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Jana R. McCreary has been an attorney for over seventeen years, a career move she made after working for over a decade with adults and children with intellectual disabilities and mental illness.
Graduating summa cum laude with her Juris Doctor in 2002, Jana spent three years as an attorney with the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas while also earning her Masters of Laws from SMU Dedman School of Law. After leaving the court, Jana transitioned to academia and taught law for eight years, in Texas, Tennessee, and then Florida.
In early 2014, sparked with a passion for providing personalized estate planning services for clients, Jana became licensed to practice law in Florida in order to open McCreary Law Office there. In 2019, after limiting her practice to Florida clients for five years, Jana decided to return to her Texas roots to be closer to family. She expanded her practice and opened her Houston, Texas office. Jana now maintains a office for McCreary Law Office in both Houston, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida.
Bringing a personal and dedicated approach to estate planning, elder law, and special needs planning, McCreary Law Office seeks to build trusted relationships with clients to provide guidance and advice in all aspects of estate planning, special needs planning, and long term care planning, working together with clients to create individualized, focused plans that strive to provide peace of mind, protection of assets, and assurance for loved ones.
| Jana Rae McCreary: | Member at The McCreary Law Office, PLLC |
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2019 Washington Ave Suite 208 Houston, TX 77007 |
| Website: | http://www.mccrearylawoffice.com |
| Phone: | (904) 425-9046 |
| Offices: |
McCreary Law Office, PLLC
McCreary Law Office
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Full service estate planning for all types of families and individuals. Estate plans include your Will, Durable Power of Attorney, Living Will, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, and more.
Wills include standard, testamentary trust, and mirror image wills for spouses. Spousal wills provide for potential benefit qualification with SNT provisions. Living wills (advance directives) are accompanied by Health Care Surrogate Designation.
Probate services provided primarily for former and existing clients or referred clients or for some uncontested administrations. Acceptance of cases will be determined through a paid consultation.
Medicaid planning in advance and for immediate needs including Qualified Income Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts, and spend-down guidance.
Services include Pet Trusts, Qualified Income Trusts, Revocable Living Trusts, Special Needs Trusts, Standalone Retirement Trusts, and Testamentary Trusts.
Wills include standard, testamentary trust, and mirror image wills for spouses. Spousal wills provide for potential benefit qualification with SNT provisions. Living wills (advance directives) are accompanied by Health Care Surrogate Designation.
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| Jacksonville Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| State Bar of Texas | Member | N/A |
| State Bar of Texas | Member | N/A |
| WealthCounsel | Member | N/A |
| Florida Bar | Member | N/A |
| Women in Insurance and Financial Services | Member | 2014 - 2019 |
| Estate Planning Council of Northeast Florida | Member | 2014 - 2019 |
| WealthCounsel | Member | N/A |
| Florida Bar | Member | N/A |
| Women in Insurance and Financial Services | Member | N/A |
| Estate Planning Council of Northeast Florida | Member | N/A |
| Women in Insurance and Financial Services | Board Member | 2016 - 2018 |
| Elder Counsel | Member | 2017 - 1900 |
| National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys | Member | 2017 - 1900 |
| Elder Counsel | Member | N/A |
| National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys | Member | N/A |
| Women Business Owners | Member | N/A |
| National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (Florida chapter) | Member | N/A |
| Elder Counsel | Member | N/A |
| National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys | Member | N/A |
| Women Business Owners | Member | N/A |
| National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (Florida chapter) | Member | N/A |
| National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, Texas Chapter | Member | 2019 - 1900 |
| National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, Texas Chapter | Member | N/A |
| Houston Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| Texas Bar College | Member | N/A |
| Houston Bar Association | Member | 2020 - 1900 |
| Texas Bar College | Member | 2020 - 1900 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1989 |
| Texas A&M University | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1989 |
| Texas A&M University School of Law | Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.) | 2002 |
| Texas A&M University School of Law | Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.) | 2002 |
| Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law | Master of Laws | 2006 |
| Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law | Master of Laws | 2006 |
| State | Number | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | Eligible To Practice In Texas | 2002 | 11/13/2021 | |
| FL | 110402 | Member in Good Standing | 2014 | 04/25/2019 |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| NAELA News Online | Remote Client Meetings: Are You Zooming Past Privacy Concerns in the Age of COVID-19? | 2020 |
| Connecticut Law Review | "Mentally Defective” Language in the Gun Control Act | 2013 |
| Connecticut Law Review | Mentally Defective” Language in the Gun Control Act | 2013 |
| Chapman Law Review | Falling Between the Atkins and Heller Cracks: Intellectual Disabilities and Firearms | 2011 |
| QLR, the Quinnipiac Law Review | Tell Me No Secrets: Sharing, Discipline, and the Clash of Ecclesiastical Abstention and Psychotherapeutic Confidentiality | 2011 |
| Chapman Law Review | Falling Between the Atkins and Heller Cracks: Intellectual Disabilities and Firearms | 2011 |
| QLR, the Quinnipiac Law Review | Tell Me No Secrets: Sharing, Discipline, and the Clash of Ecclesiastical Abstention and Psychotherapeutic Confidentiality | 2011 |
| Utah Law Review | Not Guilty . . . Until Recommitment: The Misuse of Evidence of the Underlying Crime in NGRI Recommitment Hearings | 2009 |
| Utah Law Review | Not Guilty . . . Until Recommitment: The Misuse of Evidence of the Underlying Crime in NGRI Recommitment Hearings | 2009 |
| Valparaiso University Law Review | The Laptop-Free Zone | 2009 |
| Southwestern University Law Review | Focusing Too Much on the Forest Might Hide the Evolving Trees: A Response to Professor Irons | 2008 |
| Southwestern University Law Review | This Is the Trap the Courts Built: Dealing with the Entanglement of Religion and the Origin of Life in American Public Schools | 2008 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Kay Directors' Meeting | Estate Planning Keys | 2019 |
| Conversations on Business Infrastructure | Conversations on Business Infrastructure: Estate Planning | 2019 |
| WIFS Meeting | Bridging the Gaps in Estate Planning | 2018 |
| The Changing World of Retirement Planning | Estate Planning | 2018 |
| Estate Planning Essentials at Cecil Pines | Estate Planning Essentials | 2018 |
| Advance Planning at Westminster Woods | Key Considerations for Women in Estate Planning | 2018 |
| Advance Planning at Westminster Woods | Planning Ahead with Durable Powers of Attorney | 2018 |
| WIFS Meeting | Standalone Retirement Trusts | 2017 |
| Aging Gracefully | The Elder Law Side of Long Term Care | 2017 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| President/Attorney | McCreary Law Office, P.A. | N/A |
| President/Attorney | McCreary Law Office | 2014 - 1900 |
| President/Attorney | McCreary Law Office | N/A |
