Attorneys

Jerry Frank Jones
Austin, Texas

Of Counsel
phone	(512) 476-2929
fax	(512) 472-3669
email	Email Me

Areas of Practice:: Estate Planning; Elder Law; Guardianships & Conservatorships; Living Wills; Powers of Attorney and Appointment; Trusts; Wills; Probate & Estate Administration

Certification/Specialties:: Board Certified, Estate Planning & Probate, State Bar of Texas; Certified Bicycle Mechanic, Barnett's Bicycle Institute, 2004

Bar Admissions:: Texas; U.S. District Court Western District of Texas; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit; U.S. Tax Court

Education:: The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1971
J.D.; Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1967
B.A.

Published Works:: "He's Incapacitated? Powers of Attorney", Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, State Bar of Texas, 2005; "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; "Probate and Trusts, Statutory Update", 53 SMU Law Review 1273, Summer, 2000; "A Topical Guide: Advanced Drafting: Estate Planning and Probate Course Articles", State Bar of Texas, Annual Advanced Drafting: Estate Planning and Probate Course, Updated in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004, 1999; "Texas Legislative Report 1999, Laws for The Millennium", State Bar of Texas, 23rd Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 1999; "Divorce: Effect Upon Life Insurance and Non Probate Assets," Probate & Property, American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, 1988; Texas Legislative Report 1997, Next to Last Stop Before The Millennium, State Bar of Texas, 21st Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 1997; "Estate Planning For Pwas (Persons With AIDS)", State Bar of Texas, 16th Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 1992; Planning Committee, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 1990; Planning Committee, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 2001; Planning Committee, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 2003

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Instructor, Estate Planning & Probate, University of Texas, Legal Assistant Program, 1989 - 1995; "He's Dead? Suing and Defending When There is A Dead Body", Car Crash Seminar, University of Texas, School of Law, 2005 - 2006; "State Bar of Texas & The Legislative Process", State Bar of Texas Council of Chairs, September 11, 2004; "Myths And Facts: Texas Probate", National College of Probate Judges, Spring 2003 Conference, Galveston, Texas, 2003; "Community Property for Accountants", Travis County CPAs Annual Conference, 1999; "Texas Legislative Report 1997, Next to Last Stop Before the Millennium", State Bar of Texas Annual Convention, 1997 - 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", University of Texas Legal Assistant Program, 1993; "Non - Probate Assets and Miscellaneous Items; The Difference Between Writing a Will and Planning an Estate", Travis County Probate and Estate Planning Conference, 1986; Director, 2nd Annual Travis County Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, 1987

Honors and Awards:: Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly, 2003 - 2005; The Best Lawyers in America, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships:: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1999 - Present; State Laws Committee; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 2001; Fiduciary Litigation Committee; American Bar Association, 1996 - 1998; Co-Chair, Administration & Distribution of Estates & Trusts Committee; American Bar Association, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section, 1995 - 1996; Chairman, Committee on Planning & Administering Small Estates & Trust; American Bar Association, 1988 - 1995; Vice-Chairman, Committee on Planning and Administering Small Estates; State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, 2001 - 2002; Council; State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1997 - 2003; Legislative Liaison; State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section, 1994 - 1998; Council; State Bar of Texas, Section on Real Estate, Probate and Trust, 1989; Probate Code Committee; State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section; Member; Texas Academy of Probate Lawyers, 1997 - Present; Legislative Liaison; Travis County Bar Association, 1986 - 1988; Board of Directors; Travis County Bar Association, Probate Section; Past Chairman; Bastrop County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1997 - 2003; Legislative Liaison; Texas Academy of Probate Lawyers, 1997 - 2003; Legislative Liaison; Texas Legislative Interim Study Committee on Community Property Laws, 1999 - 2000; Member; State Bar of Texas, Texas Real Estate Probate and Trust Law Section; Member, Uniform Trust Code Study Committee

Pro Bono Activities:: Board of Directors, Austin Alzheimer's Association; Board of Directors, Combined Community Action Agency; Board of Directors, City of Elgin Historical Review Board; Board of Directors, Bastrop County Food Pantry; Alp d'Huez Club, 2005