"... a committed lawyer who is excellent at presenting our side of things."
- Chambers USA 2008 Bruce Clark focuses on Kentucky state administrative law, including regulations and litigation matters. He has had extensive dealings with the Kentucky Department of Revenue, the Kentucky Public Service Commission and the Kentucky Insurance Department. He actively tracks and promotes tax and other economic legislation before the Kentucky General Assembly. Mr. Clark served as lead counsel to the taxpayer in a national precedent-setting case on the right of a unitary, multi-corporate group to file a combined state tax return. He also was successful in overturning an unconstitutional Kentucky motor vehicle tax, reaping a multi-million dollar recovery for the state's trucking industry. Recent Assignments · Served as lead counsel in a complex takings case before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. · Prevailed in class action for Kentucky corporate taxpayers on the constitutionality of license tax statutes. The result was tax refunds and an abatement of the assessments at more than $30 million. · Served as co-lead counsel in extensive utility contract litigation between large international companies. Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications · Numerous articles and seminars on various state tax topics ranging from new case law to legislation pending in the Kentucky General Assembly · Speaker, "How to Reduce Your Clients' Property Tax Bills," Kentucky State Tax Conference sponsored by the Kentucky Society of CPA's, January 2005 · Speaker, "Please Pass the S.A.L.T. (State and Local Taxes)," sponsored by Strothman & Company, July 2004 Before Stites & Harbison He served in Germany and Vietnam as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He was awarded two Bronze Stars. More than Stites & Harbison Bruce has served as President of the Frankfort (Ky.) Chamber of Commerce and was a participant in Leadership Kentucky. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (1991-2012) in the categories of Administrative Law, Corporate Law, and Energy Law for 2012, Kentucky Super Lawyers magazine (2010-11) and Chambers USA, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business." He is a board member of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the group's Fiscal Policy and Economic Development Committees. Besides Stites & Harbison Mr. Clark hits the links whenever possible. Memberships American Bar Association Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (Director), Fiscal Policy Committee; Economic Development Committee Kentucky Bar Association American Property Tax Counsel Industry Experience Construction Gaming Government Procurement & Contracts Industrial / Manufacturing Facilities Natural Resources / Mining / Energy Telecommunications Utilities / Infrastructure News 75 Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in Best Lawyers in America Kentucky Super Lawyers list"Kentucky Super Lawyers list |