State University of New York at Albany, B.A., 1981
Law School Attended:
Loyola University, J.D., 1984
Year of First Admission:
1984
Admission:
1984, Louisiana; 2006, Mississippi
ISLN:
903107875
Areas of Practice (3)
Health Care Law
Contracts
Employment Law
Peer Reviews
5.0/5.0(2 reviews)
Legal Knowledge
5.0/5.0
Analytical Capability
5.0/5.0
Judgment
5.0/5.0
Communication
5.0/5.0
Legal Experience
5.0/5.0
5.0/5.0
Rated
by a Sole Practitioner
on 06/27/12
in Health Care Administration
I have worked with Bruce over the past eight years or so in his capacity as General Counsel for what I understand is the largest Rural Hospital System in the United States, North Mississippi Medical Center, and am very familiar with his abilities, wh...
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I have worked with Bruce over the past eight years or so in his capacity as General Counsel for what I understand is the largest Rural Hospital System in the United States, North Mississippi Medical Center, and am very familiar with his abilities, which are clearly superior, and his experience, which is wide-ranging both as a litigator early in his career in New Orleans and as an effective administrator who continues to have interest in both legal administration and specifics.
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