Jon Bruning

Experience

1. Managing Partner

   Bruning Law Group

   Jan 2015 — Present

   Attorney General Engagement: Jon Bruning served as the Nebraska Attorney General from 20••••15 and as the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) President from 20••••10. In addition, the Bruning Law Group includes professionals that have decades of experience working inside an attorney general office. Government, Law & Service: The team at Bruning Law Group has effectively advanced important issues at the local, state and national level. Their experience advancing legislation in the state capitol and testifying before U.S. Congress gives Jon Bruning and his team a unique skill set that ensures the client\'s interests are advanced. Supreme Court Amicus: Having authored and joined over 265 amicus briefs while Attorney General, Jon Bruning and the professionals at Bruning Law Group know what it takes to put together a persuasive argument that is supported by a broad coalition of states and is well-received by the courts. Complex Dispute Resolution: From complex multi-state river compact disputes, to settlement of a decade-long dispute with the big tobacco companies, to protecting state interests in the major automobile manufacturers’ bankruptcies, Jon Bruning and his team developed lines of communications and crafted creative resolutions that allowed parties to come together and resolve their differences in a constructive manner. Agriculture, Water & Environment: The EPA has treated agricultural producers as the enemy, ignoring the positive impacts agricultural producers have achieved for generations. Those impacts include water and soil conservation, maximizing utility of fertilizers and pesticides, expenditure of substantial dollars to control nutrient management on livestock operations, and more. As Attorney General, Jon Bruning and his team have pushed back on expansion of EPA’s authority more than 45 times.

Education

• University of Nebraska College of Law

  Juris Doctor (J.D.) with Distinction

  1991 — 1994

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Bachelor's Degree, (B.A.) with High Distinction: History / Minors: Math, Econ., Psych., Philosophy, Political Science

  1987 — 1990