Spence Dabbs is a Managing Director and Wealth Advisor with Truxton Wealth, where he leads the firm's Wealth Advisor team and serves as a member of the firm's leadership team. He works with high-net-worth individuals and families, business owners, executives, foundations, and trustees on complex wealth, tax, trust, and estate planning matters.
Since joining Truxton in 2014, Spence has advised clients on wealth transfer planning, trust and estate administration, fiduciary matters, charitable planning, and family balance sheet management. He serves as a lead advisor and collaborates with fellow advisors on complex trust, estate, tax, and fiduciary matters, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to help clients navigate estate settlements, liquidity events, and multi-generational wealth planning.
In addition to his client responsibilities, Spence helps guide Truxton's strategic initiatives, advisor development efforts, and long-term growth objectives. He leads advisor recruiting, mentoring, and professional development while fostering collaboration across Truxton's wealth, banking, capital advisory, and operational teams.
Spence earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics, cum laude, from Birmingham-Southern College and a Juris Doctor from Tulane University School of Law, where he served as Senior Notes and Comments Editor of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal. He is a licensed Tennessee attorney, a member of the Middle Tennessee Estate Planning Council, and serves on the Tennessee Bankers Association Trust Committee. He previously served on the Finance Committee of West End United Methodist Church in Nashville.
