NANCY C. HUGHES
Hughes & Scalise, P.C.
600 Luckie Drive, Suite 405
Birmingham, AL 35223

NANCY C. HUGHES - is a partner with the law firm of Hughes & Scalise, P.C. in Birmingham, Alabama, where she practices primarily in estate planning and taxation. She received a B.A. at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1988, cum laude, Member, Phi Kappa Phi; J.D., Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, 1991, summa cum laude, Member of the Cumberland Law Review, Member, Phi Kappa Phi and recipient of the George M. Stewart Award. 

She is a member of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, listed in The Best Lawyers in America, author of published articles in Probate and Property and the Practical Tax Lawyer, Trustee for American Institute on Federal Taxation, recipient of the 1997 Excellence in Writing Award from Probate and Property Magazine, member of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Professional Advisory Council, former board member and officer of the Alabama Planned Giving Council, former adjunct professor at University of Alabama, Masters of Tax Accountancy Program 1998-1999, former adjunct professor at Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, adjunct professor at University of Alabama School of Law, Masters of Tax program, former vice-chair, Postmortem Income Tax Planning Committee of the ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust, former board member and officer of Birmingham Tax Forum, member of the Birmingham Estate Planning Council and BTI Client Service All-Star. 

Nancy is a frequent lecturer for various organizations on trust and estate matters including the Internal Revenue Service, American Bar Association, Birmingham Estate Planning Council, Huntsville Estate Planning Council, Tuscaloosa Estate Planning Council, Jackson, Mississippi Estate Planning Council, Federal Tax Clinic, Mississippi Tax Institute, and the Southern Trust School.