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Bruce Spiva

Examiner · DISC type cs
Senior Vice President at Campaign Legal Center
📍 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Bruce Spiva is the Senior Vice President at the Campaign Legal Center, leveraging over 30 years of experience as a top litigator. A graduate of Yale and Harvard Law School, he was formerly the D. C. managing partner for Perkins Coie LLP and a candidate for D. C. Attorney General.

As a long-time D. C. resident, Bruce is a dedicated community leader and father to two sons. He has been deeply involved in local advocacy, particularly for D. C. statehood, and has served on the boards of multiple civic and professional organizations, including as former chair of DC Vote.

His passion for civil rights was inspired by his parents, who grew up in the Jim Crow South and instilled in him a belief in using the law to help others.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Personality Overview

How Bruce shows up

Late Adopter
Tough To Convince
Unexpressive

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Priorities

Topics Bruce cares about

Voting Rights Litigation
He has spent his career leading trial teams in voting rights cases and has argued against vote suppression before the U. S. Supreme Court.
D. C. Statehood
A passionate and long-time advocate for Washington D. C. 's statehood and local autonomy, he has served as chair and is a current board member of DC Vote.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Senior Vice President
Campaign Legal Center
11-2021 - 6-2022
Former Candidate for DC Attorney General
Spiva for DC Attorney General
4-2019 - 2-2022
Office Managing Partner, D.C. Office
Perkins Coie LLP
1-2018 - 1-2022
Member, Firm Executive Committee
Perkins Coie LLP
3-2015 - 2-2022
Partner
Perkins Coie LLP
In the press

Media appearances

CLC's Bruce Spiva on Upholding FOIA and Holding DOGE Accountable. Featured in Campaign Legal Center
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Education
1989 - 1992
JD
Harvard Law School
1984 - 1988
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Yale University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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