For Bruce McKee, Hare Wynn provides the ideal place to merge deep legal research with real-world advocacy.
Not only can he devote time to researching and writing about the finer points of legal theory, but he also applies that insight to complex litigation and appellate practice, shaping real outcomes for his clients.
But when an opportunity to work as a staff attorney for the Alabama Supreme Court came his way, Bruce discovered his passion for the intellectual challenges of the law.
After graduating from the Columbia University School of Law, Bruce began his legal career in his hometown of Florence, Alabama, after which he served as the central staff attorney for the Alabama Supreme Court. His varied career experience eventually led him to Hare Wynn.
Bruce has been a key figure at Hare Wynn for over 35 years. He is the firm’s primary brief writer and handles most of its appellate cases, bringing meticulous research and strategic thinking to every case.
As a professor of law at Faulkner University and Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law, Bruce has mentored the next generation of legal minds while continuing his own education with an LL.M. from the University of Virginia.
Bruce has also served in a wide variety of professional law-improvement organizations, such as the Uniform Law Commission and the amicus curiae brief committee of the Alabama Association for Justice. He has led several Alabama Supreme Court rules advisory committees, and is currently overseeing a project to rewrite the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure to be more accessible and understandable.
Bruce and his wife Bo live in Birmingham and have two grown children. At work, Bruce balances his academic interests with a deep commitment to helping real people navigate the complexities of the law. When he’s not in the office or the classroom, Bruce enjoys reading, following his beloved Alabama Crimson Tide, and spending time with his family.
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