About Bruce David
Bruce David Abel is a certified attorney admitted to practice law within the State of California. He was licensed to the California State Bar in 1982. His license is currently in lively standing. Mr. Abel is the managing attorney at Abel Law Offices, a firm located in Palm Desert, California. He has been working as an attorney for over 43 years, serving clients throughout the Coachella Valley and nearby areas.
Mr. Abel earned his Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern Law School in 1982. Prior to law school, he finished his undergraduate schooling at the University of California, Los Angeles, receiving a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Psychology in 1970. He also holds a Master of Arts diploma in Creative Writing from California State University, San Francisco State University, obtained in 1973. During his time at Southwestern Law School, he was acknowledged at the Dean's List and acquired certificates for prominent educational achievement in Intellectual Property and Insurance Law.
Mr. Abel concentrates his practice within the areas of business law, labor law, real estate law, construction law, arbitration and mediation, and appeals and appellate work. He advocates for people and businesses in things involving business contracts, workplace discrimination, unlawful termination, real estate transactions, construction defects, and civil appeals. His practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including preliminary case evaluation, discovery, facilitated negotiation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in both state and federal courts.
Throughout his career, Mr. Abel has treated instances in the Superior Court of California for the County of Riverside, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He has also appeared before the California Court of Appeal on multiple occasions. Prior to founding his own firm, he labored as an affiliate at a mid-size litigation company in Century City for 5 years. In 2015, he used to be appointed as an arbitrator, and in 2017, he have become a faculty member, sharing his expertise with the next era of attorneys.
Mr. Abel is a member in good standing of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), a prestigious organization dedicated to the preservation of the right to a jury trial in civil litigation. He is also a member of the Riverside County Bar Association, Desert Bar Association, and Los Angeles County Bar Association. He holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting the highest level of professional excellence. Mr. Abel is English-speaking and Spanish, permitting him to serve the numerous communities of the Coachella Valley successfully.
