Bruce Bell joined the Firm as a partner in 1995. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Bruce maintains a general corporate practice with a concentration in Federal tax matters, including tax-oriented transactions, estate planning and retirement planning. He has published several articles and has given numerous speeches to legal and other professional organizations.
EDUCATION
- B.S., 1979, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois (High Honors).
- J.D., 1982, Loyola University of Chicago.
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Admitted 1982 to practice before the Illinois Bar and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
- Admitted 1985 to practice before the U.S. Tax Court.
AREAS OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION
Bruce Bell's primary focus is in the corporate area where he concentrates in Federal tax matters. He has considerable experience drafting and negotiating contracts. He serves as general counsel for many closely-held businesses.
As an estate planner, Bruce's practice includes counseling clients on the tax and non-tax aspects of business succession planning, wealth transfers and other estate matters. In addition to providing routine estate planning services, he counsels clients in sophisticated tax strategies such as family partnerships, generation-skipping tax planning, charitable trusts and related matters.
Bruce also has practiced extensively in the employee benefits area. He has considerable experience in preparing retirement and other benefit plans.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants
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