HOME ABOUT PRACTICE AREAS TESTIMONIALS BLOG CONTACT CALL US AT 800-673-1947 Paul J. Bruno Attorney (800) 673-1947 EMAIL ME Practice Areas Criminal Criminal Defense Law in the State and Federal Courts Business Litigation Personal Injury Biography Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2007 and continuously in Super Lawyers since 2015, Paul J. Bruno is an experienced criminal defense trial and appellate attorney who has been in private practice since 1996. As an attorney with Bulloch, Fly, Hornsby & Evans PLLC, Mr. Bruno primarily represents individuals who are charged with criminal offenses in the state and federal courts or who are being investigated for possible violations of criminal statutes. Licensed to practice law in the courts of the State of Tennessee, in the federal courts for the Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee, in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and in the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Bruno has represented hundreds of individuals charged with criminal offenses, and has represented many of them in criminal jury trials, including clients charged with DUI, first degree murder, drug violations, wire, mail, and bank fraud, conspiracy, bank robbery, RICO violations, money laundering, and other serious felonies. Mr. Bruno handles complex first-degree murder cases wherein the State of Tennessee is seeking to impose the death penalty at trial and on appeal, and he has earned acquittals in jury trials in both the state and federal courts. Mr. Bruno graduated magna cum laude from Memphis State University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He went on to earn his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Memphis in 1995, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Memphis in 1995. Given his business and law education background, Mr. Bruno often represents individuals charged with white collar offenses such as wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, securities fraud, and other types of fraud related offenses. Mr. Bruno is a life member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and was President of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers from August, 2015, to August, 2016. Mr. Bruno has appeared in trial courts throughout the State of Tennessee, in the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, and before the Tennessee Supreme Court. Mr. Bruno also handles in cases in the federal courts and has appeared multiple times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He has also handled matters brought by the United States Federal Trade Commission, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and the State of Tennessee Department of Health. In 2004, Mr. Bruno received the Middle District of Tennessee Criminal Justice Act Panel Lawyer of the Year Award for his representation of criminal defendants in the federal courts. Mr. Bruno is a recipient of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Robert W. Ritchie Service Award (2011), Capital Defense Award (2013), and Joe B. Jones Award (2015). Classes & Seminars The Two Sides of Post-Conviction Petitions, Nashville School of Law CLE, Nashville, Tennessee, 05/15/2018 Funding and Using Experts, TACDL’s Annual Meeting and Seminar, Memphis, Tennessee, 08/04/2017 Tipping the Scales in Your Favor: Pretrial Jury Selection Strategies, Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyer Association, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 06/29/2017 Expert Voir Dire and Admissibility Standards in Civil and Criminal Proceedings, Tennessee Judicial Conference, 03/15/2017 "Outside the Jury Box” Jury Selection, TACDL’s Annual Meeting and Seminar , Knoxville, Tennessee, 08/06/2016 Fundamental Jury Selection & Pretrial Jury Selection, CJA Panel/Federal Public Defender Lunch & Learn, Nashville, Tennessee, 05/05/2015 Drafting, Reviewing, and Scoring Juror Questionnaires and Using Juror Questionnaires During Voir Dire, TACDL’s Death Penalty Seminar, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 03/12/2015 2014 Federal Case Law Update, TACDL’s Legislative Update Seminar, Nashville, Tennessee, 05/13/2014 Jury Selection: Pretrial Motions, Questionnaires, and Practical Tips, TACDL’s Death Penalty Seminar, Nashville, Tennessee, 03/20/2014 Professional Responsibility of the Criminal Defense Lawyer, CJA Panel/Federal Public Defender Lunch & Learn, Nashville, Tennessee, 01/08/2013 Trying the Megacase, CJA Panel/Federal Public Defender Lunch & Learn, Nashville, Tennessee, 05/01/2012 Bar Admissions Tennessee, 1996 U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, pro hac vice U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, pro hac vice Kentucky Education Memphis State University School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee Juris Doctor - 1995 Memphis State University Bachelor of Business Administration - 1992 Honors: magna cum laude University of Memphis M.B.A., Master of Business Administration - 1995 Honors Best Lawyers In America Super Lawyers Joe B. Jones Award, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Capital Defense Award, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Robert W. Ritchie Service Award, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Criminal Justice Act Panel Lawyer of the Year Super Lawyers Published Works National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Champion: “The Mitigation Specialist”, June, 2010 Professional Associations National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Life Member Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, President, 2015 to 2016 How Can We Help You? Address: 302 North Spring Street Murfreesboro, TN 37130 Phone: 615-896-4154 Toll Free: 800-673-1947 Fax: 615-896-4152 MAP & DIRECTIONS Facebook Twitter LinkedIn © 2021 Bulloch, Fly, Hornsby & Evans PLLC Attorneys at Law • All Rights Reserved Disclaimer | Site Map | Privacy Policy | Business Development Solutions by FindLaw, part of Thomson Reuters