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Posted by: Kate Prince on Dec 9, 2021

Kingsport attorney D. Bruce Shine died on Dec. 6. He was 83. A nationally recognized labor and employment law attorney, Shine earned his law degree from Vanderbilt Law School, a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom and in 1984 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Tusculum College. In 1969 he started his own firm, Ferguson & Shine, in Kingsport with Shelburne Ferguson Jr. At the time of his retirement in January 2020, Shine was a partner in the law firm of Shine & Rowlett with Bart Rowlett. The Times News details the many political, educational and community positions Shine held, including an appointment to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission from 1996 until 2015, which included a two-year term as chair. The family will receive friends at Hamlett Dobson Funeral Home on Dec. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. CST. In lieu of flowers the family asks that memorial gifts be made to Girls Inc., P.O. Box 981, Kingsport, TN 37662.