Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Actions, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Mr. Bruno graduated from Fordham University’s College of Business Administration in 1992 with a degree in Finance, and is a 1995 graduate of New England School of Law where he was a member of the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement and a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Corporate Income Tax.

Practice Areas
Employment Law / Litigation
Lawyers Professional Liability
Miscellaneous Professional Liability
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Commercial Litigation

Education
J.D. New England School of Law, 1995
B.S. Fordham University, 1992

Bar and Court Admissions
New York, 1996
Massachusetts, 1995
U.S. District Courts – Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York, District of Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Other Professional Affiliations
Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association
Labor and Employment Section, New York State Bar Association
Lawyers Professional Liability and Ethics Committee (Trial Lawyers Section), New York State Bar Association
Professional Liability
Underwriting Society
Defense Research Institute
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association