About Bruce Howie

Bruce G. Howie is one of the most experienced criminal defense attorneys in the Tampa Bay area.

Practicing criminal defense since 1978
Florida Bar Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer since 1988
Lead or sole trial counsel in 122 state and federal jury trials, and has represented over 2,000 defendants in criminal cases
A-V rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Graduate of Harvard College (A.B. with honors, 1975) and Boston University School of Law (J.D. 1978)
Appellate attorney in more than 30 published appeal opinions
Highly experienced in post-conviction relief matters
Past adjunct professor in constitutional law at Eckerd College
Member of the Florida Bar and the bars of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court
Also licensed to practice law in the State of Tennessee
Resident of Pinellas County, Florida, since 1962