Bruce Plaxen on His 40-Year Journey to Becoming AAJ President

In this episode of Raising the Bar with RebuttalPR, host Ray DeLorenzi sits down with Bruce Plaxen, founding partner at Plaxen Adler Muncy and the newly elected 80^th president of the American Association for Justice, to talk about his 40-year career in the courtroom, the legislature, and now, the national stage.

Bruce shares the story of launching his own law firm at age 26 with no money, no local connections, and a used typewriter — and how he built it into a respected trial firm known for client-first representation. He also opens up about his decades of legislative advocacy in Maryland, the pivotal tort reform battles that shaped his career, and what drives him to protect the civil justice system today.

Bruce talks about the value of mentorship, his hopes for young lawyers entering the plaintiffs’ bar, and why his agenda as AAJ president centers on preserving democracy and access to justice — even in an uncertain political moment.