Background
Attorney R.
Bruce Tharpe has practiced law for over 21 years.
During that time, his Law Firm has dedicated
itself to defending
those who cannot speak for themselves, whether in complex
Federal
and State Criminal Defense cases or Plaintiff's Personal
Injury
Litigation, including Product Liability and
Catastrophic Injury/Wrongful Death cases.
South Texas
College of Law
Originally
from Tampa, Florida, R. Bruce Tharpe attended Chamberlain High School
and later attained a Bachelor's Degree in Business
Administration from the University of South Florida in 1983.
He
went on to study law at the South Texas College of Law in
Houston, where he attained a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree in
1987.
Cameron
County District Attorney's Office
After
a short time in private practice, Tharpe began his career as a
prosecutor with the Cameron County District Attorney's Office in 1989,
where he successfully prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases, from DWI
to Capital Murder.
It was during
this tenure that Tharpe
developed excellent trial and jury selection skills, and those
abilities serve him and his clients very well today.
Phillips
& Akers
In
1984 Tharpe returned to Houston, where he served as General Counsel for
a
corporation located in the Woodlands, Texas. It was here that
he
began developing his civil litigation practice.
Tharpe later
joined the respected Houston law firm of Phillips & Akers as an
associate and was assigned to their Brownsville, Texas office, where he
has continued to reside since that time.
During his over three years
with Phillips & Akers, Tharpe further developed his skills in
civil
litigation. After that he opened his own law office, devoting
his
practice to defending those who are catastrophically injured or killed
due to the negligent acts of others, or who find themselves wrongfully
charged with criminal offenses.
Florida Roots
Tharpe
is the
youngest son of ex-Hillsborough County, Florida, Fire Chief Chet
Tharpe (deceased), and Doris Lainhardt Tharpe (deceased) of Tampa,
Florida. Tharpe's older brother and sister, who he is very
proud
of, continue to reside in Tampa and are successful
professionals in their own fields.
His brother is
the Hon. Chet
A. Tharpe, a well-respected Florida Circuit Court Judge in
Hillsborough County who has held that office since 1990. His
sister, Karen (Tharpe) Weber, is a nationally recognized and
accredited educator who currently teaches at
Brandon High School.
Brownsville,
Texas
Tharpe
has been
married to Ana Luisa (Hernandez) Tharpe for over 12 years. They have
two wonderful children: Bruce Allen (age 6) and Lauren Chanel (age
2).
Tharpe's wife,
Ani, is an elementary music teacher who attained
her Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from the University of
Texas-Brownsville and for eight years hosted her own bilingual
children's
television program from the Matamoros, Mexico, Televisa affiliate
XHAB-TV.
R. Bruce Tharpe
has had many clients in Mexico and
internationally and is fluent in English and Spanish.
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