Bruce C King

Practice Areas

Construction

Litigation and Trials

Mass Tort and Product Liability

Construction Litigation

Public-Private Partnerships

Class Actions

Career

Bruce King practices in the areas of commercial litigation and specializes in construction and surety cases. He has extensive experience representing owners, contractors, design professionals, insurers, and sureties on complex construction projects. Bruce is board certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar, a former vice chair of the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of the American Bar Association, and a former chair of the Miami-Dade County Construction Law Committee.

Bruce is regularly listed in Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers Magazine, South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyers, and Miami Magazine Top Lawyers of Miami.

Professional Memberships

International Association of Defense Counsel

American Arbitration Association

American Bar Association

- Section of Litigation

- Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section

- Former Vice Chair, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee

- Forum on Construction Law

The Florida Bar

Dade County Bar Association

- Former Chair, Construction Law Committee

Leadership Miami

Miami-Dade Beacon Council

Adjunct Professor, University of Miami College of Engineering (2019–2021)

Awards

Experience

- Prosecuted contractors' claims for nonpayment and delay damages against project owners.

- Prosecuted subcontractors' claims for nonpayment against contractors and lien claims against project owners.

- Prosecuted contractors' claims against architects and engineers for design deficiencies.

- Prosecuted bid protests on behalf of contractors.

- Prosecuted owners' claim for defective work.

- Negotiated construction contracts between owners and contractors.

- Negotiated construction contracts between owners and architects.

- Prosecuted indemnity claims and claims for reimbursement on behalf of sureties.

- Defended contractors on subcontractor claims for nonpayment.

- Defended owners on claim of lien claims.

- Defended architects and engineers on claims of professional negligence.

- Defended sureties on performance bond claims.

- Defended sureties on payment bond claims.

- Appealed for contractors, subcontractors, owners, and sureties in construction case.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Education