Garon Jones
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Garon’s practice focuses on estate planning, with a particular emphasis on business succession planning for closely held businesses. In addition, Garon assists clients with trust and estate administration matters.
Garon identifies himself as a global citizen. As a result, in addition to serving his clients and community, he usually takes 2-3 trips abroad a year building homes with Habitat for Humanity or volunteering medical mission trips with a Rotary organization.
Practice areas
Licensed
- Trusts: 25%3 years
- Probate: 25%3 years
- Estate Planning: 25%3 years
- Agriculture: 25%3 years
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Contact info
Stokes Lawrence Velikanje Moore & Shore
120 N. Naches Ave.
Yakima, WA, 98901-2757
Office (509) 853-3000
Resume
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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| WA | Active | 1999 | 09/16/2016 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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| Rising Star | Washington Law & Politics Magazine | 2006 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
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| Shareholder | Stokes Lawrence Velikanje Moore & Shore | 2013 - Present |
| Of Counsel | Stokes Lawrence Velikanje Moore & Shore | 2010 - 2013 |
| Attorney | Wilkinson Development, Inc. | 2008 - 2010 |
| Shareholder | Velikanje Halverson P.C. | 2000 - 2008 |
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| Spikers Volleyball Club | Coach | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team Yakima Volleyball Club | Coach | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dispute Resolution Center of Yakima and Kittitas Counties | Steering Committee Member | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allied Arts of Yakima Valley | Board Member | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yakima County Development Association | Community Ambassador | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montessori School of Yakima | Board Member; Treasurer | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Way of Yakima County | Board Member; Secretary | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Habitat for Humanity | Global Village Teams | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yakima Valley Partners Habitat for Humanity | Board Member; Chair of the Family Selection Committee | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rotaplast International | Volunteer | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yakima Sunrise Rotary | Board Member; Chair of several committees | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington Attorneys Assisting Nonprofit Organizations | Board Member | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yakima Estate Planning Council | President; Treasurer | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WSBA—Real Property, Probate & Trust Section | Co-Chair of RPPT Midyear Conference | 2013 - 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Publication name | Title | Date |
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| Business Law Section, WSBA | Business Succession Planning: Constructing and Implementing a Succession Plan for Closely Held and Family Business | 2011 |
| School name | Major | Degree | Graduated |
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| University of Washington School of Law | Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1999 |
| Middlebury College | Anthropology | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1992 |
| Middlebury College | Philosophy | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1992 |
| University of Hawaii | 1995 | MA - Masters | N/A |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
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| Women President's Organization Platinum IV Meeting | Business Succession Planning | 2013 |
| Yakima Estate Planning Council | Setting a New Course in Your Business Estate Plan | 2011 |