About us

Paula M. Jones has been practicing law since 1999.  After a decade at large international law firms, she opened her own practice in 2015.

Her work with high net worth international clients includes efficient planning in regard to U.S. estate and gift taxation, use of family entities to protect and preserve assets for many generations, qualified domestic trusts, residency determinations, tax treaty applications, pre-immigration planning for non-resident aliens coming to the United States, expatriation tax planning for residents and citizens leaving the United States, administration of estates of foreign individuals with U.S. property, foreign account and asset compliance issues, representation of trustees and trust beneficiaries, domestication, modifications, mergers and divisions of trusts and negotiations to avoid fiduciary litigation.

Paula is currently an adjunct professor at Western New England University School of Law where she teaches International Estate Planning.  She has guest lectured at Columbia University, Temple University School of Law’s Masters of Laws Program and Rutgers University School of Law.  She lectures frequently for organizations such as the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), American Immigration Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, local estate planning councils and is a frequent podcast guest.

Paula has authored several articles in respected industry journals such as Trusts and Estates, IFC, AICPA’s Tax Advisor and the ABA’s Practical Tax Lawyer. In addition, she developed a workshop on estate planning basics, titled “Will Power: Wealthy or Not, Your Estate Matters.” The companion book was published by The Graduate Group.

Paula is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of New Jersey, the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.  She is a 1998 graduate of Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware.