Bruce M. Bounds

After working with a mid-sized law firm and a bank’s legal department in Philadelphia Bruce moved to Miami and worked with mid-sized and large firms in Miami and has returned to boutique or small firm practice. His practice focus is business, commercial, banking and lending, real estate, estate planning and probate.

Active in business and community affairs, Bruce has served as a Deacon and as vice chairman and chairman of the Board of Deacons and as a trustee and chairman of the board of trustees of Plymouth Congregational Church, director and president of the Coral Gables Bar Association, Vice-Chairman for Government and Legislative Affairs in the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce and has served on a Florida Bar committee.

Bounds Law Offices provides legal services to individuals and businesses in both transactional and litigation situations in the areas of business, commercial law (includes corporate entity issues, and banking and lending), real estate purchases, sales and leasing, collaborative family law (collaborative dissolutions, pre and post nuptial agreements, family estate disputes), estate planning and probate, and mediation.

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

ID Number: 345629

Since 1981

Florida

The Florida Bar

ID Number: 310352

Since 1980

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 1867563

Since 1982

Pennsylvania

Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

ID Number: 15144

Since 1972

Temple University Beasley School of Law

Dean's Certificate in Commercial Law (1980) | Commercial Law

1978 - 1980

Moved to Miami while in the midst of a LLM program, and was awarded this certificate to reflect study prior to moving.

Emory University School of Law

J.D.

1970

Lake Forest College

B.A. (1967) | Government, History

1963 - 1967

The Florida Bar  # 0310352

Member

Current

Coral Gables Bar Association

Director

2001 - Current

Coral Gables Bar Association

President

2011 - 2012