Bruce Monning
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Bruce Monning was raised in Amarillo, Texas and graduated from Southern Methodist University (1970) and the SMU School of Law (1972). Upon graduation he was associated with McKenzie and Baer in Dallas. From 1975 until 1983 he joined his father and grandfather in the Wills Point, Texas firm of Wynne & Wynne that was started in 1877 by his great grandfather. In 1983, Bruce returned to Dallas where he was a partner at Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox until 1995, when he left to form Monning & Wynne. He served on Vial Hamilton's Compensation Committee and was Chair of its Business Litigation Section.
Bruce, his brother, Prater, and their cousin, Buck Wynne, formed the firm in 1995. Buck died in 1996. In 2011 Prater moved his practice to Wills Point, where he practices under the name of Wynne & Wynne.
While in Wills Point, Bruce tried an uncommonly large number of civil cases to juries in several North Texas counties. The frequency of trials decreased when he returned to Dallas, but their size and complexity increased. He obtained the largest civil jury verdict ever recorded in one East Texas County and, as defense counsel for two major oil companies, obtained a jury verdict of no liability in the longest civil trial that at the time ever been held in another. He has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law since 1981 and is listed in the Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation.
Anne and Bruce Monning have been married since 1973. Their children, Wright and Sarah, are both grown, and they have four grandchildren. His main recreational interest is cattle ranching.
Areas of Practice:
Business & Commercial Litigation
Oil & Gas Litigation
Probate & Estate Litigation
Real Estate Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1981
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1973
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1979
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1979
U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
Education:
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1972
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1970
B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration
Honors and Awards:
Listed in Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation
Listed in Texas Super Lawyers magazine
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Dallas Bar Association
Chair, Courthouse Committee
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Committee on History and Traditions of the Bar
American Board of Trial Advocates
State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Director, Civil Trial Law Advisory Commission
Dallas Bar Foundation Fellow
Texas Bar Foundation Life Fellow
Highland Park United Methodist Church Administrative Board
Southern Methodist University, 2002 Annual Fund Chair, Alumni Association Director
Equest President
Highland Park High School Dads' Club President
Past Employment Positions:
McKenzie & Baer, Dallas, Associate
Wynne & Wynne, Wills Point, Texas, 1975 - 1983
Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox, Partner 1983-1995, Compensation Committee, Business Litigation Section Chair, 1983 - 1995