Bruce T. Block has been practicing law since 1979. He is a shareholder and chair of the firm's Real Estate Practice and is also a member of the firm's Board of Directors. 

Bruce's clients include private developers and investors, institutional developers and investors, lenders, municipalities and community development authorities. He has significant experience in a broad range of real estate matters including land use planning, zoning, eminent domain, historic tax credits, multiple and mixed use ownership structures, tax incremental financing and leasing, construction and design contracts. Bruce's extensive contacts in both public and private sectors are key factors in his ability to navigate complex transactions to successful and creative conclusions. 

A frequent speaker on real estate matters, land use and zoning and tax incremental financing, Bruce is widely recognized in the business community as a knowledgeable and practical lawyer with the ability and relationships to get things done.

Representative Matters and Experience

• The development of the Manpower Inc. headquarters building in Milwaukee
• Pabst Farms mixed use development in Oconomowoc
• Redevelopment of the award-winning Bayshore Town Center in Glendale
• Development of the UWM Real Estate Foundation-Riverview residential facility in Milwaukee
• Development of the downtown Riverwalk system in Milwaukee 

Accolades

• Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law and Land Use & Zoning Law)
• Selected for inclusion in Wisconsin Super Lawyers
• Chambers USA:  America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2008 - 2010
• Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer review rating of AV for legal ability and ethical standards 
• Member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers

Affiliations/Memberships

• State Bar of Wisconsin (Public Law Section)
• American Bar Association
• UWM Foundation (chairman of the Board of Directors)
• UWM Real Estate Foundation (Board of Directors)
• Board of Curators of the Wisconsin Historical Society (Board of Curators)
• Wisconsin Historical Foundation (president)
• Wisconsin Preservation Fund (president)
• Greater Milwaukee Committee