J. Bruce Cross practices labor and employment defense law. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Committee on the Development of the Law under the National Labor Relations Act, as well as a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Publicity and accolades include features in U.S. News and World Report, where he was named among the Best Labor and Employment Lawyers in the nation, and Mid-South Super Lawyers, making the publication’s top 50 list. He has also been honored by Chambers and Partners and Best Lawyers in America. A Life Member of the National Registry of Who’s Who, he is also listed as one of the Top 1000 Labor & Employment lawyers worldwide by Who’s Who Legal.
Bruce’s practice includes work before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Wage & Hour and OFCCP Divisions of the Department of Labor, as well as related Federal and State Court Litigation. His experience includes collective bargaining, arbitration, advising management regarding maintenance of a non-union and non-discriminatory workplace, supervisory training, and the development of personnel systems and the preparation of Affirmative Action Plans. Admitted to practice before numerous federal courts throughout the country, he has argued cases before multiple Courts of Appeals and practiced before the United States Supreme Court.
Bruce has been honored with the 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2014, 2019 and 2024 Lawyer of the Year Award for Management Labor Law in Little Rock. He serves as the current President of the Notre Dame Club Arkansas Chapter. He also served on the State Board for Junior Achievement of Arkansas and also serves on the Board for the West Central Arkansas chapter of the Society of Human Resources Management. He also is on the Board for Associated Builders and Contractors of Arkansas, and serves as the Chairman of the National Legislative Committee for the Associated Builders and Contractors of America.
His past held seats include Chairman of the Statewide Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of Arkansas, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Museum of Discovery, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Single Parent Scholarship Fund, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Arkansas Society to Prevent Blindness, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Urban League of Arkansas, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Associated Builders and Contractors of Arkansas, Member of the Board of Directors for the Downtown Partnership, and Member of the Board of Directors for the Boys Scouts of America, Quapaw Area Council.
