Jeanne L. Newlon
Jeanne regularly drafts a wide assortment of estate planning documents and trusts, including revocable trusts, wills, gift trusts, insurance trusts, charitable trusts (such as lead trusts and remainder trusts), and grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs). She also handles intrafamily loan and family limited partnership agreements, limited liability agreements, and related business documents.
As a member of a full-service firm, Jeanne has the backing of hundreds of attorneys who advise in a multitude of service areas, including tax, bankruptcy, litigation, intellectual property, and government policy. This positions her clients to tackle issues throughout the life cycle of their businesses, including matters related to liquidity, contributions to tax-exempt organizations, contested wills and other disputes, court filings, the forming of foundations, grant agreements, and political disclosures.
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Credentials
Education
- LL.M. Taxation with honors Georgetown University 1999
- J.D. high honors George Washington University Law School 1996
- Editor, The Environmental Lawyer
- B.S./B.A. Finance University of Florida 1992
- Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Honorary
- Chi Omega Fraternity, Community Service Chair
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Virginia
- Florida
Professional Memberships and Activities
- The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
- Fellow
- Member, Board of Directors
- Member, Audit Committee
- Member, Marketing Committee
- Co-chair, Back to Basics Subcommittee, Fiduciary Income Tax Committee
- Former State Chair, District of Columbia
- Washington, DC, Estate Planning Council
- Co-chair, Council Enhancements Committee
- Former vice president, treasurer, secretary, and director
- Former co-chair, Communications Committee
- Former co-editor, Council newsletter
- Member, Northern Virginia Estate Planning Council
- American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation
- Fiduciary Income Tax Committee
- Former chair and vice-chair
- Former subcommittee chair for Important Developments
- Prepared the current developments in fiduciary income tax report for the Tax Section meetings, May 2004 - May 2007
- Prepared the Tax Lawyer's annual Important Developments Report
- John S. Nolan Fellow, 2005 – 2006
- Fiduciary Income Tax Committee
- District of Columbia Bar (DC Bar)
- Member, Estate Planning and Probate Committee
- Member, Trust and Estate Committee
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates Law, 2008 – 2025
- The Best Lawyers Business Edition, Women in Law, Trusts and Estates, 2017 – 2019
- Chambers High Net Worth, Private Wealth Law, Washington, DC, 2018 – 2023
- Washingtonian
- Top Lawyers, Trusts and Estates, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2023
- Top Financial Advisor, Washington, DC, 2018 – 2023
- Top Wealth Adviser Hall of Fame, Estate Attorneys, 2023
- Top Lawyers, Trusts and Estates, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2023
- Expert Guides
- Trusts and Estates Practitioners, 2014
- Women in Business Law, 2014
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Peer Review Rated
- Super Lawyers, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2023
Community
Volunteerism
- Member, Chi Omega Alumni Group, DC and Northern Virginia
- Member, Advisory Board, Eta Lambda Chapter, Chi Omega Fraternity at American University, where she serves as a financial advisor