Mercer County Criminal Defense Lawyer
Experience
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, she graduated from Arcadia University in 2000 where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. She obtained a paralegal certificate from Villanova University in 2001. In 2004 she entered law school while continuing to work full-time as a paralegal. In May 2008, she obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from Rutgers University (Camden). During law school, she was a staff Editor and a Notes and Comment Editor for the Rutgers University (Camden) Law Journal.
Area of Practice
Criminal Defense 50%
Personal Injury 40%
Business Litigation 10%
Bar Admissions
New Jersey 2008
District of New Jersey 2008
Pennsylvania 2008
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 2008
Honors
2012 Rising Star with New Jersey Super Lawyers
2013 Rising Star with New Jersey Super Lawyers
2014 Rising Star with New Jersey Super Lawyers
2014 Avvo Top Contributor for Criminal Defense
2014 Paul Harris Fellow Recipient
2015 Avvo Top Contributor for Criminal Defense
2015 Rising Star with New Jersey Super Lawyers
2016 Rising Star with New Jersey Super Lawyers
2017 Rising Star with New Jersey Super Lawyers
Professional and Bar Association Memberships
-Trenton Rotary Club
-Board Member of Trenton Rotary Club
-Wills for Heroes Foundation
-Mercer County Bar Association
-Bucks County Bar Association
-New Jersey Association for Justice
-Pennsylvania Association for Justice
Authorship

Kristy L. Bruce is the co-author of New Jersey Personal Injury Law. It is a comprehensive treatise discussing personal injury law in New Jersey.
Book: Personal Injury Law, 2016-2017 ed. (Vol. 56, New Jersey Practice Series)
Book: Personal Injury Law, 2016-2017 ed. (Vol. 56, New Jersey Practice Series)
