Atty. Bruce A. McKenna

• Mr. McKenna was born in New York, N.Y., on September 14, 1955
• Mr. McKenna's practice is primarily devoted to insurance defense in the context of fiduciary duty claims, professional errors and omissions, general liability claims, employment discrimination and commercial litigation
• Mr. McKenna has tried cases in state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings under collective bargaining agreements, and before agency licensure and disciplinary boards
• During his career, Mr. McKenna has been involved in more than 100 appeals in state and federal courts across the country
• He also practices in the areas of complex commercial litigation, including class action defense
• Mr. McKenna's practice also involves the preparation of coverage opinions and representing borrowers in private bond placements for construction and public work projects
• Mr. McKenna has participated in presenting continuing education seminars for claims handlers and counsel in the areas of health law and catastrophic litigation defense
• Mr. McKenna has been included in the Oklahoma "SuperLawyers" magazine in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, an award given only to the state's top 5% attorneys
• He is also included in Best Lawyers in America
• He has also been named as one of America's Best Lawyers, a peer review rating system considered by may to be the most reliable system that bestows the highest honor on those selected
• He is included in Strathmore's "Who's Who-Worldwide" and is a 2009 Strathmore "Executive of the Year
• He currently serves on the editorial boards of The Federal Lawyer, the magazine of the Federal Bar Association, and the University of Tulsa Alumni Association Magazine, and is a member of the American Bar Association Advisory Committee
• He is also a Lifetime Honorary Member of "Scribes," the American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects, for his outstanding editorial contributions to the University of Tulsa Law Journal
• He is "AV" rated by Martindale Hubbell

American Jurisprudence Awards

• Labor Law and Conflicts of Laws
• Mediator Certificate, Program on Negotiation, Harvard University Law School
• Editor, Tulsa Law Journal Vol. 15

Author

• "False Light Invasion of Privacy?", 15 T.L.J. 113 (1980)
• "A Jury of One's Peers," The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 57, p. 4
• "Breed Discrimination Laws; So Wrong in So Many Ways," The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 58, p. 4
• "Biodiversity: It is the Law of Nature and We'd Better Take Heed," The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 59, p.4
• Teaching Assistant, College of Law Moot Court Board
• University of Tulsa College of Law, Adjunct Professor of Law
• Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, Temporary Division, 1993
• Adjunct Settlement Judge, USDC, Eastern District of Oklahoma
• Member, Board of Directors, University of Tulsa College of Law, Alumni Association
• Certified Mediator, Harvard University Program on Negotiation