Atty. Nancy Williams Ball
Nancy Ball practices in the areas of trusts and estates, including estate planning and estate administration, taxation, real estate and corporate law. Nancy is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Birmingham, Inc. and the Alabama Planned Giving Council, and serves as the secretary of the Probate Section of the Birmingham Bar Association.
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Nancy Williams Ball is a trusts attorney based in Birmingham, Alabama, practicing at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. Educated at The University of Alabama (LL.M., 2104) and University of Mississippi (J.D., 2007). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates (2026). Serands clients in Birmingham, AL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Nancy Ball practices in the areas of trusts and estates, including estate planning and estate administration, taxation, real estate and corporate law
- Nancy is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Birmingham, Inc. and the Alabama Planned Giving Council, and serves as the secretary of the Probate Section of the Birmingham Bar Association
- She is also a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
- Nancy is the author of Navigating Estate Planning Before, During and After a Marriage, 80 Ala
- Law 116 (2019), and Constitutional Law – The Dormant Commerce Clause and the Twenty-First Amendment – Reconciling the Two Constitutional Provisions to Allow the Direct Shipment of Wine 75, Mississippi Law Journal 619 (2006)
- She regularly presents on estate planning topics
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Practicing law in Alabama. Legal matters in Alabama are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Birmingham are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Alabama state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Alabama brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Alabama courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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