Ellard Law, PLLC - Licensed in IOwa and Illinois, also of counsel to the Moline Law Firm of Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton, and Noe

About ELLARD LAW, PLLC

DANIEL P. ELLARD, J.D., LL.M.
Attorney At Law
Practicing In Iowa, Illinois & Georgia

WILLS, TRUSTS, PROBATE & ESTATE PLANNING
TAX & BUSINESS PLANNING & TRANSACTIONS
E-mail: ellardlaw@gmail.com

ELLARD LAW, PLLC
4300 East 53rd Street, Suite 103
Davenport, Iowa 52807
Tel (563) 344-1055
Cellular: (563) 505-4108

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)
J.D. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW (Athens, GA)
B.S. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, TN) (Bus.Adm.&Accounting)(Varsity Tennis)

PROFESSIONAL: Member by Bar examination of three state bars: IOWA, ILLINOIS & GEORGIA.
Member: Iowa, Illinois, Georgia, American, Scott County (IA) & Rock Island County (IL) Bar Associations

IOWA ACADEMY OF TRUST & ESTATE COUNSEL: founding and current member

QUAD CITY ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL: past President (2006/2007); past Director, Secretary & Treasurer

IOWA BAR ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES: Appointed to serve on Iowa Bar Tax Section governing Tax Council: 2023 - 2026; 1994 - 1997; Spring 1998 Estate Planning Seminar planning committee;; reappointed to Tax Council 2023; 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; 2002, 2004, 2005 Iowa Bar & Univ. Of Iowa Law School Spring Tax Institute Committee member & 2004 & 2005 Panel Member. 2007 IA Bar December Tax School (Des Moines) - Speaker. 2008 Co-Chair for May 2008 Iowa Bar & Univ. Of Iowa Law School (Iowa City) Spring Tax Institute. Speaker at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 2011 Cedar Rapids/Blackhawk County/Tri-State Estate Planning Councils' Joint Meeting. Author: The IOWA LAWYER (Feb. 2002) "Reconsider Use of Simple Wills'"; The IOWA LAWYER (Dec. 2004) "Using an LLC to avoid estate tax in Minnesota, Wisconsin on real, tangible personal property".

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS/SERVICE:
Davenport Quarterback Club - Past President (2017 - 2018); Director (2011 - 2019)
Quad City Community Foundation - member Board Of Trustees (2010 - 2015)
The Outing Club - Director (2012 - 2015)
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: Outing Club (Davenport); Davenport Quarterback Club.

FAMILY: Originally from Gainesville, Georgia. Married to native of Davenport, Iowa; and we have two sons.

 

Practice Areas

4300 East 53rd Street,
Suite 103
Davenport, IA 52807

Telephone: 563-344-1055

Cellular: 563-505-4108

Email: EllardLaw@gmail.com