D. Bruce Poole Esq.

Bruce was born and raised in Washington County, Maryland and his practice consists primarily of personal injury litigation, large scale real estate development facilitation, and domestic and civil trial work. After receiving both a B.A. and law degree from Washington and Lee University where he was the co-author of the Best Brief in the Nation and ranked as one of the top fifteen oral advocates in the nation in the 1984 Jessup International Moot Court Competition, Bruce has gone on to provide years of public and private service. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for twelve years becoming the youngest member ever to serve as House Majority Leader (1990-1993). In 1990, Bruce was admitted to the Maryland Bar Foundation and was named Outstanding Young Marylander by the Maryland Jaycees in 1991. Bruce is a former member of the Maryland State Ethics Commission and a past Faculty Member of the Maryland State Bar Association course on Conduct and Professionalism. Bruce has appeared as a witness before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and was an expert witness before the National Tobacco Settlement Arbitration Panel. Although he has been practicing now for twenty-five (25) years, Bruce continues to upgrade his legal skills and education. He regularly attends State and National seminars such as Absolute Litigators, The College of Matrimonial Lawyers, and the 360 Institute in order to keep abreast of changes and new techniques. Bruce is married and has one son.