Bruce F. Bright

Bruce Bright was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Northern Virginia.  After graduating from Widener University School of Law (Wilmington, Delaware) with honors, Mr. Bright practiced law in Washington, D.C. and Annapolis, Maryland, before moving to the Ocean City area and joining AJGA in 2001.

Mr. Bright focuses his practice in the area of civil litigation, both trial and appellate.  He has represented individuals and businesses in both state and federal trial courts, and has handled appeals in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Maryland Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.  Mr. Bright has been counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving a variety of issues and claims, including civil rights, personal injury (automobile tort, premises liability, product liability, and intentional torts), business torts, partnership and other business entity disputes, construction claims, real estate and other contract claims, administrative law, condominium and homeowner’s association law, and employment-related claims.

Mr. Bright’s clients have included real estate developers, injured individuals, condominium associations, construction companies, and property owners.  He is counsel to the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and, together with City Solicitor Guy R. Ayres III, Mr. Bright has represented the Town of Ocean City in a variety of trial and appellate litigation matters.

Mr. Bright has served on the Board of Directors of the United Way of the Lower Shore since 2005 and was recently appointed to the Executive Committee of the Board.  He lives in Berlin with his wife, Arlette, and their three children, Abigail, Wyatt, and Colin.

Practice Areas:
    Civil Litigation
    Personal Injury
    Commercial Litigation
    Municipal Law
    Real Estate
    Business Law

Bar Admissions:
     Maryland
    United States District Court for the District of Maryland
    District of Columbia
    Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
    Iowa
    Illinois

Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1988); Widener University at Wilmington, Delaware (J.D., cum laude, 1994).  Academic Honors: Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honor Society.

Reported Cases: Mayor and City Council of the Town of Ocean City v. Victor Bunting, 168 Md. App. 134 (2006); Dodson v. Dodson, 380 Md. 438, 845 A.2d 1194 (2004); Police Dept. v. Marshall, 158 Md. App. 115, 854 A.2d 299 (2003); Downtown Brewing Company, Inc. v. Mayor and City Council of Ocean City, 370 Md. 145, 803 A.2d 545 (2002). 

Affiliations: Maryland State Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Worcester County Bar Association.

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