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High Quality and Affordable Legal Representation for your Personal and Business Needs

The Columbia Law Firm of Jones & Watkins, LLC is dedicated to serving our clients with the best professional service available at reasonable rates while delivering our services with enthusiasm, Greg Jones & Chris Watkinscompassion and deliberation.  We understand the impact legal issues have on lives and we take our responsibilities to our clients seriously.

We offer a variety of legal services to clients all over Mid-Missouri (Columbia, Jefferson City, Boonville, Fulton, Fayette, Rocheport, Ashland, Mexico, Centralia, and Moberly) and across the state.  The services we offer include the following:

  • Wills, Trusts and Probate (Estate Planning)
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Business Law (LLCs, Corporations, Purchases and Sales of Businesses)
  • Securities Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Contract Drafting, Review and Negotiation
  • Nonprofit and Tax-exempt Organizations
  • Charitable Gift Planning

We offer free initial consultations for estate planning (wills, trusts, estate tax planning).   For other types of matters, there is an initial consultation fee of $100 for new clients (for up to one hour of time).  This fee is often waived if you end up hiring us to represent you.

We are also available for private seminars on these topics that can be presented for your PTA, preschool, childcare center, private school, church, civic group, your company’s employees, or even your circle of friends and family.  Please contact our office to make your request.

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Big Tax Increases Are Coming if Washington Doesn’t Get Its Act Together Soon

05/23/2012

Big Tax Increases Are Coming if Washington Doesn’t Get Its Act Together Soon By Chris Watkins There is surprisingly little attention being paid in the media to the fact that.. Read more

Al Davis’s Estate Could Face Massive Estate Taxes

10/10/2011

Al Davis‘s Estate Could Face Massive Estate Taxes By Chris Watkins Oakland Raiders owner, Al Davis, passed away over the weekend.  Forbes Magazine published an interesting article by Mike Ozanian,.. Read more

New Estate Tax Laws Provide Some Temporary Relief

02/09/2011

New Estate Tax Laws Provide Some Temporary Relief By Chris Watkins Well, in typical Washington fashion, the politicians waited until the very last possible moment to deal with the looming.. Read more