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D. Bruce Poole JD

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Bruce Poole, Esq. has been negotiating deals and trying cases for over 35 years. He has been named by The National Trial Lawyers to the Top 100 Civil Trial Attorneys’ List and, in 2017, received a lifetime achievement membership in America's Top 100 Attorneys. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, honorary organizations for the top trial lawyers in America, as well as the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, National Trial Lawyers: Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice's Trucking Litigation Group, and the Maryland Association for Justice.

Bruce was born and raised in Washington County, Maryland. He received both a B.A. and law degree from Washington and Lee University, where he was co-author of the Best Brief in the Nation and ranked as one of the top fifteen oral advocates in the nation in the 1984 Jessup International Moot Court Competition. Bruce was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1985 and to the United States District Court, District of Maryland bar in 1999. In 2019, he was admitted as Counsel Pro Hac Vice to the Superior Court of the State of California.

Bruce served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for twelve years (1987-1999) becoming the youngest member ever to serve as House Majority Leader (1990-1993). Currently, Bruce serves as a member of the Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. He was a member of the 2008-2019 Board of Trustees for the University of Maryland Medical System. He has served as a member on the Governor’s Commission for the Licensing of Video Lottery Terminals. Most recently, he served as the Chair of the State of Maryland's Task Force on the Study of Alcohol Regulation, Enforcement, Safety and Public Health, and served as a member of the Washington County Bar Bench Committee and the Maryland Judicial Elections Monitoring Committee.

Practice Area
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Additional Practice Areas
  • Trucking Accidents
  • Auto Accidents
  • Mass Torts
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Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Maryland
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Education
Washington and Lee University School of Law
J.D. (1985)
Honors: Co-author of the Best Brief in the Nation and ranked as one of the top fifteen oral advocates in the nation in the 1984 Jessup International Moot Court Competition.
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Washington & Lee University
B.A. (1981)
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Awards
Top 15 Oral Advocates in the Nation Award
Jessup International Moot Court Competition
Professional Associations
American Association for Justice (AAJ)
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Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA)
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Current
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National Trial Lawyers' Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers Association
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Superior Court of the State of California
Admitted Attorney, Pro Hace Vice
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National Trial Lawyers' Million Dollar Advocates Forum
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National Trial Lawyers' Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
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The National Trial Lawyers' Top 100 Civil Trial Attorneys’ List
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American Association for Justice's Trucking Litigation Group
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U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
Admitted Attorney
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Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ)
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Maryland Bar Foundation
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Washington County Maryland Bar Association
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Maryland Bar Association
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The Poole Law Group
29 W Franklin St
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Telephone: (301) 790-3600
Fax: (301) 714-0082
Monday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM (Today)
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
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