A Legal Practice Focused On Estate Law And Related Matters
Your estate is more than just your assets. It is your legacy and an opportunity to continue providing for those you love even when you can no longer be with them. You shouldn’t trust just any attorney with something so important. Instead, work with a firm focused exclusively on estate law and related matters. In Brooklyn, the firm to call is The Law Office Of Antar P. Jones, PLLC.
Founded by Antar P. Jones, the firm provides advice, guidance and representation in estate planning, probate and estate administration, estate litigation, taxation matters and real estate issues. For more than 12 years, Mr. Jones has been assisting clients with a wide range of estate law topics, including advising fiduciaries and successful individuals concerning income and estate taxation matters.
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Ready To Handle Even The Most Complex Cases
Some attorneys try to offer as many practice areas as possible. But as the old saying goes, “a jack of all trades is a master of none.” By limiting his legal focus, Mr. Jones has gained an impressive depth of knowledge and often serves as a resource for other attorneys in these areas.
Here are some examples of how he has helped clients:
- Successfully represented individuals who contested wills in Surrogate’s Court
- Successfully represented individuals who have challenged accounts in Surrogate’s Court
- Working to simplify many complex post-mortem taxation issues
- Advising clients regarding insurance trusts
- Advising fiduciaries on taxation matters concerning how living trusts are taxed once the grantor has passed
- Extensive work concerning the annuity reporting requirements of qualified domestic trusts in addition to how specifically the marital deduction operates with respect to such trusts where there is a foreign spouse from a country that has a tax treaty with the United States
- Representing a beneficiary of several trusts that had been in existence for about forty years until they were subsequently decanted. In that matter, Mr. Jones protected the rights of his ward by careful review of the tax returns of two of those trusts.
- Representing clients in the United States Tax Court and before the Internal Revenue Service
- Working on cases of all sizes, from multimillion-dollar estates to more modest ones
- Serving as a guardian ad litem for more than 70 times
In addition to his work on behalf of clients, Mr. Jones also educates other legal professionals. He is a professor of trust and estate taxation at New York Law School, and he has taught approximately 50 continuing legal education courses on trusts, estates and taxation.
Professional Affiliations, Accomplishments And Recognition
Mr. Jones received his LL.M in taxation from the graduate program in taxation at New York Law School, where he received the “A” grade in partnership taxation and business succession planning. Mr. Jones has presented at dozens of speaking engagements on taxation and trusts and estates matters. He has recently taught courses to attorneys such as “Basics of Trust Income Taxation” before members of the Brooklyn Bar Association in March 2022, continuing legal education courses concerning “Advanced Tax Issues” and problems concerning “Complex Distributions” of estates and trusts before New York state attorneys in March 2022, and “Post-Mortem Estate Planning” before a national audience of attorneys in November 2021. Mr. Jones has also presented speeches before local community organizations, and the like. For example, in July 2021, he gave a speech entitled “Handling Deceased Affairs Post Covid” before the West Indian American Day Carnival Association. Mr. Jones also co-edited an article entitled “Lost Trusts in New York—The Case for Statutory Litigation” in the year 2014. That article was published twice in the New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Law Section Journal and concerned, in substantial part, a matter which Mr. Jones successfully litigated.
Mr. Jones has co-presented a speech and conversation entitled “Tax Issues Concerning LLC’s” before the New York City Bar Association Small Law Firms Committee, as well. In November 2011, Mr. Jones published “Providing Capital to Entities or Individuals That Go Bust” on Complinet.com, a website owned by Thomson Reuters. Mr. Jones received an acknowledgment for his work on the textbook, Corporate Finance And Governance, Jeffrey J. Haas, Carolina Academic Press (3d ed. 2006).
Mr. Jones is a member of the Brooklyn Bar Association, where he is the co-chair of the Surrogate’s Court Committee. He is also a member of the New York State Bar Association, where he is a co-chair of the Diversity Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section. Mr. Jones has volunteered numerous times as a pro bono attorney for the New York County Lawyers Association U.S. Tax Court Pro Bono Program.
Mr. Jones is licensed to practice in The State of New York, The State of New Jersey, Federal Tax Court, The Southern District of New York (SDNY), The Eastern District of New York (EDNY), and the District of New Jersey.
Personal Accomplishments And Interests
In addition to managing his law practice, Mr. Jones enjoys studying French, practicing Kyokushin Karate, and playing the piano. Mr. Jones had founded his local block association in Brooklyn, New York, and was president for approximately six years. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Jones had worked as a freelance pianist for about 11 years. Mr. Jones was privileged to act as a principal actor in the 1993 feature film entitled “Let’s Get Bizzee.” Mr. Jones holds a green belt in Kyokushin Karate.
Learn More About Your Legal Options During An Initial Consultation
The Law Office Of Antar P. Jones is located in Brooklyn and serves the greater New York metropolitan area. To discuss your legal needs with attorney Jones, call the firm at 917-920-6501 or fill out an online contact form.
