Jo-Anne Herina Jeffreys

Jo-Anne Herina Jeffreys, Esq., CELA, is a Certified Elder Law Attorney, through the National Elder Law Foundation and has a private practice concentrating in the areas of Elder Law, Estate Planning and Special Needs Planning. She is admitted to practice law in Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C.

Mrs. Jeffreys is an adjunct Professor of Law at Ave Maria School of Law, in Naples, Florida, where she teaches Wills, Trusts and Estates. Mrs. Jeffreys is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and formerly served on its Board of Directors. Mrs. Jeffreys has been distinguished as a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mrs. Jeffreys is a former Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Individual Rights and Responsibilities Elder Law Committee. Mrs. Jeffreys is a member of the Special Needs Alliance, a national network of lawyers dedicated to serving families of persons with disabilities. Mrs. Jeffreys frequently lectures on Elder Law topics at both the State and National level. She is a member of the Florida Bar Association, the Collier County Bar Association, and the Collier County Woman’s Bar Association.

Mrs. Jeffreys is the co-author of Representing the Elderly Client- Law and Practice, Panel Publishers 1999, now Wolters Kluwer. Mrs. Jeffreys graduated from Boston College and received her Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. She has offices located in Naples, Florida and Hoboken, New Jersey.