Background
Ely, Bruce Peter was born on August 6, 1955 in Pittsburgh. Son of Harold E. and Lorraine D. (Verstegen) Ely.
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Bruce Peter Ely
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Bruce Peter Ely, American Lawyer. Bar: Alabama 1980, United States District Court (northern district) Alabama, United States Court Appeals (5th and 11th circuits), United States Tax Court 1980, United States Court Claims, Supreme Court of the United States Court. Named Small Business Advances of Year, West Alabama Chamber of Commerce, 1994; named to Outstanding Young Men of America, 1980.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, U. Alabama, 1977; Juris Doctor, U. Alabama, 1980; Master of Laws in Taxation, New York University, 1981.
Career
Associate, Hubbard, Waldrop & Tanner, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1981-1984; associate, Johnstone, Adams, Howard, Bailey & Gordon, Mobile, Alabama, 1984-1985; partner, Tanner & Guin, Limited liability company, Tuscaloosa, since 1985. Special counsel Alabama Commision on Tax and Fiscal Policy Reform, 1991.
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Membership
Vice chairman tax committee Business Council Alabama, Montgomery, 1986. Member American Bar Association (taxation section, communications law forum), American College Tax Counsel, Alabama Bar Association (chairman tax section 1988-1989, chairman communications law section 1990-1991), American Institute Federal Taxation (trustee since 1995), Tuscaloosa County Bar Association.
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Married Karen Thompson, August 13, 1977. Children: David Patrick, Payton Joshua.
