C. Bruce Willis, II

bruce@cbwillis.com

Results driven, ambitious Corporate Executive and Legal Professional with experience in negotiating mergers and acquisitions, maintaining companies and their subsidiaries, conducting transactions with various governmental sectors, and advising on litigation matters. Earned reputation for finding solutions by thinking outside the box but within the limits set by state and federal statutes.

Hometown: Oakdale, Louisiana
Current Location: Dallas, Texas

 

.employment.experience

Legal Employment & Experience
 

:: Licensed Attorney eligible to practice law in the State of Texas
& in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

:: Skill Set: Drafting, negotiating and revising sales, asset purchase and leasing agreements; Negotiating multi-million contracts from individuals to large companies; Drafting, reviewing and revising financing and refinancing agreements for medium to large banks; Forming, dissolving and maintaining entities and their subsidiaries; Researching, negotiating and settling tax disputes; Handling human resource matters; Manage and direct employees and independent contractors; Mergers and acquisitions.

 

::  Musgrove Law Firm, P.C.                                                          Dallas, Texas
Attorney                                                                               July 2012 – Present
Musgrove Law Firm, P.C. provides quality legal representation to businesses and individual clients in a multitude of complex and routine matters with a combined 30 plus years of experience, including corporate and commercial transactions involving business organization formation and structure, mergers and acquisitions, banking, oil and gas, estate and tax planning, general corporate representation and other commercial transactions.

:: THE WIKERT GROUP, INC.                                                             Dallas, Texas
Executive Vice President & General Counsel                  August 2009-October 2011
Conducted managerial and legal day-to-day operations of The Wikert Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, which dealt in aviation, property and domestic and international investments. Aviation businesses include selling, operating, and leasing aircraft and flying professional sports teams under a Part 125 operating certificate.

::  ARMSTRONG & WILLIS, LLC                                                          Dallas, Texas
Attorney                                                                               May 2007 – July 2009
Armstrong & Willis, LLC was a law office which conducted both litigation and transactional work in the areas of business, construction, consumer, family, oil and gas law.  While at this law firm, I managed the law firm, litigated many cases, including filing, discovery, alternative dispute resolution, hearings and trial, and performed transactional legal matters.

:: LAW OFFICE OF SHAE D. ARMSTRONG                                           Dallas, Texas
Legal Clerk                                                                           May 2006 – May 2007
The Law Office of Shae D. Armstrong practiced in the areas of property and family law.  I assisted by drafting documents and motions.

:: ROSENSTEIN, FIST & RINGOLD                                                  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Legal Clerk                                                                 September 2005 - May 2006
Rosenstein, Fist & Ringold is a medium-sized firm, which represented small to large companies and a majority of the school districts in the state of Oklahoma.  While clerking at this law firm, I researched and drafted memoranda concerning securities, oil and gas and administrative law.

:: TULSA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT                                             Tulsa, Oklahoma
Judicial Clerk                                                        September 2004 - January 2005
Conducted research, helped make judicial decisions and drafted briefs for Judge P. Thomas Thornbrugh.

Internet & Computer Employment & Experience

:: Socaman Web Consultants        
Owner/Webmaster                                                       May 2006 - November 2007
Created, optimized, consulted and promoted websites for various industries. Also, designed graphics and logos for businesses and handle all server and network issues.s.

Scientific Employment & Experience

:: University of New Orleans                                            New Orleans, Louisiana
Research Assistant/Lab Manager May 2002 - August 2003; May 2004 - August 2004
Lab Manager: Managed Dr. Julie Whitbeck's root ecology lab, conducted various research experiments involving root ecology in bottomland hardwood forests of southern Louisiana.

Assistant: Conducted research involving soil moisture effects on roots and plants in bottomland hardwood forests of southern Louisiana.

Obtained many skills in root ecology, chemistry and statistical analysis.

:: Tulane Center for Bioenvironmental Research, Tulane University's Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology & Department of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences                                                New Orleans, Louisiana
Research Assistant                                                 August 2000 - May 2002

Assisted Dr. Jay Gulledge in various published experiments involving plant ecology, microbial ecology, global environmental change and biogeochemistry in bottomland hardwood forests of southern Louisiana. Second place poster at 2001 Soil Ecology Society conference. Learned techniques in chemistry, microbiology, ecology, including statistical analysis.

College & Media Experience & Employment

:: Staff Writer - Dicta
     University of Tulsa College of Law
     Tulsa, Oklahoma
     August 2005 - May 2006
Wrote in depth articles regarding law school professors and issues effecting students.

:: Main Section Editor, Sports Editor, Writer - The Tulane Hullabaloo
     Tulane University
     New Orleans, Louisiana
     September 2000 - May 2003

Main Section Editor: Managed staff, organized meetings, edited final proofs of newspaper before publishing, delegated assignments and corresponded with the news, sports, views and photography editors.

Sports Editor: Managed sports staff, edited sports writers' articles, held meetings, reviewed and conducted sports section layout, delegated writing and photo assignments. Winner of the 2001 Associated Collegiate Press' Pacemaker award for best collegiate newspaper in the United States.
Writer: Wrote sports articles, including spotlight pieces on athletes.

.education

University of Tulsa College of Law

:: Juris Doctorate
     Tulsa, Oklahoma
     May 2006 Graduate

Tulane University

:: Bachelor of Science - Ecology, Evolutionary, & Organismal Biology
     New Orleans, Louisiana
     May 2003 Graduate

.current.affiliations

:: Dallas Bar Association
 :: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
 :: Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
:: Tulane D/FW Alumni Association - Committee Member
 :: American Bar Association
 :: Texas Young Lawyers Association
 :: United States Tennis Association
 :: Tower Club of Dallas
:: Dallas Museum of Art - Member

 

.additional.information

·       Outstanding in critical thinking, research and business analysis. Excel in demanding situations under tight deadlines.
·        Proficient in web design, search engine optimization, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
·        Interests: Tennis, Traveling, Entrepreneurship, Membership in Various Communication Organizations.

 

 

.contact.me

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