
“I’m a problem solver. Instead of telling clients they can’t do something, I like to help them figure out how they can.” – Bruce D. Varner.
Focus
- Banking
- Corporate & Business
- Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Real Estate
Honors & Awards
- 2010 The Best Lawyers in America (Selected by Peers)
- 2009 Dick Bryant Memorial Award - Santa Clause Inc. (Bruce & Nancy Varner)
- 2009 Shirley Pettis Award - Loma Linda University Children's Hospital (Bruce & Nancy Varner)
- 2009 Dick Bryant Memorial Award - Santa Clause Inc. (Bruce & Nancy Varner)
- 2007 Inland Empire's Best Lawyers - Featured Inland Empire Magazine (September)
- 2006 Appointed by Governor Schwartzennegger to the University California Board of Regents
- 2004 Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer - California State University San Bernardino
- 2002 Visionary Award - San Bernardino Boys & Girls Club
- 1996 Ernst & Young LLP Inland Empire Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Supporter of Entrepreneurship
Community Involvement & Pro Bono
- Friends of the Arrowhead, Inc., Founding Member, Board of Directors
- Foundation Board of Governors, California State University, San Bernardino
- Inland Empire Economic Partnership, Member and Past Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Judge Pro-Tem, Municipal and Superior Court
- Monday Morning Group
- National Orange Show, Board of Directors and Executive Committee
- President's Advancement Council - California State University, San Bernardino, Member and Past Chair
- San Bernardino County Sheriff, Specialized Services Bureau, Lieutenant (Volunteer)
- San Bernardino County District Attorney's Advisory Council
- Served as a member of various San Bernardino County Bar Association committees, including delegate to State Bar Convention, Public Relations Committee
- Service Academy Review Board, 41st Congressional District, Member
- Silver Eagle Club, Board of Driectors and Past Chair
- Speakers Bureau and Bar Bulletin Committee (Co-Chairman Speakers Bureau)
- Superior Court Arbitrator
- University of California Board of Regents
- University of California Riverside Foundation Board of Trustees
Private Sector Boards & Positions
- Matich Corporation, Member, Board of Directors
- Santee Dairies, Inc., Board of Directors
- Security Bank of California, Board of Directors
- Stater Bros. Development Inc., Board of Directors and Secretary
- Stater Bros. Markets, Board of Directors and Secretary, and Executive Committee
- Stater Bros. Holdings Inc., Board of Directors and Secretary
- Super Rx, Inc., Member, Board of Directors and Secretary
Military
- United States Army infantry, 2nd Lieutenant; Active Duty, Fort Benning, Georgia (1959)
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law (The Order of the Coif), JD, 1962
- University of California at Santa Barbara, BA, 1958
Admissions
- American Bar Association
- The State Bar of California
- Federal District Court for the Central District of California
- Montana State Bar
- Riverside County Bar Association
- San Bernardino County Bar Association
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Tax Court
Riverside Office
3750 University Avenue Suite 610
Riverside, CA 92501
P 951.274.7777
F 951.274.7770
www.varnerbrandt.com