G. Raye Jones

Raye Jones is a Charlottesville estate planning attorney who focuses on estate and tax planning, estate and trust administration, taxation, business planning, and church law. Mr. Jones works with families, high-net-worth individuals, closely held businesses, estates, trusts, charities, and nonprofit organizations. His practice helps clients plan for wealth transfer, business succession, tax obligations, and the administration of important estate and trust matters.

Mr. Jones earned a B.A. with distinction in U.S. Government from the University of Virginia in 1979. He received his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1982 and later earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from the Marshall Wythe School of Law in 1993. His education provides a strong foundation for addressing estate planning, tax planning, trust administration, and business planning issues with careful legal analysis.

Mr. Jones has 30 years of experience handling advanced estate tax planning, estate and trust administration, and legal work for charitable and nonprofit organizations. His work includes comprehensive estate and tax planning for families with assets ranging from less than one million dollars to estates valued in the tens of millions. He also represents estates in IRS audits involving difficult asset valuations and advises family-owned businesses on succession planning.

Raye Jones is active in professional organizations connected to estate planning and taxation. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar’s Trusts and Estates and Taxation sections, the Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association, and the Central Virginia Estate Planning Council. He also lectures on estate planning, estate and trust administration, business planning, and elder law, giving clients the benefit of practical guidance shaped by long experience.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, MartinWren, P.C.
• Member, Virginia Bar Association, Wills and Estates Section
• Member, Central Va. Estate Planning Council
• Member, Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association

Licensed State

• Virginia

Education

• Marshall Wythe School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• University of Virginia
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Virginia
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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