Law Firm Overview

Bruce White is a seasoned military advocate with extensive litigation experience. He resolved thousands of military law cases during his career.

On August 1st, 2008, Bruce White left active duty with the Marine Corps having completed 25 years of service. He retired as a Colonel, one of the senior attorneys in the service. Throughout his military career, Bruce White's focus was military justice and trial advocacy. During the last 15 years, he personally tried or supervised the litigation of many landmark Marine Corps cases. He also trained hundreds of the Corps finest trial attorneys.

Although Bruce White spent 15 years of his career in the San Diego region, he also served in two of the World's most challenging locales. Bruce spent two years in South Korea, near the Demilitarized Zone with North Korea, and he also served in Kuwait and Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

During his career, Bruce White also led thousands of Marines. He is one of the few Marine Corps attorneys to command a battalion. As the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the renowned Legal Services Support Section (LSSS) at Camp Pendleton, Bruce led the largest law office in the Marine Corps. The LSSS is also the busiest military justice office in the Department of Defense.

Throughout it all, one of his greatest professional satisfactions remains representing individual Marines facing daunting legal challenges like courts-martial.

Areas of Practice

• Military Justice
• Courts-Martial & Discharge
• Military & Veterans Appeals
• Veterans' Affairs
• Criminal Fraud
• DUI/DWI
• Drug Violations
• Federal
• Felonies
• Grand Jury Proceedings
• Juvenile Crimes
• Misdemeanor
• Parole & Probation
• Prosecution
• RICO Act
• Sex Offenses
• Traffic Violations
• Victims' Rights
• White Collar Crimes
• Domestic Violence & Neglect
• State & Local Agencies
• Computer Crimes
• Identity Theft

Honors and Awards

• Legion of Merit
• Defense Meritorious Service Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award)
• Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
• Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
• National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award)
• Korean Defense Service Medal
• Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
• Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award)
• Presidential Unit Citation
• Joint Meritorious Unit Award
• Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation

Pro Bono Activities

• University of Sam Diego Moot Court Judge, 2004 - 2008
• San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, 2008

Representative Cases

• US v. Dickinson, 65 MJ 562 (NMCCA 2006)

West Practice Categories

Grand Jury Proceedings, Criminal Fraud, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Federal, Felonies, Juvenile Crimes, Misdemeanor, Parole & Probation, Prosecution, Sex Offenses, Traffic Violations, Victims' Rights, White Collar Crimes, Domestic Violence & Neglect, State & Local Agencies, Veterans' Affairs, Computer Crimes, Identity Theft, Military & Veterans Appeals, Courts-Martial & Discharge, Military Justice