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Bruce M. Brusavich

Bruce M. Brusavich

Member
Location:
Torrance, California
Phone:
(310) 793-1400
Fax:
(310) 793-1499
E-mail:

Bruce Brusavich was only 28 when he co-founded AgnewBrusavich where he focuses his practice on personal injury, insurance bad faith, business litigation, elder abuse, professional malpractice, product liability and wrongful death. He is a Past President of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and Consumer Attorneys of California, where he led efforts to reform the summary judgment statute, create a two-year statute of limitations, improve the administration of justice, and maintain trial court funding, among other initiatives. Mr. Brusavich is currently serving his second term on the Judicial Council of California's Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Providence Trinity Care Hospice Foundation, the largest non-profit provider of hospice and palliative care services in Los Angeles and Orange County.

Mr. Brusavich's success in the courtroom as a veteran of more than 100 jury trials has earned him the distinction of being named among the "100 Most Influential Attorneys in the State" by the Daily Journal and among the "Top 50 Lawyers in L.A. Who Stand Out" by the Los Angeles Business Journal. The Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association recognized him as "Trial Lawyer of the Year" and he has received numerous other accolades including as a "Southern California Super Lawyer." Mr. Brusavich is often invited to lecture at Continuing Legal Education programs, to testify before the legislature and to serve as an expert witness. Mr. Brusavich completed his B.A. degree in Political Science at California State University at Los Angeles after receiving his Associates of Arts degree in Automotive Sciences at Don Bosco Technical Institute. He went on to earn his J.D. degree in 1980 through Southwestern University School of Law's Special SCALE Program.

Areas of Practice

  • Personal Injury Trial Lawyer
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Business Litigation
  • Elder Abuse
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Product Liability
  • Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1980

Education

  • Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
    • J.D. - 1980
  • California State University, Los Angeles, California
    • B.A. - 1978
  • Don Bosco Technical Institute
    • A.S.

Published Works

  • Telephonic Appearances in Judicial Proceedings: Getting Closer to Judicial Acceptance, California Litigation, The Journal of the Litigation Section, State Bar of California, Vol. 23, Number 1, 2009
  • Preparing for Cross-Examination at Trial, Consumer Attorneys of California Forum Magazine, November, 2006
  • Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck at Mediation, Consumer Attorneys of California Forum Magazine, January/February, 2004
  • The Gray Davis Administration Comes to a Historic End, Consumer Attorneys of California Forum Magazine, November, 2003
  • The Alliance For Better Business Celebrates Its Second Anniversary, Consumer Attorneys of California Forum Magazine, July/August, 2004
  • Reforming Fast Track and Restoring Civility Between the Bench and Bar, Consumer Attorneys of California Forum Magazine, May, 2003
  • Federal Tort Deform - MICRA for All, Justice for None, Consumer Attorneys of California Forum Magazine, March, 2003
  • A Two-Year Statute of Limitations and Summary Judgment Reform, Consumer Attorneys of California Forum Magazine, October, 2002
  • Proving Economic Damages Without an Economist, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association Advocate, May, 1988
  • Reforms in the Compromise of Claims for Minors and Persons with Disabilities, The Journal of the Litigation Section, State Bar of California, Vol. 23, Number 1, 2010

Honors and Awards

  • "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers and American Lawyer Media
  • "Southern California Super Lawyers", Law & Politics Media Los Angeles Magazine
  • "The 100 Most Influential Attorneys in the State of California", Los Angeles Daily Journal
  • "Top 50 L.A. Lawyers Who Stand Out", Los Angeles Business Journal
  • Front page profile in the Los Angeles Daily Journal
  • "Trial Lawyer of the Year", Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • Southern California Trial Lawyer of the Year, Verdictum Juris
  • Among the Top 3,000 Plaintiff Lawyers, America by Law Dragon
  • 2005 Consumer Attorneys of California Edward I. Pollock Award, Outstanding Accomplishments on Behalf of Consumers, 2005
  • 2004 Consumer Attorneys of California Marvin E. Lewis Award, Guidance and Leadership of Consumer Attorneys of California, 2004
  • 2000 - Ted Horn Memorial Award, Consumer Attorneys Association of California, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Judicial Council of California Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee, Member, 2006 - Present
  • Los Angeles Superior Court AB 3300/3820 Committee, Member, 1992 - 2002
  • Los Angeles Superior Court Civil Central Improvement Task Force, Member, 1999
  • Los Angeles Superior Court Panel, Member
  • Los Angeles Superior Court Panel, Volunteer Arbitrators and Mediators
  • AB 2069 Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, Member, 2001
  • South Bay Bar Association, Member
  • Consumer Attorneys of California, President, 2003
  • American Associates for Justice, Leader's Forum Member
  • Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, President, 1996
  • America's Public Interest Law Firm, Public Justice
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, Advocate Member
  • 2003 Judicial Council Blue Ribbon Panel of Experts on the Fair and Efficient Administration of Civil Cases, Consultant

Pro Bono Activities

  • Member, Judicial Council AB 329 Task Force, 2001
  • Ten-Million Dollar Lawyer's Club