Admissions
- To the practice of law in Texas and Maine
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Professional Affiliations and Awards
- Named for the seventh consecutive year as one of The Best Lawyers in America® 2012, as published by Woodward/White, Inc. (2005-2012)
- Recognized by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazine as a "Texas Super Lawyer" in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions (2003-2009) and in the area of Health Care (2010-2011)
- Listed by Scene in SA magazine as one of San Antonio's Best Corporate & Securities Attorneys and Health Care Law Attorneys (2005-2011)
- American Bar Association
- American Academy of Health Attorneys
- Health Law Section of the Texas Bar Association
- Texas Bar Foundation
Firm Rankings
- Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison and Tate, Inc. has been ranked as San Antonio's leading Health Care Law Firm by Woodward/White, Inc. (2009-2011)
Additional Information
Bruce is a senior shareholder in the firm’s Corporate & Securities and Health Care & Life Sciences practice groups. He served eight years as the firm's Chief Executive Officer and continues service a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He has served as legal advisor to business clients in wholesale distribution, retail, real estate development, and service and technology business sectors. He has served as the primary legal counsel and the firm’s relationship manager for various small and mid-sized companies, often from formation through growth and expansion phases of development. As lead attorney, Bruce has handled all forms and sizes of mergers, acquisitions and business transactions, including representing both publicly and privately owned companies. He has participated in litigation management for clients and successfully handled mediation and direct settlement negotiations of various controversies, including employment, contract, partnership and shareholder disputes.
During the past fifteen years, Bruce has represented health care providers, including hospital systems, physician groups, practice management companies, and individual physicians, in such areas of the law as mergers and acquisitions, contracts, business development, securities law and health care fraud and abuse law.
Bruce has spoken on numerous occasions regarding corporate and health care law to various organizations, including, but not limited to, the State Bar of Texas, the San Antonio Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs, and The University of Texas School of Law CLE Conference.