Donna J Jackson Donna JDonna J. Jackson is a nationally recognized attorney, authority, speaker, and educator in estate planning. Ms. Jackson is a CPA and holds a master's degree (LL.M.) in elder law. Ms. Jackson has over 31 years of legal experience. She limits her practie to estate planning with an emphasis on Medicaid, VA benefits, and special needs planning, including trusts, special needs trusts, wills, durable powers of attorney, and living wills. In addition, Ms. Jackson's practice includes taxes, corporate, trust, individual, gift and estate, probates, and business organizations, including corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies.
Ms. Jackson obtained a bachelor of science degree and a master's degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University. She received her J.D. from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1988 and LL.M. in elder law from Stetson College of Law in Florida. She currently serves on the Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Section Committee for the Oklahoma Bar Association. She is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Oklahoma State Society of CPAs, Wealth Counsel, Elder Counsel, and Academy of Special Needs Planners. She is the current chair of the Tax Steering Committee of NAELA. She was the 2016 chair of the SHINE Foundation. In 2016 Ms. Jackson was appointed to serve on the Board of National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. On June 1, 2020, Ms. Jackson became the treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee. Ms. Jackson is on the Opioid Summit Planning Committee of the American Bar Association. She serves on the Editorial Committee of Voice of Experience. In addition, she is a council member of the Senior Law Division of the American Bar Association. Read More Read Less