Harold R. "Hal" Bruno III

Hal specializes in franchise and intellectual property litigation and arbitration. He also has a wide range of experience in trademark registration and commercial litigation.

Hal is admitted to practice law in Colorado, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia as well as the United States Courts of Appeals for the 1st, 4th, 9th, 10th, and Federal Circuits.

Hal is an approved arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Law Section, the ABA Forum Committee on Franchising, the International Trademark Association, and the South Asian Bar Association.

Hal is listed in Best Lawyers in America® for Franchise Law and was selected as the 2016, 2018, and 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Franchise Law in Denver. He has also been recognized as a Super Lawyer® in either franchise law or intellectual property litigation since 2010 and has earned an AV rating from his peers through Martindale-Hubbell. Most recently, Hal was selected as a “Legal Eagle” by the Franchise Times. Hal was President of Temple Micah from 2007 to 2009 and volunteers for the Rocky Mountain Immigration Advocacy Network.