Courtney Bru practices primarily in the areas of commercial and civil litigation and labor and employment law. Ms. Bru has experience in individual and class action litigation, and has represented client in state and federal appeals.

Ms. Bru represents employers on matters arising under state and federal laws, and works with employers to develop policies designed to protect employers from employment-related claims. Ms. Bru has also advised and represented unionized employers in all aspects of labor-management relations, including arbitration of grievances.

Ms. Bru is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts in Oklahoma and Georgia. Prior to joining Doerner Saunders, Ms. Bru worked as an associate with one of the nation's biggest employment & labor law firms, and represented employers in various matters arising under both state and federal law. During that time Ms. Bru served as an attorney for the 2006-2007 edition of The National Employer.

Ms. Bru received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Vanderbilt University Law School. She received a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Auburn University.

Areas of Practice:

Commercial and Civil Litigation
Employment and Labor
Media and First Amendment Law

Bar Admissions:

Georgia, 2005
Oklahoma, 2006

Federal Court Admissions:

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 2006
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2006
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 2006
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, 2006
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2008

Education:

J.D. Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee, 2005
Honors: Lightfoot, Franklin & White Best Oralist Award
        Scholastic Excellence award, Public Education Law
        Moot Court Board, Associate Justice, National First Amendment
        Competition

B.A., Auburn University, Aubrun, Alabama, 2002
Honors: Summa cum laude
             Phi Beta Kappa