Marks Gray, one of Jacksonville’s oldest law firms, announces the addition of attorney Janice Richardson to its growing estate planning practice. Richardson joined the firm after nearly 12 years in her own practice (Richardson & Richardson).

Richardson and the estate planning team at Marks Gray helps families plan financially for their future and to strengthen and protect the financial security of future generations.

“Our estate planning team provides financial, tax and estate planning to our clients which is especially helpful for small business owners and professionals,” said Frederick H. Kent, III, president at Marks Gray. “We’re excited to have Janice join our team, bringing her extensive estate planning experience to our firm.”

Richardson earned her Juris Doctor at the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University and a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University. She is admitted to practice in Tennessee and Florida. She’s a current member of the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, the Florida Bar and the Martin County, Florida Bar Association. She has been named a Paul Harris fellow. In addition, she holds a life and health insurance license in Tennessee and is Medicare-certified.

Richardson will practice in the firm’s main office on the Southbank where she is the fourth member of the estate planning team. She will also meet with clients at the firm’s Jacksonville Beach office.

Marks Gray attorneys are experienced in all facets of retirement, trusts and wealth planning. The firm’s lawyers assist clients with comprehensive lifetime planning needs such as revocable and irrevocable trusts, wills, power of attorney, medical advance directives and, when necessary, probate and guardianships. The planning team provides counsel on the diverse options of programs offered to grow and preserve clients’ wealth.