Bruce K. Dudley

EDUCATION

• J.D., University of Louisville, 1980
• B.A., Transylvania University, 1976

ADMISSIONS

Kentucky

HONORS

• Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Trusts & Estates and Litigation-Trusts & Estates, 2005-present
• Best Lawyers® 2019, 2021, 2024 Louisville Litigation – Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year”
• Best Lawyers® 2012, 2022 Louisville Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year”
• Highest Professional Ratings by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• Recognized by his peers as one of the Kentucky Super Lawyers® since 2007
• Recognized as one of the “Top Lawyers” in the area of Trusts, Wills & Estates Law by Louisville Magazine, March 2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1980-81, Clerk, U.S. District Judge James F. Gordon

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
  • Member of Business Planning and Fiduciary Litigation Committees
• Former Chair of the Probate Section of the Kentucky Bar Association and Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee
• Former President of the Estate Planning Council of Louisville
• Former Chair of the Probate Section of the Louisville Bar Association
• Frequent lecturer at Professional Seminars over the years.

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

• President’s Council (Emeritus) – University of Louisville
• Board of Directors of Home of the Innocents
• Board of Directors of Cave Hill Cemetery
• Board of Directors of Children’s Hospital Foundation (Chairman 2020-2022)
• Dean’s Advisory Board – Brandeis School of Law