Jerry Frank Jones of Counsel

     Jerry Frank Jones
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     Estate Planning
     Probate
     Trusts
     Guardianship
     Living Trusts
     Taxes
     Beneficiary Rights
     Fiduciary Litigation

PROFILE - JERRY FRANK JONES

jerry f. jones


EDUCATION	Williams College, Williamstown, MA, B.A., 1967 University of Texas-Austin, J.D., 1971
CERTIFICATION	Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate by the State Bar of Texas
FELLOW	American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
INSTRUCTOR	University of Texas, Legal Assistant Program, Estate Planning and Probate (1989-1995)
SUPER LAWYER	Texas Monthly 2003 and 2004

AUTHOR	Click here to download and view a selection of Articles. Click here to download and view Legislative Updates. "MYTHS AND FACTS: TEXAS PROBATE," National College of Probate Judges, Spring 2003 Conference, Galveston, Texas. "TEXAS LEGISLATIVE REPORT 2003," State Bar of Texas, 26th Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 2003. "'HE'S DEAD?' Real Estate in a Decedent's Estate," Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, 2002. "TEXAS LEGISLATIVE REPORT 2001, Starting Over Again," State Bar of Texas, 24th Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 2001. "A TOPICAL GUIDE: Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course Articles," State Bar of Texas, Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course (Originally prepared in 1992; updated in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004). "A TOPICAL GUIDE: Advanced Drafting: Estate Planning and Probate Course Articles," State Bar of Texas, Annual Advanced Drafting: Estate Planning and Probate Course (Originally prepared in 1999; updated in 2000, 2002 and 2003). "COMMUNITY PROPERTY FOR CPAs," Travis County CPAs Annual Conference, 1999. "TEXAS LEGISLATIVE REPORT 1999, Laws for the Millennium," State Bar of Texas, 23rd Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 1999. "TEXAS LEGISLATIVE REPORT 1997, Next to Last Stop Before The Millennium," State Bar of Texas, 21st Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 1997. "TEXAS LEGISLATIVE REPORT 1997, Next to Last Stop Before The Millennium," State Bar of Texas Annual Convention, 1997 and 1998. "Probate Practice in Travis and Surrounding Counties," Travis County Probate and Trust Law Section, 1996. "What's Hot: GRATS, GRUTS, PRTS, QPRTS & FLPS," Annual Tax Conference, Travis County CPA Association, 1995. "The 706 for Country Lawyers and Other Simple People," Travis County Probate and Trust Law Section, 1994. "DEATH AND TAXES: An Introduction To Taxes Concerning A Probate Attorney," prepared for the University of Texas Legal Assistant Program--1993. "Estate Planning for PWAs (Persons With AIDS)," State Bar of Texas, 16th Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 1992. "Divorce: Effect Upon Life Insurance and Non Probate Assets," 1988, Probate & Property, magazine of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, American Bar Association. "Non - Probate Assets and Miscellaneous Items; The Difference Between Writing a Will and Planning an Estate," Travis County Probate and Estate Planning Conference, 1986.

BAR ASSOCIATION & ACTIVITIES	American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Elected 1989 State Laws Committee (1999 - present) Fiduciary Litigation Committee (2001) American Bar Association Co-Chair: Committee on Administration and Distribution of Estates and Trusts (I-3) (1996 - 98 ) Chairman: Committee on Planning and Administering Small Estates and Trust of the Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section (1995 - 96) Vice-Chairman, Committee on Planning and Administering Small Estates (1988 - 95) State Bar of Texas Chair, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section (2001 - 02) Legislative Liaison, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, (1997 - 2003) Council: Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section (1994 - 98) Probate Code Committee, Section on Real Estate, Probate and Trust (1989) Member of the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section Travis County Bar Board of Directors (1986 - 88) Past Chairman, Probate Section Bastrop County Bar Association

TEXAS LEGISLATURE	Legislative Liaison, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, State Bar of Texas (1997 - 2003) Legislative Liaison, Texas Academy of Probate Lawyers (1997 - 2003) Member, Texas Legislative Interim Study Committee on Community Property Laws (1999 - 2000) Member, Uniform Trust Code Study Committee, Texas Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section, State Bar of Texas

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW	All Courts in the State of Texas United States District Court for the Western District of Texas United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas U. S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit United States Tax Court.

OTHER	Director: 2nd Annual Travis County Estate Planning and Probate Seminar (1987) Planning Committee: Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course (1990, 2001, 2003) Community Service: Board of Directors: Combined Community Action Agency; City of Elgin Historical Review Board and Bastrop County Food Pantry

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