Attorneys
Shapard D. Ashley
150 South Perry Street (36104)
Post Office Box 2069 (36102)
Montgomery, Alabama
(334) 241-8073 direct phone
(334) 241-8273 direct fax
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Stephanie Cloutier secretary
(334) 241-8092 direct phone
(334) 241-8292 direct fax
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Shapard Ashley was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 1978. He is a native of Montgomery, was educated at local public schools, and received his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Duke University and his J.D. in 1978 and LL.M. in Taxation in 1987 from the University of Alabama. Prior to joining Capell & Howard, he clerked for Judge R. E. Varner, Middle District of Alabama. Shap's area of concentration is commercial real estate, with emphasis on shopping center development. He is a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. He has served as Chairman of the Alabama Bar Association's Real Estate, Trust and Probate Section as well as its History & Archives Committee. He is a lecturer at various real estate seminars of ABICLE, various title insurance companies and title insurance associations.
Shapard D. Ashley
Areas of Practice
Bankruptcy
Business & Corporate
Commercial Real Estate
Mortgage & Secured Lending
Education
LL.M., University of Alabama (Taxation), 1987
J.D., University of Alabama, 1978
B.A., magna cum laude, Duke University, 1975
Bar Admissions
Alabama, 1978
Judicial Clerkship
• Law Clerk, Honorable R. E. Varner, U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama (1978-79)
Honors and Awards
• The Best Lawyers in America
• Super Lawyers
Memberships, Affiliations, and Activities
• Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys
• Trustee, Farrah Law Society
• Chairman, Alabama State Bar Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Section (2000-01)
• Chairman, Alabama State Bar History & Archives Committee (2000-2005)
• Planning Committee for Real Estate Continuing Legal Education
• Board of Directors and Executive Committee Member, Alabama Shakespeare Festival Theatre
Publications and Lectures
• "Commercial Real Estate Development: The Seller's Perspective," The Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Education
• "The Nuts and Bolts of Conveyances," The Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education
• Alabama Contributor, West Bankruptcy Series, Bankruptcy Exemption Manual
Other Professional Experience
• Languages: German
