Jerry Frank Jones, Of Counsel,
Ikard & Golden, P.C.
Austin Texas, 1996-Present

Legal Assistant and investigator for attorney board certified in estate planning and probate law.

• Coordinate and maintain calendar for attorney, as well as docket for active estates against courthouse deadlines.
• Demonstrate tact and diplomacy in dealing with clients, court personnel, attorneys and other professionals and consistently meet strict deadline schedules while maintaining confidentiality.
• Draft and edit estate planning documents, probate and guardianship pleadings, inventories and accountings and prepare confidential correspondence.
• Arrange business travel.
• Conduct investigations for attorney, including searches of death, marriage and divorce records relating to drafting probate documents and locating parties necessary to probate proceedings.

Independent Heir Research

• Search public records at state libraries, making use of information in historical phone books, obituaries, city directories, death records, state marriage/divorce records, court records, census rolls, genealogical resources
• Conduct database and internet searches to locate heirs and compile reports for petroleum land services clients.

• Windows, Wordperfect
• Extensive internet research
• Computer programs for billing, tax forms and calendars
• Licensed notary public, State of Texas