Practice Areas
Education
- Emory University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1971
- University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1974
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America
- Georgia Super Lawyers
- Georgia Legal Elite
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel ("ACTEC")
- Editor in Chief, Georgia Law Review, 1974
- Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary
- Phi Kappa Phi Honorary
191 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Thirty-Fourth Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
TEL: 404.658.5432
FAX: 404.659.1852
Tom Jones, chair of the corporate practice in Atlanta, maintains a dual practice in Corporate/Business law and Trust and Estates law. He has over 25 years of experience providing counsel and guidance to corporate management, business owners, and individuals in these areas. His clients include banks and other public companies, successful private businesses in a broad range of industries, and individuals and their families.
Mr. Jones provides counsel in transactions ranging from the sale of a business unit or family business, to acquisition of a target company, to structuring and implementing workable and tax-protective estate plans. He also provides advice and guidance to clients on a variety of day to day business and legal issues. Clients range across a broad spectrum of industries, including technology, manufacturing, retail and wholesale distribution, food services, hospitality, construction, trust and financial services, real estate development, fraternal and other non-profit organizations, healthcare, forest products, advertising, communications and entertainment, professional services, transportation, and vehicle and equipment sales and rental.
News
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka Nationally Ranked In 2012 Editions of Best Law Firms & Best LawyersFirm, Attorneys Ranked in Tax, Construction, Immigration, Trusts & Estates and Eminent Domain & Condemnation CategoriesNovember 2011
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka Corporate and Real Estate Groups Close $30 Million Transaction for Satair USASatair USA Successfully Acquires Leading Aviation Batteries Distributor Aero Quality SalesAugust 2011
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka Corporate Group Closes Private Equity Transaction for Stadion Money ManagementTA Associates Acquires Majority Interest in the Investment Management FirmAugust 2011
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka Attorneys Named 2011 Atlanta SuperLawyersMarch 2011
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka Nationally Ranked in 2011 Edition of Best LawyersSeptember 2010
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka Attorneys Named 2010 Atlanta SuperlawyersApril 2010
Professional Affiliations
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel ("ACTEC")
- Atlanta Estate Planning Council
- Chairman, Fiduciary Law Section, State Bar of Georgia, 1996
- Member, Trust Code Revision Committee, State Bar of Georgia, 2002-present
- Member, Guardianship Code Revision Committee, State Bar of Georgia, 1996-2002
- Member Business Law Section, State Bar of Georgia