Jeanne L. Newlon

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

• Fellow and State Chair, District of Columbia, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
• Member, ACTEC's Fiduciary Income Tax Committee; Co-Chair, Committee's Back to Basics Subcommittee
• Member and Past President, 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
• Member, American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation; former Chair and Vice-Chair, Fiduciary Income Tax Committee; former Subcommittee Chair for Important Developments, for which she prepared the current developments in fiduciary income tax report for the Tax Section meetings from May 2004 to May 2007; also prepared the Tax Lawyer's annual Important Developments Report
• Member, District of Columbia Bar (DC Bar) Estate Planning and Probate, and Trust and Estate committees
• John S. Nolan Fellow, ABA Section of Taxation, 2005 – 2006 

• The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates Law, 2008 – 2021
• The Best Lawyers Business Edition, Women in Law, Trusts and Estates, 2017 – 2019
• Chambers High Net Worth, Private Wealth Law, Washington, DC, 2018 – 2020
• Washingtonian
  • Best Lawyers, Trusts and Estates, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2018
  • Top Money Advisors, Washington, DC, 2018
• Expert Guides
  • Trusts and Estates Practitioners, 2014
  • Women in Business Law, 2014
• Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Peer Review Rated
• Super Lawyers, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2020

Volunteerism

• Involved in the Chi Omega Alumni Group (DC and Northern Virginia)
• Member of the advisory board for the Eta Lambda Chapter of the Chi Omega Fraternity at American University, where she serves as a financial advisor