Attorneys
Debra Deames Spain
150 South Perry Street (36104)
Post Office Box 2069 (36102)
Montgomery, Alabama
(334) 241-8067 direct phone
(334) 241-8267 direct fax
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Wanda Johnson secretary
(334) 241-8033 direct phone
(334) 241-8233 direct fax
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Paralegal: Kathy Haynie
Direct Phone: (334) 241-8094
Direct Fax: (334) 241-8294
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Debby graduated from Auburn University with high honors in 1988. She received her J.D. and an LL.M. in taxation, with high honors, from the University of Alabama. She was an editor of the Alabama Law Review, a member of the Jessup International Moot Court Team, a member of the Moot Court Board, and a finalist in the John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition. Debby has practiced with the law firm of Capell & Howard, P.C., in Montgomery since her admittance to the Bar in 1991. She specializes in estate planning and administration, estate and trust litigation and taxation.
Debby has served as President of the Central Alabama Community Foundation and is a 2006 graduate of Leadership Alabama. She has co-chaired the attorney section of the United Way Campaign. She is a member of the Advisory Board of ClefWorks, Inc., an organization formed to promote the enjoyment of classical music in a relaxed and social setting. She is a member of First United Methodist Church where she has taught children’s Sunday school and has served as a youth group and Vacation Bible School volunteer. She is a past board member of the Children's Museum of Alabama, the YMCA Metro Board of Directors, Jackson Hospital Foundation, the Central Alabama Community Foundation, the Montgomery Education Foundation, and the Chamber of Commerce. In 2003, she spearheaded a successful effort to fund and build a Boundless Playground in Vaughn Road Park, a facility designed to accommodate children of all abilities. She is currently a sustaining member of the Junior League of Montgomery and serves on its Community Advisory Board. During her last year as an active Junior League member, she co-chaired another community-wide effort to build Discovery Village, a science-based playground in downtown Montgomery.
Debra Deames Spain
Areas of Practice
Estate Planning
Tax
Education
LL.M., with high honors, University of Alabama (Taxation), 1996
J.D., University of Alabama, 1991
B.A., with high honors, Auburn University, 1988
Bar Admissions
Alabama, 1991
Honors and Awards
• The Best Lawyers in America
• Order of Barristers
• Frank Sego Humanitarian Award, Volunteer of the Year Awards, 2004
Memberships, Affiliations, and Activities
• Alabama Editor, Alabama Law Review
• Jessup International Moot Court Team
• John A. Campbell Moot Court Board
• American Bar Association
• Montgomery Estate Planning Council
• Advisory Committee, Alabama Law Institute, Principal and Income Act (1999)
• Past President and Member of Board of Directors, Central Alabama Community Foundation
• Graduate of Leadership Alabama, 2006
• Sustaining Member of Junior League of Montgomery
• First United Methodist Church
• Kappa Delta Social Sorority

