Kara Bruce
Professor of Law
Areas of Expertise
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy Law
- Commercial Law
- Consumer Protection Law
- Contracts
- Secured Transactions
Biography
Professor Kara Bruce joined Carolina Law faculty in 2024. Her research focuses on bankruptcy law and procedure with particular emphasis on enforcement issues in consumer bankruptcy cases.
Professor Bruce is a coauthor of the sixth edition of the Law of Bankruptcy (with Charles Tabb and Laura Coordes) and the fifth and sixth editions of Problems and Materials on Secured Transactions (with Stephen Sepinuck). She is also a contributing editor to the Bankruptcy Law Letter. Professor Bruce has served as the Robert M. Zinman Scholar in Residence at the American Bankruptcy Institute in Arlington, Virginia.
Professor Bruce is a dedicated classroom teacher. She has won the University of Toledo’s Outstanding Teacher Award, the University of Toledo College of Law’s Outstanding Professor Award (selected by the graduating class), and the Beth Eisler Teaching Award (selected by the first-year class).
Before joining the faculty, Professor Bruce was a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma College of Law and the University of Toledo College of Law. She also worked as an attorney in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP in Chicago, Illinois and served as a visiting professor at Willamette University School of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law.