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Bruce A. Campbell, Attorney
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Bruce A. Campbell
Campbell & Chadwick, P.C.
4201 Spring Valley Road
Suite 1250
Dallas, TX 75244

972-277-8585  •  972-277-8586 (fax)


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Bruce A. Campbell is managing shareholder with the law firm of Campbell & Chadwick, P.C. He is a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas. He has defended and sued lawyers and other professionals on a variety of malpractice and other tort claims for the past 22 years. He has defended numerous lawyers before the grievance committee of the State Bar of Texas.

Mr. Campbell is admitted to practice in all courts in the State of Texas, in all federal courts in the State of Texas, in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, and in the Supreme Court of the United States.

He is the former co-chairman of the Dallas Bar Ethics Committee. He is the former Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Professional Liability Underwriting Society. He is a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. He is a Life Member of Kingston's National Registry of Who's Who.

He is a member of the Risk Management Hotline for Shand Morahan & Company, Inc.

He is listed among expert witness by ALM Experts.

He has received an AV Peer Review Rating.  (An AV rating is a significant accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. A lawyer must be admitted to the bar for 10 years or more to receive an AV rating. [http://martindale.com/ratings_explanation])

Mr. Campbell graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Doane College, and received his law degree from Southern Methodist University in 1983.

Selected Achievements:

Johnson ex rel. Johnson v. Chesnutt, 225 S.W.3d 737 (Tex.App. - Dallas 2007)

Expert Testimony:

Mr. Campbell is regularly consulted as an expert witness on legal malpractice and legal ethics issues. He has been designated by the State Bar of Texas as an expert witness in a lawyer disciplinary action. A sampling of cases in which he has testified is set forth below:

McIntyre v. Wilson, et al., Case No. 97-10572, 162nd Judicial District Court, Dallas, Texas. Concerning the standard of conduct for an attorney in asserting certain tort claims and the appropriateness of sanctions.

Epic Holdings v. McKool Smith et al., Case No. 3-98CV1294-H. U.S. Dist. Ct. Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. Concerning the standard of care and the standard of conduct for lawyers, as well as various alleged breaches of duty emanating out of the disqualification of counsel.

Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee v. Wiley, Case No. DV 98-07382-C, 68th Judicial District Court, Dallas, Texas. Disqualification of counsel, sanctions and protection of confidential documents under a fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine based on ABA Op. 94-382 and In re Meaders, 968 S.W.2d 346 (Tex. 1998). The matter arose out of counsel and the Committee's use of confidential and privileged documents received from an unauthorized source.

Preston National Bank v. Richard Jackson, Case No. DV99-4326; 191st Judicial District Court, Dallas, Texas. Concerning the standard of conduct for lawyers and the safekeeping of property requirements under Disciplinary Rule 1.14.

Fillmore v. Jordan et al., Cause No. DV99-00053; 101st Judicial District Court, Dallas, Texas. Concerning the establishment of the attorney client relationship, the standard of care and the standard of conduct of a lawyer in connection with a real estate transaction, and the lawyer's notarizing of a deed without the signer being present.

Providian Bancservices v. Porter, Cause No. 48-178348-99; 48th Judicial District Court, Tarrant County, Texas. Concerning the standard of care and standard of conduct of lawyers in connection with a collection practice and the appropriateness of forfeiture of fees.

Marshall Restoration and Construction, Inc. v. Quinlan, Cause No. 95-12773-L; 193rd Judicial District, Dallas County, Texas. Concerning conflicts of interest, confidential information and disqualification of counsel in an office sharing arrangement.

Mohundro v. Jones & Cannon, Cause No. 2000-001559-3; County Court No. 3 Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas. Concerning the amount of reasonable attorneys fees in a sanctions motion.

In Re: M. P., Grievance Proceeding, Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas. Concerning conflicts of interest, trust account and other representation issues.

Butler v. Buchholz, Cause No. 00-10275, 192nd Judicial District, Dallas County, Texas. Concerning communications with a client and advice to a client during the course of litigation.

Current Employment Position(s):
Shareholder

Areas Of Practice:
Professional Malpractice

Bar Admissions:
Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Education:
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1983
Doane College
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: summa cum laude
Major: Political Science

Published Works:

"Be Careful What You Say: A Lawyer May Be Recording You!" PLUS Journal, September 2007

"The Impending 'Sea Change' in Deferred Compensation" by Robert G. Chadwick, Jr. and Bruce A. Campbell. PLUS Journal, August 2007. Also reprinted by PLUS as a PDF.

Limited Liability Companies in Texas, Professional Liability Issues for Players and Limited Partnerships, (Co-Author), Professional Educational Services, Inc., 1993

Lawyer Conduct Issues for the Family Lawyer, State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, 2003

Lawyer Conduct Issues for the Worker's Compensation Lawyer, March, 2003

Will Going Bare Become Fashionable?, Headnotes, October, 2002

Coverage Case Update for 2002, Loriman, 2002

Been Laddened With 1.14 Problems?, Dallas Bar Ethics Committee Seminar, March, 2002Enrons Counsel: How Will They Fare?, New & Views, Vol. XV Number 4, 2002

The Rise of Third Party Claims Against Lawyers, Center for International Legal Studies, Kitzbuhl, Austria, January, 2001

A Transactional Lawyer's Nightmare: Conflicts of Interest Malpractice and Other Ethical Pitfalls, Dallas Bar, Real Estate Section, September, 1999

A Rearview Mirror, Review of 1998 Texas Disciplinary Actions, December, 1999

Lady or the Tiger: Opening the Door to Lawyer Disciplinary Standards, Fla. Coastal L. Rev., Vol. 1, Summer, 1999

To Squeal or Not to Squeal: A Thinking Lawyers Guide to Rule 8.03, Tex. B.J., January, 1999

To Squeal or Not to Squeal: A Thinking Lawyers Guide to Rule 8.03, Fla. Coastal L. Rev., Vol. 1, Summer, 1999

Tending Your Garden, Texas Lawyer, November 9, 1998

...Of Greener Grass, Bigger Bucks and Open Septic Tanks...Law Firm Breakups and Spin-offs, 61 Tex. B. J. 322, April, 1998

...Of Greener Grass, Bigger Bucks and Open Septic Tanks...Law Firm Breakups and Spin-offs, Law Office Management, West Publishing Group, August, 1998

Legal Ethics for Non-Lawyers, Attorney Resources, Inc., Fall, 1997

Bells & Whistles that Put Bucks in Your Pocket, Headnotes, December, 1997

The Expanding Insurance Net, Texas Lawyer, December, 1997

Law Firm Break-ups, Spin-offs and Other Assorted Changes in Practicing Law, News & Views, July, 1997

Law Firm Break-ups, Spin-offs and Other Assorted Changes in Practicing Law, News & Views, August, 1997

Law Firm Break-ups, Spin-offs and Other Assorted Changes in Practicing Law, Insurance Record Vol. LXIII, LXIV, October 9, 1997

The Top Ten Acts That Will Lead to a Malpractice Claim Against a Lawyer, Dallas Bar Association, February 10, 1997

The Expanding Universe of Non-Client Conflict-of-Interest Liability, (Co-Author), News & Views, October, 1996

The Expanding Universe of Non-Client Conflict-of-Interest Liability, (Co-Author), Great American Insurance Company

What Every Lawyer Should Know About Malpractice Insurance, Headnotes, March 15, 1996

What Every Lawyer Should Know About Malpractice Insurance, Professional Liability Insurance Services, Inc.

Can You Rely on Advice Given by Your Consultant's Lawyer, Risk Management Newsletter, May, 1996

Is D&O Insurance for Bankers Disappearing?, The D&O Book: A Comparison Guide to Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Policies (Co-Author), Winter, 1994


Classes/Seminars Taught:

Been Laddened With 1.14 Problems?, Dallas Bar Ethics Committee Seminar, 2002

Presentation, The Rise of Third Party Claims Against Lawyers, Center for International Legal Studies, Kitzbuhl, Austria, 2001

Presentation, A Transactional Lawyer's Nightmare: Conflicts of Interest Malpractice and Other Ethical Pitfalls, Dallas Bar Real Estate Section, 1999

The Top Ten Acts That Will Lead to a Malpractice Claim Against a Lawyer, Dallas Bar Ethics Committee, Ethics Seminar, 1997


Honors and Awards:
Life Member, Kingston's National Registry of Who's Who


Professional Associations and Memberships:
College of the State Bar of TexasMemberDallas Bar
Co-Chairman, Ethics Committee
Professional Liability Underwriting SocietyChairman, Steering Committee
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
Member

Birth Information:
1958, Cleveland, Ohio



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