About Peter Bruno
The practice of law is in Peter’s blood. He is the tenth member of the Bruno family to become a trial attorney, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Frank Bruno Sr., who began practicing in 1950. Born and raised in New Orleans, Peter joined Broussard Knoll in their Metairie office as an associate attorney in 2026. Prior to joining Broussard Knoll, Peter worked as a defense attorney primarily focused on workers’ compensation and insurance defense.
That experience allows him to view cases from alternate perspectives, anticipate opposing arguments, and craft the ideal litigation strategy for his clients. While at LSU, Peter double-majored in Political Science and Philosophy and served as co-founder and Vice President of the Philosophy Club on campus. At the age of 17, while working as a lifeguard, Peter saved a one-year-old child from drowning. At 23, he stopped to perform CPR on someone he witnessed overdosing while driving by, helping prevent a fatal outcome.
He brings that same instinct to his law practice; responding quickly, staying calm under pressure, and putting other people first. He approaches every case with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring no fact goes unnoticed, while maintaining the efficiency needed to resolve disputes quickly. Peter is also a skilled oral advocate. In law school, he competed against top law schools nationwide as an oralist and brief writer in the 2024 Judge John R. Brown National Moot Court Competition in Seattle, earning near-perfect scores.
He returned the following year as coach, where he further developed as a leader and mentor. In his free time, Peter loves to lift weights, play racquetball and pickleball, and golf. He cherishes time spent with friends and family, enjoys watching sports and reading about economics and history.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Broussard Knoll Law Firm
These results are credited to Broussard Knoll Law Firm. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.
Katie Carmouche was stopped on Highway 1 waiting to turn into her children's daycare with her three children in the back seat. A cement truck rear-ended her at high speed, crushing the back of the car and shoving it into oncoming traffic. Her 8-year-old daughter was killed; her two sons were badly injured.
Paul Galland was a deckhand doing repairs aboard an LNG-powered supply vessel at Port Fourchon. LNG vapor had accumulated near a vent on the fly deck. He lit a cigarette and it flashed. He escaped by jumping between decks, breaking his leg on the way down, and suffered severe burns.
Derek Hebert, 22, was thrown from a boat when its Teleflex hydraulic steering failed at speed. With the kill switch not engaged, the boat kept circling under power and its propeller struck him nineteen times. Teleflex had known since 1989 that losing two or three teaspoons of fluid causes total steering failure.
DeQuincy police corporal Randy James Henry was badly burned by a power line in November 2000 while investigating a truck crash that had left live CLECO lines sagging over the scene. He sued the utility, the driver and the driver's insurer, and nearly eight years after the accident settled with CLECO at mediation on October 23, 2008 for $4,350,000. The settlement stood; the later fight was over his employer's workers' compensation credit.
A Calcasieu Parish deputy blocked both eastbound lanes of Interstate 210 in Lake Charles to let a funeral procession merge, and a van rear-ended Wayne and Jean Ann LaGrappe's stopped car. Mrs. LaGrappe had to be cut out of the car and had both shoulders broken. A jury put 65 percent of the fault on the Sheriff and 35 percent on the van's driver, against whom the claims had been resolved before trial. The Third Circuit affirmed, and the Louisiana Supreme Court declined to review the case.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
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