About Christopher Bruno

Christopher J. Bruno is a partner at Kiefer & Kiefer with more than 30 years of legal experience, most of it in personal injury cases. He also served as a state court judge for 12 years. Over his career, he has handled more than 12,000 contested matters and more than 1,490 trials. Chris was appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court as Judge Pro Tempore in 2004.

In 2009, he was elected as a Division F Judge of the Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, and was later elected Chief Judge. After graduating from Tulane University Law School, Chris became known as a formidable advocate and has received an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for ethics and practice. He is also a musician and tennis player dedicated to civil service and the arts in Louisiana.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Kiefer & Kiefer Personal Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to Kiefer & Kiefer Personal Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$3 millionSettlement

In a first-of-its-kind nationwide class action, Kiefer & Kiefer attorney Megan Kiefer secured a $3 million federal settlement for nearly 1,000 tenants of the Willows Apartments in New Orleans East who paid rent during years of deteriorating, hazardous conditions.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana (Judge Barry Ashe) · 2026Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$332,300Verdict

An Orleans Parish jury awarded $332,300 to the owners of Fat River Farm after an Orkin employee mistakenly fogged their Lower 9th Ward organic operation with a broad-spectrum pesticide in 2022, costing the farm its organic certification for three years and disrupting its ecosystem.

Orleans Parish Civil District Court, New Orleans (Judge Ellen Hazeur) · 2026Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Tulane University Law School
J.D., 1988
Louisiana State University
Undergraduate, 1984

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Louisiana

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other New Orleans firms

Herman, Katz, Gisleson & Cain
Herman, Katz, Gisleson & Cain
$4.85 Billion Vioxx MDL Settlement for Heart-Attack and Stroke Victims
Bruno & Bruno
Bruno & Bruno
$850 million · Gentilly Tank-Car Fire: $850 Million Punitive Verdict for 8,000 New Orleans Residents
Landry & Swarr, L.L.C.
Landry & Swarr, L.L.C.
$129 Million Verdict for 6-Year-Old Killed in School Parking Lot After Run Club Crossed the Carpool Lane
Lambert Zainey
Lambert Zainey
All 19 Seacor Power Claims Resolved After Liftboat Capsizes and Kills 13 Gulf Crew
Womac Law Firm
Womac Law Firm
$1.58 million · Jefferson Parish Jury Awards $1.58 Million After Distracted-Driving Rear-End Crash

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.