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Zebulon D. Alley
Of Counsel
Education
University of North Carolina School of Law
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina School of Law
University of North Carolina
Bar Admissions
North Carolina
North Carolina
Zebulon D. Alley is of counsel to Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in the Firm's Raleigh office.
Mr. Alley has a distinguished record of experience in North Carolina state government beginning with his election to the State Senate in 1970. He later served as Legislative Counsel under Governor Jim Hunt and went on to become the most widely respected and influential lobbyist in private practice in the State. He earned the first place ranking "most influential lobbyist" in North Carolina eight consecutive legislative sessions as determined by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy and Research survey of legislators, lobbyists, and capital press corps.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Alley was founder and president of Alley Associates, Inc. in Raleigh, N.C. a full-service governmental affairs consulting firm that served clients for more than two decades.
Mr. Alley's public service in North Carolina state government includes:
- Former chairman of the State Capitol Foundation Board of Directors;
- Former chairman of the Task Force on Governmental Relationships of the Board of Visitors of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
- Legislative Counsel for the Office of the Governor James B. Hunt, Jr., (1980-84);
- Member of the North Carolina Board of Alcohol Beverage Control, (1977-80);
- Commissioner of the North Carolina Courts Commission (1973-75); and
- North Carolina State Senate (1971-72).
Mr. Alley served in combat duty and active duty in the United States Army from 1948-51, and served in the Korean War, 1950-51, with the 2nd Infantry Division where he was the recipient of the Bronze Star with "V" device for valor and the Purple Heart. Today, Mr. Alley serves as State Legislative Liaison for the Veterans of Foreign Wars and is a life member of The American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, the Am-Vets, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the North Carolina Veterans Council.
Mr. Alley is a member of the North Carolina Bar, the North Carolina State Bar Association, the North Carolina Professional Lobbyists Association, the North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry, the North Carolina Forum for Research and Economic Education, and the Association Executives of North Carolina.
Mr. Alley earned a Bachelor of Laws from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, after having previously earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.