Background
Elfvin, Bruce Bell was born on July 5, 1947 in Cleveland. Son of C. Donald and Gloria A. (Bell) Elfvin.
Elfvin, Bruce Bell was born on July 5, 1947 in Cleveland. Son of C. Donald and Gloria A. (Bell) Elfvin.
Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Cleveland State University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1972).
Worked at Elfvin & Besser (Cleveland, Ohio) specializing in Employment Law, Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Ohio. 1973, Illinois; United States.
District Court, Northern District of Ohio.
1978, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1986, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. 1987, Indiana; United States.
District Court, Northern District of Indiana. 1989, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.
1990, United States. Supreme Court.
United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Federal Circuits. Listed in, Best Trial Lawyers in America and Who"s Who in American Law.
Member: Federal (Board of Directors, Cleveland Chapter, 1991-1995) and American (Member: Labor and Employment Section and Litigation Section) Bar Associations.
National Employment Lawyers Association. American Trial Lawyers Association.
Organizer Coventry P.E.A.C.E., Inc., Cleveland Heights, Ohio 1993. Member Association of Trial Lawyers of America, American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association (board directors Cleveland 1990-1995), National Employment Lawyers Association, Eastside Kickers Soccer Club (board directors since 1993).
Married Adina R. Wingate, September 1969 (divorced March 1973). Married Jacalyn L. Langel, February 2, 1980. Children: Bayard T., Maxwell J., Dana S.