Background
Shine, David Bruce was born on August 11, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas Foss and Alice Matilda (Hudgins) Shine.
Shine, David Bruce was born on August 11, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas Foss and Alice Matilda (Hudgins) Shine.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Tusculum College, 1960. Juris Doctor, Vanderbilt University, 1964. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1965.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Tusculum College, 1984. Master of Laws, University Leicester, England, 1999.
Member legal department Broadcast Music, Inc., 1964-1966. Legislation assistant to the United States Sen. Ross Bass, 1966; member Office of Special Counsel V.P. United States, 1966-1967.
Associate McLellan, Thatcher & Donoahue, Washington and Kingsport, Tennessee, 1967-1969. Partner Ferguson & Shine, Kingsport, 1969-1983. Private practice, 1983-1988.
Partner Shine & Mason, 1988—2010. Private practice, since 2010. General counsel United Textile Workers American American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1978—1995, general counsel Tennessee Federation Teachers, since 1978.
General counsel Textile and Garment Council, UFCW, since 1995. Adjunct professor law Appalachian School Law, 2000. Visiting fellow International Maritime Law Institute, Malta, since 2000.
Chairman board trustees Tusculum College, 1977-1988. Chairman and commissioner, Tennessee Arts Commission 1967-1972. Commissioner, Tennessee Commission Aging, 1976- 1979.
Trustee Hiwassee College, 1994-1998. Member Democratic National Committee, 1972-1976. Commissioner ADR, Supreme Court of Tennessee, since 1996.
Honorary consul Republic of Malta for Tennessee and North Carolina, since 2004. Member Tennessee Film Entertainment and Music Commission, since 2005. Fellow American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Foundation.
Member National Lawyers Club.
Married Elizabeth Magoffin, May 31, 1969. Children: James Vincent, Edward Magoffin, David Bruce Junior.