Security Review

Is bruchlawgroup.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 90/100

Established DC law firm with Chambers USA recognition, clean reputation, and verified business registration — no fraud indicators detected.

bruchlawgroup.comScanned 11h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 95·MT 88
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
4 years old
Registered Jun 22, 2022
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
Our scan found zero malicious detections across our antivirus network and browser blocklists, with a clean hosting IP and valid SSL certificate. The domain is 1,451 days old (approximately 4 years), registered through Network Solutions, and aligns with the firm's history as successor to Bruch Hanna LLP (founded 2013). Business registration confirms Bruch Law Group PLLC is active in Washington, DC with entity number L00007386755. Gregory S. Bruch, the founder, is a nationally recognized securities attorney with 12+ years at the SEC and prior experience at Willkie Farr & Gallagher; both he and the firm are ranked by Chambers USA in Securities: Regulation - Enforcement. Our web research found two positive mentions from Chambers USA, zero scam reports, zero complaints, and no evidence of cloning or fraudulent activity. The firm maintains a physical address (1099 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001), published attorney bios, and verifiable contact information.
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Page Content

The site presents a professional law-firm homepage with a clear description of the firm's practice areas: government investigations, securities enforcement, white-collar defense, and civil litigation. The page includes attorney bios, a contact section with phone and address, and references to the firm's experience with SEC, DOJ, and regulatory matters. No login forms, countdown timers, or suspicious interactive elements are present.

Infrastructure

Domain bruchlawgroup.com is hosted on IP 151.101.130.159 with a clean abuse score (0/100) and only 1 historical abuse report. SSL certificate is valid (Let's Encrypt R13) with 45 days to expiry. The site loads one external resource (use.typekit.net for fonts), a standard practice for professional websites. No redirects or homoglyph indicators detected.

Domain History

The domain is 1,451 days old (registered approximately 4 years ago), consistent with the firm's rebranding from Bruch Hanna LLP. WHOIS privacy is disabled, showing legitimate registrant transparency. The domain age and registration history align with a stable, established business rather than a newly-created fraud operation.

Web Reputation

Zero scam reports, zero complaints, and zero negative mentions found across web searches and review aggregators. Chambers USA recognizes both the firm and Gregory S. Bruch as leaders in securities enforcement. The firm is listed in DC business filings and legal directories. No disciplinary actions or sanctions identified for the firm or its attorneys.

Positive Signals
5
  • Domain is 1,451 days old with stable registration history aligned to firm founding.
  • Active business registration (Bruch Law Group PLLC, entity #L00007386755) confirmed in Washington, DC.
  • Gregory S. Bruch ranked by Chambers USA as nationally recognized attorney in securities law and white-collar defense.
  • Firm and attorneys listed in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, and other legal directories with no disciplinary actions.
  • Physical address, phone number, and detailed attorney bios with verifiable prior government and law-firm experience provided.
AI Recommendation
This is a legitimate law firm. You can safely contact them or visit their office. If you are seeking legal representation in securities enforcement or white-collar defense, verify their credentials through Chambers USA or the DC Bar Association.
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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for bruchlawgroup.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
4.0 yrs
Registered Jun 2022
Business registration
Active · USA
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain bruchlawgroup.com is the official website of Bruch Law Group PLLC, a Washington, DC boutique law firm specializing in securities enforcement, government investigations (SEC, DOJ, regulators), white-collar defense, and related litigat
  • Firm is successor to Bruch Hanna LLP (founded 2013); Gregory S. Bruch (former SEC Assistant Director of Enforcement) is founder and lead partner with 12+ years at SEC and prior roles at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
  • Firm and attorneys (including Gregory S. Bruch) are ranked by Chambers USA in Securities: Regulation - Enforcement; recognized in Best Lawyers and other legal directories.
  • Physical address: 1099 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001; phone (202) 969-1630; multiple attorney profiles with detailed bios, publications, and prior government experience.
  • No scam reports, complaints, negative reviews, or mentions of fraud/phishing found across web searches, Reddit, or review sites.
  • Listed in DC Corporations Division filings; no disciplinary actions or sanctions identified for the firm or key attorneys.
  • Domain age of 1451 days (~4 years) aligns with firm history post-2022 rebrand from Bruch Hanna LLP.
Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Chambers USAopen

    "Bruch Law Group PLLC is a respected boutique practice specializing in securities enforcement matters. It is particularly noted for its strength in individual representation."

  • Chambers USAopen

    "Gregory S. Bruch is a nationally recognized attorney in the areas of securities law regulation and white-collar defense."

Business registration
Status: active · USA

Bruch Law Group PLLC registered in Washington, DC (entity #L00007386755). Successor to Bruch Hanna LLP (founded 2013). Listed in DC business filings and directories.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our web research confirmed that Bruch Law Group PLLC is a legitimate, established law firm in Washington, DC. Chambers USA ranks the firm and its founder Gregory S. Bruch in Securities: Regulation - Enforcement. The firm is listed in DC business filings and legal directories. No scam reports, complaints, negative reviews, or fraud allegations were found across web searches, review aggregators, or legal-complaint databases. The domain and firm history are consistent with a stable, professional legal practice.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers2025-03-19
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • Phone number listed (2025-03-19).
  • Postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age4 years old
RegistrarNetwork Solutions, LLC
RegisteredJun 22, 2022
ExpiresJun 22, 2028
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R13
ExpiresJul 28, 2026 (45d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingFastly, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web serverFlywheel/5.1.0
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://bruchlawgroup.com/
  • 2200https://bruchlawgroup.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file1
ISPFastly, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on bruchlawgroup.com and not a lookalike like b-ruchlawgroup.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
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VirusTotal
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AbuseIPDB
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Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on bruchlawgroup.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • bruchlawgroup.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 90/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. bruchlawgroup.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 45 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • bruchlawgroup.com is 4.0 years old, registered on 6/22/2022 through Network Solutions, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report bruchlawgroup.com as clean.
  • No. bruchlawgroup.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • bruchlawgroup.com resolves to an IP operated by Fastly, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 12, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around bruchlawgroup.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·bruchlawgroup.com
SAFE

Bruch Law Group is a legitimate Washington, DC boutique law firm specializing in securities enforcement and white-collar defense, with a 4-year-old domain, active business registration, Chambers USA rankings, and no scam reports or complaints.

This is a legitimate law firm. You can safely contact them or visit their office. If you are seeking legal representation in securities enforcement or white-collar defense, verify their credentials through Chambers USA or the DC Bar Association.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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