Attorney Bruce Newman has been practicing law for over 30 years and concentrates his practice in the areas of product liability, wrongful death, consumer injury, and class actions where he has served as lead counsel, plaintiff’s class counsel and liaison counsel. He is a Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is composed of a select group of lawyers who have achieved million dollar verdicts and settlements in personal injury and wrongful death cases.

His background is unique as he has tried product liability cases to verdict for plaintiffs and has also represented a large national and international manufacturer. He has also been designated by his peers to New England and Connecticut Super Lawyer in the Connecticut Super Lawyers Magazine, Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Law for the past 10 years. In addition to Connecticut, he has successfully tried cases in New York and California. Based on his accomplishments, Bruce Newman was selected by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Lawyer for the years 2013 through 2026.

While he has obtained numerous multi-million dollar settlements in the past few years for individuals, he has also been plaintiffs’ class counsel in multi-million dollar cases such as serving as plaintiff’s class counsel in Adkins, et al. v. Nestle Purina Petcare Company, et al. where a $6.5 million settlement was achieved. He also worked with the plaintiff’s steering committee in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation as it pertained to the 2.0 liter diesel engines. He has served as trial counsel for a number of successful verdicts including a case where the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed and upheld a judgment of over $2.2 million for a client in a whistle-blower and freedom of speech case against Pfizer, Inc. which is the subject of a book released late last year: Exposed: A Pfizer Scientist Battles Corruption, Lies, and Betrayal, and Becomes A Biohazard Whistleblower, McClain, Becky (Skyhorse Publications, 2025).