Bruce E. Titus
Principal

Fax: (703) 848-2530
BTitus@reesbroome.com

Mr. Titus has practiced with Rees Broome, PC since 1997, concentrating on commercial dispute resolution focused on construction and professional liability issues. Mr. Titus is a Virginia Supreme Court Certified Mediator and provides mediation and arbitration services through The McCammon Group, Ltd. Between 1971 and 1982, Mr. Titus served in the U.S. Department of Justice. During his tenure, he held numerous positions and handled many cases of national prominence. He has also been a principal in Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough, and Venable, LLP.

Mr. Titus was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the field of Professional Malpractice Law (Copyright 2006 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) and has been recognized as one of “Virginia’s Legal Elite” in Virginia Business Magazine and in “Virginia Super Lawyers”  and “Washington DC Super lawyers” as seen in Richmond Magazine and The New York Times distributed in Washington, D.C. and surrounding suburbs, respectively.
  
  Practice Focus

His broad commercial dispute resolution practice currently focuses on construction issues including design and structural failure and the general representation and counseling of architects and engineers in virtually every phase of their business operations. He has also represented contractors, owners and developers with respect to construction-related matters. He is experienced in all phases of alternative dispute resolution and serves as a mediator and arbitrator in a wide variety of commercial matters.

Publications

• Co-author, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION LAW DESKBOOK, Virginia CLE Publications, November 2008
• Co-author, ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: A GUIDE FOR VIRGINIA LAWYERS,
Virginia CLE Publications, June 2000
• Co-author, “Partnering – An Emerging Concept in Construction Management,” The Virginia Lawyer, October 1995
• Co-author, “Certificates of Merit – A First Step in the Rational and Economical Approach to the Resolution of Design Claims,” The Virginia Lawyer, September 1993
• “Tort Reform Legal Fee Shifting: An Alternative to the English Rule,” Comminique, Spring, 1993
• “A Few Legal Points Trends in Professional Liability Insurance,” The Construction Specifier, October 1990
• Co-author, “The Design Professional: Current Issues in Liability & Loss Prevention,” The Construction Specifier, October 1988

Education and Background

• J.D. William and Mary (1971) - recipient of the William A. R. Goodwin Scholarship and Executive Editor
of the William and Mary Law Review
• B.A. William and Mary (1964)

Bar/Court Admissions

• Virginia (1971)
• District of Columbia (1972)
• Maryland (1984)
• U.S. District Courts

Professional and Civic Involvement

• Member, Supreme Court of Virginia Dispute Resolution Advisory Council (1996-2005)
Advocacy in Mediation Training Team (1995-1997)
• Member, Virginia State Bar
   Bar Council (1997-2003)
   Joint Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution (1996-2005)
   Fifth District Disciplinary Committee (1992-1997)
   Chair, Division II (1996-1997)
   Chair, Construction and Public Contract Law Section (1993-1994)
• Member, Virginia Bar Association
   Council of the Construction and Public Contract Law Section (1993-2001)
• Member, Fairfax County Bar Association
   President (1999-2000)
   Director (1994-1999)
   Judicial Screening Committee (1992-1998); Chair (1995-1998)
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Fairfax County Engineering Standards Review Committee (1993-present)
   Vice-Chair (2005-present)
• Director, William & Mary Law School Association (1985-1994)