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Huntsville & Decatur, Alabama
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Amy K. Tanner concentrates her law practice in the area of consumer bankruptcy law in the Huntsville and Decatur offices of the firm and is a shareholder in several of the Bond and Botes, P.C. offices located throughout the southeast. Amy was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Auburn University at Montgomery in 1994. Amy then went on to attend Jones School of Law while working full time and she was awarded her Juris Doctorate degree in December 1998. On April 30, 1999, she was admitted to the Alabama State Bar and has practiced with the Bond and Botes firm since 1999. She is currently admitted to practice in both the Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama.
Amy has been a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) since 2004. In 2012, Amy was selected by the NACBA executive board to serve as the Alabama State Chair for all consumer bankruptcy attorneys in Alabama and served in this position through November 2015. As the Alabama Chair for NACBA, Mrs. Tanner served as a liaison between NACBA and attorneys, bankruptcy judges, and other court officials, as well as serving as a primary contact for local media regarding consumer bankruptcy issues.
Amy has been a featured speaker at the People’s Law School in Huntsville, Alabama for the past several years. This local program is recorded and airs on local access television channels throughout the State. In addition, Amy has been a speaker at several seminars sponsored by the local bar association.
Education
Auburn University at Montgomery, Bachelor of Science in Justice and Public Safety, 1994
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1998
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Alabama, 1999
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, 1999
United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, 1999
United States Tax Court, 2014
Honors & Awards
Alabama State Chair for NACBA (National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys)- 2012-2015
Board of Directors for the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section of the AL State Bar-2019-present
Memberships & Affiliations
Huntsville/Madison County Bar Association
NACBA (National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys)
Publications
Stream of Commerce, Spring 2019
Legal Seminars & Presentations
Featured Speaker at The People’s Law School- 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016
Last Chance Seminar- Bankruptcy Law Update- Huntsville/Madison County Bar Assoc. – 2016
American Bankruptcy Institute 21st Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop-Consumer Real Estate Panel- 2016
2018 Bankruptcy Law Update- Cumberland School of Law/Samford University, 2018
Favorite Local Restaurant
Purveyor Huntsville
What I like best about my job
I love seeing the sigh of relief when I give clients a viable solution to fix their financial problems. Many times you can see the weight lifted off their shoulders and they leave my office with a smile instead of the nervous frown they brought in.
An overview of consumer bankruptcy by Amy Tanner