About ELLARD LAW, PLLC
Also "Of Counsel" to law firm of BOZEMAN, NEIGHBOUR, PATTON & NOE (Moline, IL offices)
EDUCATION:
| LL.M. (Taxation) | New York University School of Law (New York, NY) {1982 - 1983} |
| J.D. | University of Georgia School of Law (Athens, GA) {1977 - 1980} |
| B.S. | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) (Bus. Adm. & Accounting){1973-1977} |
| Elementary - High School: City of Gainesville, Georgia public schools |
PROFESSIONAL (1980 - 1997):
| 1980 | Became member of Georgia Bar by examination upon graduation |
| 1980 - 1985 | Tax attorney in Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1985 | Moved to Bettendorf, Iowa and took & passed Iowa and Illinois Bar examinations |
| 1986 to date | Practice of business/tax/estate planning law in Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities |
Member of: |
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| IOWA BAR ASSOCIATION (Spring 1998 Estate Planning Seminar planning committee; Appointed to serve on Iowa Bar Tax Section governing Tax Council for 3 year term Summer 1994 - 1997; Chairman of Estate Planning & Gift Tax Committee of Iowa Bar 1994/1995, 1995/1996; Co-Chairman 1996/1997; Tax Section member; 1995 December Tax School Speaker; Speaker 1995 Annual Bar Meeting; 1993 December Tax School Committee member and Speaker). ILLINOIS BAR. GEORGIA BAR. Scott and Rock Island County Bar Associations; ABA. QUAD CITY ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL. | |
| Author: | THE IOWA LAWYER (February 2002) "Reconsider Use of Simple Wills." |
COMMUNITY SERVICE
| The Outing Club | Director (2012 - Present) |
| Davenport Quarterback Club | Director (2011 - Present) |
| Community Foundation of the Great River Bend | Member, Board of Trustees (2010 - Present) |
| Bettendorf Park Foundation | Trustee (2009 - 2013) |
| Foundation of the First Presbyterian Church, Davenport, Iowa | Trustee (2003 - 2012) |
| Quad City Arts | Past Director 2000 - 2008; past Secretary and member of Executive Committee member |
| Bettendorf Public Library Foundation | Past Director (1997 - 2003) |
| Bettendorf Development Corporation | Past member (2000 - 2002) |
| Bettendorf Community Schools Foundation | Past Director & past Treasurer |
| Bettendorf Community School District BOARD OF EDUCATION | Past Board Member |
| Bettendorf 1999/2000 Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Member | |
| 312 Gillespie Historical Foundation, Rock Island Arsenal | Founding attorney & past Director |
MEMBERSHIPS
| The Outing Club | |
| Lindsay Park Yacht Club | |
| Lake Carroll Golf Club & Association | |
| Union League Club (Chicago) | |
| Davenport Quarterback Club |
FAMILY
Married to a native of Davenport, Iowa, with two sons