{"id":162354,"date":"2026-09-02T10:15:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T18:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/02\/bruce-broillet-the-great-equalizer\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T18:15:03","slug":"bruce-broillet-the-great-equalizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/02\/bruce-broillet-the-great-equalizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Broillet: The Great Equalizer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"201064\" class=\"elementor elementor-201064\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4baf9755 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4baf9755\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb5c122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fb5c122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Half a century in the courtroom has earned Bruce Broillet something every trial lawyer hopes for but few ever achieve \u2013 enduring respect. Along the way, he helped build Greene, Broillet &amp; Wheeler into one of California\u2019s most respected plaintiff law firms while establishing himself as one of the nation\u2019s premier trial attorneys. The result is something no award can bestow: the confidence of his clients, the admiration of his peers and the genuine respect of those who have faced him across the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>It would be easy to assume that after 50 years in the courtroom, multiple eight-figure verdicts and a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 filled with landmark litigation, Broillet is beginning to reflect on an extraordinary career.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t make that mistake.<\/p>\n<p>Ask those who know him\u2014or simply listen to the enthusiasm with which he describes preparing for his next trial\u2014and a very different picture emerges. Far from passing the baton, Broillet may be entering one of the most rewarding chapters of his career. The wisdom has been earned. The competitive fire hasn\u2019t diminished. If anything, it burns brighter.<\/p>\n<p>What has kept him motivated for five decades? Broillet doesn\u2019t talk about verdicts or accolades. Instead, he points to three enduring sources of inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there are probably three reasons,\u201d he begins. \u201cFirst, I get to speak for people who don\u2019t have the training or experience to speak for themselves in a courtroom. The American jury trial is the only place where, for example, a small child can speak as loudly as General Motors. It\u2019s the great equalizer. It allows everyone to present their point of view and lets the community, through the jury, make the decision. That\u2019s a pretty powerful incentive to be part of something like that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecond, I\u2019m 5 foot 2 inches, and 134 pounds. I love to play basketball, but with my limitations, there\u2019s only so much I can do. On a personal level, the courtroom is my basketball court. It\u2019s where I can apply my abilities and my competitive nature while fighting for something I truly believe in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThird, I\u2019m surrounded by an extraordinary group of accomplished trial lawyers, and I have tremendous support from the firm we\u2019ve built. We pull together. One person\u2019s victory is everyone\u2019s victory\u2014that\u2019s always been our philosophy. We challenge each other, strategize together and constantly ask how we can do the very best job for our clients. Sometimes I\u2019ll sit in those discussions\u2014talking about trial strategy, which witnesses to call and in what order\u2014and think, \u2018Wow, the younger lawyers in our firm are learning enormously just by listening to experienced trial lawyers work through these decisions.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Broillet offers observations like this almost casually, the kind of thoughtful perspective earned only after decades spent standing before juries, representing families through their darkest days and helping shape some of the nation\u2019s most consequential civil litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Not rehearsed quotations, but rather hard-earned truths.<\/p>\n<p>Spend an hour talking with Broillet and you\u2019ll hear one after another. Lessons about courage. About preparation. About humanity. About justice. They come from a lawyer who has spent his career learning not only how to win cases, but how to understand people.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-517ce67f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"517ce67f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63b629b5\" data-id=\"63b629b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504dd5f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"504dd5f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Earliest<br \/>\nExperience<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524e8ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"524e8ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Even after 50 years, Broillet can still vividly recall his first trial\u2014and the young lawyer who was too nervous to even look at the jury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was quite an experience,\u201d he recalls. \u201cI\u2019d been practicing law for about a year, but I\u2019d never actually been in a courtroom during a trial. I\u2019d taken depositions, gone to hearings and handled discovery, but I\u2019d never watched a trial unfold from counsel table.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I took this little case just to get some trial experience. I worked my tail off, learning every detail and making sure I understood my client\u2019s case. Then I went down to the courthouse. The judge called in the jury, and I was sitting at counsel table absolutely petrified. I couldn\u2019t even look at them. I just kept staring at the judge while he asked the prospective jurors his questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally, he looked at me and said, \u2018Mr. Broillet, would you like to ask some questions?\u2019 I remember thinking to myself, <em>Well, I\u2019m supposed to \u2026 so I guess I\u2019d better say yes.<\/em> So, I stood up, turned toward the jury, smiled a little\u2014and several of them smiled back. I realized, wow, they\u2019re just people like me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b10e0d\" data-id=\"6b10e0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c9a252c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c9a252c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bruce-broillet2-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201190\" alt=\"Bruce Broillet\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24897b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24897b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-640e5e22\" data-id=\"640e5e22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b9ffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63b9ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cover_Bruce-Broillet-794x1024.png?resize=794%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201086\" alt=\"Bruce Broillet\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1618ee57\" data-id=\"1618ee57\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15332f09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15332f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Detailed<br \/>\nPreparation<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507a0d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"507a0d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>One thing has not changed since that first day in court: when Broillet walks into a courtroom, he has already spent months studying every detail of the case before him. Preparation, he believes, is not simply about mastering facts. It is about earning the right to stand before a jury on behalf of another human being.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of his auspicious career, that philosophy has become one of the hallmarks of his practice. Complex product liability litigation, catastrophic injury cases and wrongful death lawsuits demand more than legal knowledge; they require an attorney willing to immerse himself in every document, every witness statement, every medical record and every possible argument before ever delivering an opening statement.<\/p>\n<p>Broillet describes his process with a metaphor that reveals both his meticulous nature and the strategic thinking that has characterized his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try to dig into every detail that I can in the case,\u201d he explains. \u201cI once described it to somebody as examining every vein on every leaf on every tree in the forest, and once I\u2019ve gotten through that, then I step back and I look at the forest as a whole and see the big picture, and decide what\u2019s important and what isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That approach has served him well through decades of complex litigation where the smallest overlooked detail can alter the trajectory of a trial. Yet exhaustive preparation alone has never been his ultimate objective.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19ae4776 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19ae4776\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dae8914\" data-id=\"1dae8914\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db3528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4db3528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speaking Human<br \/>\nto Human<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d0ca1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42d0ca1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bruce-Broilett-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201083\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fff3844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fff3844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>For all the strategy and preparation that define trial work, Broillet believes the most important skill cannot be found in a law book. It is the ability to connect with another human being.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can go back and talk about cases I tried in the 1980s as if it were yesterday,\u201d he says. \u201cThey make an imprint on you because you are talking about some catastrophe that happened in somebody\u2019s life in one way or another, and that catastrophe when you try the case becomes part of you. You step inside that person\u2019s world to better understand the impact that this has had. What I will say is, in every case, I know that the person I\u2019m speaking for wishes they had never had to meet me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Broillet has challenged himself\u2014and the lawyers around him\u2014to remove the professional barriers that can unintentionally separate attorneys from the people they hope to persuade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tell young lawyers they\u2019re trying every case on two levels,\u201d he says. \u201cFirst, they\u2019re trying it to the judge. They have to prove every legal element, follow the rules of evidence and make sure the jury hears the facts they\u2019re entitled to hear. That\u2019s the practice of law.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4319bd elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7c4319bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb74912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bb74912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I can go back and talk about cases I tried in the 1980s as if it were yesterday. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a26de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a26de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cBut at the same time, they\u2019re trying the case as a human being. I tell them, to the extent you can, operate at that lawyer level\u2014but also strip away the armor law school teaches you to wear and get back to who you are as a person. That\u2019s what your case is really about. It\u2019s about people. It\u2019s about someone\u2019s life. If you truly believe in your client\u2019s story, you\u2019ll communicate it far more effectively to a jury when you stop sounding like a lawyer and start speaking as a human being. Don\u2019t lose the person you were before you went to law school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To Broillet, every trial ultimately comes down to human relationships. Jurors are not legal scholars; they are citizens asked to decide whether justice has been served. His responsibility is not merely to explain the law but to help them understand why it matters.<\/p>\n<p>The law can be extraordinarily technical. Medical evidence, engineering testimony and corporate documents often form the backbone of modern civil litigation. Yet, Broillet believes juries are rarely persuaded by complexity alone. Instead, they respond to authenticity.<\/p>\n<p>That philosophy also explains why he has never viewed juries with anything other than respect.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57b20c0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57b20c0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34800da7\" data-id=\"34800da7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8e1116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d8e1116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AAL-PI-2026-3-1024x221.png?resize=1024%2C221&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201082\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b5c001e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b5c001e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74d40565\" data-id=\"74d40565\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73fce8da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73fce8da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Broillet\u2019s<br \/>\nImpact<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02aae52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02aae52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Licensed-GBW-Image-Andrews-Trial-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201085\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">  Broillet addressing media as he served as the co-lead trial attorney  for sportscaster and television personality Erin Andrews in her  high-profile 2016 civil lawsuit. (L-R): co-counsel Randall Kinnard,  Broillet, and Scott Carr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65feb7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65feb7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Winning a case has never represented the end of the story for Broillet. Some verdicts compensated grieving families. Others forced industries to rethink dangerous practices. Together, they illustrate what he believes civil justice is designed to accomplish\u2014not simply to compensate victims, but to prevent future tragedies.<\/p>\n<p>The Hyatt case that recently captured headlines was especially searing. The woman at the center of it developed diabetic ketoacidosis alone in her hotel room. Instead of sending security to check on her when she failed to check out, staff merely extended her stay as she slipped further into crisis, unable even to call for help. Policies meant to protect guests were ignored, and the result was a preventable death.<\/p>\n<p>For Broillet, the case was compelling not only because the liability was clear, but because of the profound loss it brought into the courtroom. In closing, he reminded jurors of the mother\u2019s simple, devastating testimony \u2013 \u201cshe was my world\u201d \u2013 and paired it with a line he had recently read: \u201cTo the world, you are one, but to me, you are the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hyatt verdict joined a long list of outcomes that have reverberated well beyond a single courtroom. Broillet points to the Erin Andrews privacy case, which spurred hotels to rethink their procedures, as just one example of litigation forcing systemic change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are endless examples of automobiles and other products that are safer because of lawsuits that were brought, not just by me, but by lawyers representing people who\u2019ve been harmed all across America for many, many years,\u201d Broillet observes. \u201cWhen you hold wrongdoing corporations accountable for their conduct, they often respond to that by changing their conduct for the better to protect people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-202e09e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"202e09e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a49e7fc\" data-id=\"a49e7fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571377a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"571377a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Lies<br \/>\nAhead<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-354a4633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"354a4633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GBW-Bruce-at-Desk.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201084\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6bb106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6bb106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>While it\u2019s obvious Broillet can be borderline obsessive when preparing for or in court, he also has the wisdom to appreciate the value of trying to keep balance in his life. All the more important to ensure he enjoys quality time with his wife, Norah, and their 29-year-old son, Dalton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI exercise a fair amount,\u201d he acknowledges. \u201cMy wife and I like to go to the movies. I like to read subjects completely away from what I do. And we enjoy traveling. We go to a lot of sporting events with Dalton. But we have to remember, as my uncle once told me, the law is a jealous mistress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Across five decades in the courtroom, Bruce Broillet has watched technology transform the practice of law\u2014from carbon paper and early word processors to real-time transcripts and sophisticated electronic filings. Yet, he insists that what matters most has not changed and should never change: one lawyer, 12 jurors, and a human story about what happened and what should be done about it. For all the complexity of modern litigation, he still sees trial work as a fundamentally human endeavor grounded in connection, clarity, and conviction.<\/p>\n<p>That perspective shapes how he mentors the next generation. He looks for intellect and work ethic, of course, but he keeps coming back to one trait that can\u2019t be faked: courage. Courage to stand in a public courtroom, present a client\u2019s story, risk being turned away by a jury, and come back again after a loss. As he tells young lawyers, there is no way to grow into the work without stepping into that uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you don\u2019t let go of the side of the pool, you\u2019ll never swim to the other side,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0ec307 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0ec307\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a1a8f5f\" data-id=\"5a1a8f5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc403a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bc403a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At a Glance<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c83ebea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c83ebea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><strong>Greene, Broillet &amp; <\/strong><br \/><strong>Wheeler LLP<\/strong><br \/>222 N. Pacific Coast Highway<br \/>Ste 2100<br \/>El Segundo, CA 90245<br \/>(310) 576-1200\u00a0<br \/><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gbw.law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.gbw.law<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3baf91db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3baf91db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice Areas<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e5245e elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"51e5245e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Wrongful Death<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Catastrophic Personal Injury<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Product Liability<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Business Litigation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Professional Malpractice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c74d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0c74d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589927b elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"589927b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Juris Doctor, University of Texas School of Law, 1974<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Bachelor of Arts, University of Notre Dame, 1971<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23800c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23800c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Memberships<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db275d4 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2db275d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Inner Circle of Advocates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">International Society of Barristers, Fellow<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">American Board of Trial Advocates, Fellow<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Consumer Attorneys of California, Past President<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Past President<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Founding Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7cb42a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c7cb42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honors<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0aa0e6 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b0aa0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hall of Fame, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hall of Fame, Lawdragon <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Trial Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Litigator of the Year, Century City Bar Association<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lawyer of the Year, Los Angeles, Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers in America<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Top 10 Lawyers, Southern California Super Lawyers, 14-Time Honoree<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5661a34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5661a34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hobbies<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29daaaa elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"29daaaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Working Out<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Travel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sporting Events<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84c05f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c84c05f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">family<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a920a elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a1a920a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Wife, Norah<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> Son, Dalton<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24d0fa6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24d0fa6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30097d0e\" data-id=\"30097d0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98687d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d98687d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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