Bruce L. Adelson, Esq.
Bruce L. Adelson, Esq., is CEO of Federal Compliance Consulting LLC. He is a former U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) Senior Trial Attorney. During Bruce’s federal career, he was responsible for enforcing many federal laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Voting Rights Act, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. At DOJ, Bruce had responsibility for enforcement and the enactment of federal policy. For example, Bruce approved for Federal Register publication the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Policy Guidance Concerning Recipients’ Responsibilities to Limited English Proficient Persons.
Professor Adelson is an Instructor of Family Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Law at University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He teaches implicit bias in health care, civil rights, cultural awareness, and organizational culture. He has been a guest speaker at Harvard, Cornell, and Auburn Universities, The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, University of Michigan School of Law, and University of Baltimore School of Law. He is the Americans with Disabilities Act Consultant to the Idaho Supreme Court and the New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts.
In private practice, Bruce has assisted and consulted with businesses, local and state governments, non-profits, courts, law enforcement agencies, and many of the largest health care systems in the United States. He has assisted clients negotiate ADA and Title VI resolution and compliance agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Federal Aviation Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.
Bruce is the expert in multiple federal and state lawsuits with allegations concerning discrimination, U.S. Constitution, workplace harassment and retaliation, and redistricting. See: Juech v. Children’s Hospital & Health Systems, 353 F.Supp.3d 773 (E.D. Wis. 2018), Gray et al v. St. Louis City Board of Election Commissioners, (E.D. Mo., 2016), Rose et al. v. Wayne County Airport Authority, 210 F.Supp.3d 870 (E.D. Mich., 2016, aff’d 6th Cir. 2017), Harris v. AIRC, 993 F.Supp.2d 1042 (D. Ariz., 2014), aff’d 136 S. Ct. 1301, 194 L. Ed. 2d 497 (2016), Detroit Caucus et al., v. Independent Redistricting Commission, Michigan Supreme Court No. 163926 (2022), League of Women Voters v. Independent Redistricting Commission, Michigan Supreme Court No. 164022 (2022), and Banerian v. Benson, Case No. 1:22-cv-54, (W.D., Mich., 2022).
Professor Adelson has been the keynote speaker and trainer about the ADA, Title VI, Affordable Care Act, HIPAA, federal compliance, implicit bias, organizational culture, federal civil rights laws and more for: National Conference of State Legislatures; National Association of State Election Directors; National Association of Counties; International Municipal Lawyers Association; Kaiser Permanente; Memorial Hermann Health System; Memorial Health System; Minnesota Hospital Consortium; University of Minnesota; Minnesota Department of Health Services; Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families; Region V Systems; Vizient Southeast; Sentara Health System; Greater Manchester Mental Health Center; Frederick Memorial Hospital; Moffitt Cancer Center; Advocate Christ Medical Center; Olympic Medical Center; Washington Administrative Office of the Courts; Nevada Administrative Office of the Courts; Washington Secretary of State; Colorado Secretary of State; Arizona Secretary of State; Arizona Attorney General; City of Loveland (CO); City of Pittsburgh; City of Houston; Wayne County (MI) Airport Authority; Columbus (OH) Airport Authority; City & County of Honolulu;
Bruce holds a BA in International Studies from The Johns Hopkins University and a JD from The University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Michigan, and Virginia (inactive). He is licensed to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fourth and District of Columbia Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court.
