Background
Downey III, Bruce J. was born on October 10, 1943 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States.
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Bruce J. Downey III
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University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1965. Juris Doctor, 1972); George Washington University (Master of Laws in Labor, 1977).
Career
Worked at Capell, Howard, Knabe & Cobbs, P.A. (Montgomery, Alabama) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trials in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Communications, Construction, Corporate and Municipal Finance, Employee Benefits, Employment Discrimination, Energy, Environmental, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Estate and Trust, Family, Government Contracts, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor, Legislative, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mergers and Acquisitions, Motor Carrier, Oil and Gas, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Tax, Telecommunications, Transportation, Utility and Workers" Compensation Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1972, Alabama and North Carolina.
1977, District of Columbia and United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Delta Phi.
Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1970-1972. Listed in Best Lawyers in America.
Member: North Carolina State Bar.
The District of Columbia Bar. Military: With United States. Navy, 1966-1969; Vietnam, 1967-1968.
Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve
Capell, Howard, Knabe & Cobbs, P.A. began as a two-member partnership of Jack Capell and Fontaine Howard in 1947, expanded to four members in 1953 and became a 14 member professional association in 1971.
The firm was then and continues to be one of the largest law firms in Montgomery, Alabama. The firm presently consists of 34 lawyers specializing in a broad spectrum of legal services and representing a diverse clientele in Alabama and the Southeast.
The lawyers in the firm have differing academic backgrounds, holding degrees from 16 undergraduate universities and 13 law schools. The firm-owned office complex is located in the center of Montgomery"s legal, financial and governmental area, only a block from both the Federal Courthouse and the Montgomery County Courthouse in downtown Montgomery.
Achievements
Membership
Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1970-1972. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: North Carolina State Bar.
The District of Columbia Bar.
Military: With United States. Navy, 1966-1969; Vietnam, 1967-1968.
Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve.
