J. Bruce Cross
Rose Law Firm
Recognized since 1997
Little Rock, Arkansas
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Bruce Cross is a Director at CGWG. His practice includes work before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 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, Development of Personnel Systems and the preparation of Affirmative Action Plans. Admitted to practice before numerous Federal and District Courts throughout the Country, argued cases before multiple Courts of Appeals and practiced before the United States Supreme Court.
Contact & Links
- E-mail: bcross@roselawfirm.com
- Direct Phone Number: 501-371-9999
- Phone Number: 501-371-9999
- Lawyer Page: https://www.cgwg.com/jbrucecross
Location
- 120 East Fourth Street
Little Rock, AR 72201-2893
Education
- University of Arkansas, J.D., graduated 1974
Bar Admissions
- United States, American Bar Association
- Arkansas, Arkansas Bar Association
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Member; Labor & Employment Law Section, Development of the Law Under the NLRA Committee
- Arkansas Bar Association - Member; Past Chairman, Labor Law Section
- Arkansas Hospitality Association - Member
- Arkansas Society to Prevent Blindness - Past Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors
- Associated Builders and Contractors of America - Board of Directors
- Associated Builders and Contractors of Arkansas - Board of Directors
- Boy Scouts, Quapaw Area Council - Past Member Board of Directors
- Delta Theta Phi - Member
- Downtown Partnership - Member of the Board of Directors
- Habitat for Humanity - Former Selection Committee Member
- Junior Achievement of Arkansas - Past Chairman, Statewide Board of Directors
- Museum of Discovery - Former Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors
- National Legistlative Committee of the Associated Builders and Contractors of America - Past Chairman
- Notre Dame Club of Arkansas - President
- Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Pulaski County - Member, Advisory Council and Former Chairman
- Urban League of Arkansas - Past Member of the Board of Directors
- VOCALS-Volunteer Organization Center for Arkansas Legal Services - Volunteer
Court Admissions
- Arkansas
Rose Law Firm
Headquarters:
Little Rock, Arkansas
7 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
3 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Labor Law - Management, Little Rock (2024)
- Labor Law - Management, Little Rock (2019)
- Labor Law - Management, Little Rock (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
- COVID-19
- Management
Awards:
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
- Mid-South Super Lawyers in Labor and Employment
- Top 50 Arkansas Mid-South Super Lawyers
- Associated Builders and Contractors of Arkansas’ Phillip Joiner Award winner, 2012
- Who’s Who in Legal Eagles
- Who’s Who in the South and Southwest
- Who’s Who Legal USA – Management Labor & Employment
- Golden Gavel Award from the Arkansas Bar Association, 1988
- President’s Award from the Arkansas Hospitality Association, 2003
- Distinguished Service Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors of Arkansas, 2005
- Recipient of the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2017
- Recipient of the Arkansas Hospitality Association's President's Award, 2018
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