Attorneys

L. Bruce Ables

Huntsville, Alabama
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L. Bruce Ables received his J. D. degree, cum laude, from Vanderbilt University School of Law in January, 1963 and was admitted to the Alabama and Tennessee State Bars. Bruce is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Alabama, the Eastern District of Tennessee, and the United States Court of Appeal for the 11th Circuit. Bruce has practiced law in Huntsville since 1963 and works primarily in the areas of business law and estate planning. He has served on various committees of the Alabama State Bar. He is a Navy veteran.

Bruce is active in farming and is an avid bird hunter locally and in Texas, Kansas and Uruguay, South America. He is a member of the Vanderbilt Law School National Council. Bruce is also a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville, Alabama.

Areas of Practice:

• Closely Held Businesses
• Limited Liability Companies
• Estate Planning
• Commercial Real Estate
• Estate & Gift Taxation

Bar Admissions:

• Alabama, 1963
• Tennessee, 1963
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 1963
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1963
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1963
• U.S. Tax Court, 1976

Education:

• Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 1963 J.D.
• Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

References:

• Alabama Concrete Co., Inc.
• L & L Lumber Co., Inc.
• Wilson Lumber Company, Inc.
• Bill Penney Motor Company, Inc.

Past Employment Positions:

• U.S. Navy, 1951 - 1957

Practice Areas