Bruce Dorris graduated from Louisiana State University in Shreveport with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance in 1990. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1993, and was admitted to practice law in Louisiana in both state and federal courts that same year.

Following a judicial clerkship after law school, Mr. Dorris was commissioned an Assistant District Attorney for the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office in Shreveport, Louisiana. He created and was the Director of its Financial Crimes Screening Section for over seven years.

Mr. Dorris is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant, practicing primarily in business valuation and litigation support, and also holds the designation of Certified Valuation Analyst. He was an Adjunct Instructor in the Accounting and Business Law Department of Louisiana State University in Shreveport, primarily teaching Accounting 450, Fraud Examination. He also taught with the Becker CPA Review Program.

He is a Past President of the Louisiana District Attorneys’ Association ADA Section, and has worked in the Louisiana House of Representatives Fiscal Division. He has testified numerous times before legislative committees and was a frequent lecturer with prosecutor and accountant training associations. He formerly served on the Board of Directors with the National White Collar Crime Center in Richmond, Virginia, and was the Vice Chairman of its Audit Committee.

Bruce Dorris is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Louisiana District Attorney’s Association, the Louisiana Society of CPAs, and the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.