Frederic Bruno Attorney at Law
5500 Wayzata Bd., Suite 1450
Minneapolis, MN 55416
763.545.7900
bruno@brunolaw.com
EDUCATION:
- Stanford University, B.A., 1977
- St. Louis University, J.D., 1980
ADMITTED:
- 1980: Minnesota
- 1980: United States District Court, District of Minnesota
- 1989: South Dakota (pro hac vice)
- 2003: Wisconsin
- 2004: United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- 2005: Colorado
- 2006: United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- 2008: Utah (pro hac vice)
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
- Criminal Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy
DISTINCTIONS:
- Selected as a “Best Lawyer in America” in criminal defense - By Woodward/White peer survey
- Voted Chair, Criminal Section, 1993 – By Minnesota State Bar Association
- Voted among top 100 of all attorneys in Minnesota - By Minnesota Journal of Law & Politics
- Listed, criminal law - By National Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Rated “AV”, highest for ability and ethics - By Martindale-Hubbell
- Voted “Superlawyer” – By Minnesota Journal of Law & Politics
- Chosen for “Case of the Year” in acquittal of Susan Green - By Minnesota Journal of Law & Politics, 1993
- Voted to Board of Directors - By Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
ASSOCIATIONS:
- Criminal Section, Minnesota State Bar Association, Former Chair
- Criminal Justice Institute, Faculty & Planner
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Life Member
- Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors
- Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, Past President
- American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section
PUBLICATIONS:
- “Notes & Trends” monthly column, criminal law - For Bench & Bar, Minnesota State Bar Association
- The Drinking Driver in Minnesota, treatise - For Matthew Bender
- “Victims’ Rights: Trial by Tribulation”, article – In Bench & Bar, Minnesota State Bar Association
- “Disorder in the Court: Probation Violations in Minnesota” - In Champion, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
APPOINTMENTS:
- Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Criminal Rules Advisory Committee
- Emergency Interim Legal Counsel, Department of Justice – For FBI Agents, Minnesota
- Lead Attorney, critical incident response - For Police Officers Federation-Minneapolis
- Conflicts Panel, Federal Public Defender
- Supervisory Attorney, Lawyers Board of Professional Responsibility
- Neutral Fact-finder, Carver County District Court
- Panel Attorney: Legal Defense Fund for - Fraternal Order of Police (MN & WI), and – Minnesota Police & Peace Officers’ Association
- Faculty, Judicial Trial Skills Training Program, University of Minnesota
- Adjunct Instructor, Trial Skills, William Mitchell College of Law
- Advisor, ABA Trial Competition, Hamline University Law School
- Referee, Hennepin County District Court
- Lead Attorney, critical incident response - For Hennepin County Sheriff’s Deputies’ Association
- Lead Attorney, critical incident response - For Brooklyn Park, MN, Police Officers’ Association
REPRESENTATIVE CASES:
Successful results by dismissal (D), settlement (S) or verdict/decision (V) in the following sample of high-profile cases:
- United States v. Hirtzinger, (aircraft sabotage) (D)
- State v. Susan Green (election fraud, perjury) (V)
- State v. Hon. Harvey Ginsberg (felony damage to property)(V)
- State v. Hon. Harvey Ginsberg (terroristic threats)(S)
- United States v. Jan Gangelhoff (academic fraud) (D)
- State v. Attorney William Jones (V)
- State v. Hon. Regina Chu (DUI) (S)
- State v. Moonen (murder) (S)
- United States v. Bolstad et. al. (savings and loan fraud) (V, S)
- United States v. Anderson (money laundering) (S)
- State v. Clausen (controlled substance penalties) (D, S)
- State v. Lov (bond reinstatement) (V)
- State v. Pham (evidence recovery, murder) (S)
- State v. Ritzer (1st degree criminal sexual conduct) (V)
- State v. Moran (boating while intoxicated) (D)
- South Dakota In Re J.A. (manslaughter) (V)
- State v. Gilbert (felony assault on police officer) (V)
- State v. Grengs (gang rape) (V)
- State v. To (teacher kidnapping) (S)
- State v. Peterson (felony assault on suspect) (V)
- State v. Olson (assault w/firearm) (V)
- State v. Sheriff Al Wallin (corruption)(V)
- Numerous homicide grand jury “no bills”
COMMUNITY:
- Founder, Hon. Miles Lord Permanent Endowed Scholarship – William Mitchell College of Law
- Sponsor, Children’s Program of Northern Ireland
- Paul Harris Fellow, Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Rotary
- Board of Directors, 180 Degrees
- Chair, Land Conservation Committee, City of Shorewood
- Oval Program, Stanford University Admissions Office
