Bruce V. Spiva Joins CLC as Senior Vice President

Washington, DC — Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is pleased to announce that Bruce V. Spiva, a distinguished election law and voting rights attorney and community leader, has joined CLC as a senior vice president. Bruce will work closely with CLC’s Senior Vice President Paul Smith to provide guidance to the voting rights, redistricting and strategic litigation teams through the 2024 election and beyond.

“We are proud and pleased to welcome Bruce to CLC during this critical juncture for our organization and nation,” said Trevor Potter, founder and president of Campaign Legal Center. “Bruce’s expertise and abilities will play a vital role in helping CLC address the significant challenges facing our democracy, and we are glad to have him on board.”

“I am beyond thrilled to be joining such a dynamic and committed team of advocates seeking to protect every American’s right to participate equally in the democratic process,” said Bruce V. Spiva, senior vice president at Campaign Legal Center. “CLC has built a policy and litigation powerhouse at a time when it is needed most. I am eager and ready to put my shoulder behind the wheel.”

Bruce brings a wealth of litigation experience to CLC from his 30-year career fighting for civil rights, civil liberties and voting rights. He has led trial teams and argued many appeals in voting rights and redistricting cases across the country, including arguing against vote suppression in the United States Supreme Court in 2021.  

Through his service on the boards of several nonprofits and advocacy organizations, Bruce has partnered with Black and Brown communities and young people to protect and strengthen the freedom to vote. He has also steadfastly advocated for the right of D.C. residents to full and equal representation in Congress through statehood.

Bruce is also familiar with electoral politics, having mounted a competitive run in the primary election for Washington, D.C. attorney general in 2022. Bruce previously served as the managing partner of the D.C. office and on the national executive committee of Perkins Coie LLP, where he also had an active election law practice.

Bruce graduated from Harvard Law School in 1992, where he was the treasurer (now called vice president) of the Harvard Law Review and graduated with a B.A. in history from Yale University in 1988. After law school, Bruce clerked for the late Honorable Jerome Farris on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.  

Please contact [email protected] to get connected with Bruce.