Lawyer Overview

Jo Bess enjoys spending time with her family, including the newest addition, a white Labrador Retriever puppy, Beni Jun. Her grandchildren include an 11-year-old master of Nintendo GameCube, an eight-year-old who loves horses, an almost three-year-old with unlimited promise, and an almost one-year old with a smile as big as Texas.

When time allows, her hobbies include RV travel, yoga, genealogy, photo restoration, lake fishing, and most recently Nintendo GameCube.

In addition to her private practice, Jo Bess volunteers her services with Dallas Legal Hospice. She also gives time to numerous charitable causes and business organizations in her community.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning 25%
• Probate & Estate Administration 50%
• Trusts
• Wills 25%

West Practice Categories

Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Probate & Estate Administration

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1985

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Texas (Member)
• Dallas Bar Association (Member)
• Dallas Estate Planning Council (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Dallas Bar Association and North Texas Legal Services: Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award, 1988
• Dallas Bar Association and North Texas Legal Services: Pro Bono Service Award, 1987

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer, Dallas Legal Hospice

Education

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1985
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Honors: Outstanding Advocate, Team Winner: Moot Court Competition
  Honors: Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Team
  Honors: American Counsel Association Scholarship Award
  Honors: Eldridge, Goggans & Weiss Award for Excellence
  Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards: Torts, Legal Writing
  Honors: Criminal Justice Clinic
  
  Law Journal: Southwestern Law Journal
• Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1975
  M.M.
  Honors: With Highest Honors
• Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, Oklahoma, 1965
  B.A.
  Honors: With Highest Honors

Address

110 Manufacturing Street
Dallas, TX 75207

Phones

(214) 219-2285

Faxes

(214) 219-0203

Emails

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Websites

http://www.dallas-glbt-estate-planning.com
http://www.jobessjackson.com