Jerry D. Jones
(Partner)
Direct Dial: 312.606.2686
jjones@harrisonheld.com
Jerry D. Jones left his own firm (Jones & Quinlisk, LLC) in 2012 to join Harrison & Held as a partner and to co-chair (with his son, Brian) the firm’s family office practice. Jerry was a partner at Wilson & McIlvaine, (a Chicago icon founded in 1867), where he learned estate planning and trust administration strategies from highly experienced lawyers who served as counsel to many of Chicago’s most successful families. His practice encompasses all aspects of Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxation.
Education:
- University of Illinois, J.D., 1967
- Order of the Coif
- Law Review
- Spoon River College and University of Illinois, A.B., 1964
Professional and
Charitable Organizations:
- Chicago Bar Association
- Probate Practice Committee
- Chair, Executive Committee, 1992-1993
- Chair, Legislative Committee, 1993-1994
- Trust Law Committee
- Illinois State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Officer and director of several private foundations
Professional Achievements:
- Jerry authored legislation which required all Illinois probate estates to be opened under independent administration unless supervised administration was specifically requested.
- On behalf of the Chicago Bar Association, Jerry has testified several times before the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee in favor of some bills and in opposition of other bills.
- Jerry is AV Peer Review Rated, which is Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability.
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