Theodore Jones - Our Attorneys

Born, Tifton, Georgia, May 21, 1934

EDUCATION:

Ocilla High School, Ocilla, Georgia(1951);
Attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Agriculture), Tifton, Georgia(1951-1953)
B.S. in Business Administration, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana; special studies, Accounting and Economics (1960);
Juris Doctorate, Universityof Mississippi, Oxford(1963);
Master of Laws in Taxation (L.L.M.), Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. (1970);

EXPERIENCE:

U.S.Air Force (1954-1958)
Private Law and Government Relations Practice, (1963 to Present, except during government service);
Chief of Staff to United States Representative Speedy O. Long (1965);
Counsel to Louisiana Governor John J. McKeithen (1966-1968);
Special Counsel to Governor McKeithen for Medicare (1968-1969);
Presidential Campaign Staff of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey (1968);
Assistant Collector, Louisiana Department of Revenue (1969-1970);
Senior Partner, McCollister, Belcher, McCleary, Fazio, Mixon, Holiday and Jones, Baton Rougeand Washington, D.C.(1970-1978)
Adjunct Professor of Law, Southern University, Baton Rouge (1983-1989);
Counsel to Mayor-President Pat Screen, Baton Rougeand East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana(1982-1988);
Tax Counsel, Louisiana District Judges Association (1983);
Special Counsel, Louisiana Public Service commission, public utility rate cases (1982 to 1989);
Special Counsel to Louisiana Governor Edwin W. Edwards, for Federal Affairs, Wetlands and Transportation (1984-1988; 1992-1996);
Counsel, LouisianaTax Commission (1992-2003);
Counsel, Tax Assessor of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana(1984-2003);
Counsel, Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 for numerous candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives;
Counsel, Louisiana Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 1975 for numerous candidates for State and local offices;
Counsel, Democratic presidential campaigns since 1964 (except McGovern, Dukakis, Clinton (2nd term), and Kerry);
Counsel, Executive Committee and Chairman (U.S. Senator Fred Harris), Democratic National Committee (1967-1972);
GeneralCounsel, LouisianaDemocratic Party (1964-1988);
Elected Presidential Elector, 6th Congressional District (1976);
Elected Member, LouisianaDemocratic State Central Committee (1990-1994); Executive Committee;
National Committeeman, Democratic National Committee (1994-1998);
Counsel (Public Policy), Crawford Lewis Law Firm, (2006 to present)

AWARDS:

Senior Lieutenant (1980) and Member (1962), Mystic Krewe of Louisianans, Washington, D.C.;
Golden Krewe Bag Award, Mystic Krewe of Louisianans (1986);
King (XXXIX), Mysti Krewe of Louisianans (WashingtonMardi Gras) (1995);
Inducted, Thumpickers Hall of Fame, Muhlenberg County, KY(1999);
Recipient, Muhlenberg Sound Award (2000);
Recipient, HarveyPeltier Award, Nicholls State University(2000)
"Friends of Earl Long" Award, LouisianaPolitical Museum and Hall of Fame, Winnfield, LA(2002);
Director, LouisianaPolitical Museum and Hall of Fame, Winnfield, LA(2002);
Honorary, Doctor of Humanities (L.H.D.), NichollsStateUniversity, Thibadoux, LA(2002); Commencement Speaker;
"Friends of Jimmie Davis" Award, LouisianaPolitical Museum and Hall of Fame, Winnfield, LA(2003);
"Long Purple Line" Award, (Distinguished Alumni), Northwestern StateUniversity, Natchitoches, LA(2003);
Honorary, Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.), Northwestern StateUniversity, Natchitoches, LA(2005); Commencement Speaker;
Advisory Board, Delta Music Hallof Fame (2005-Present);
Director, Friends of the LouisianaPolitical Museum and Hall of Fame, Winnfield, LA;

MEMBERSHIPS:

Admitted to the bar: Mississippi, Louisianaand District of Columbia(1963);
U.S.Tax Court (1965);
U.S.Courts of Claim (1970);
U.S.Supreme Court (1974);
U.S.Western, Eastern and Middle District Courts (1970);
U.S.Courts of Appeal, District of Columbia(1975);
Fifth and Eleventh U.S.Circuit Courts (1974);
Member, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity;
Member, Bar Associations;
Louisiana;
Mississippi;
Baton Rouge;
American (Section of Taxation);
District of Columbia;
Board Certified Tax Attorney, Louisiana State Bar Association Specialization Board;
Member: Saint James Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge;
Mason

OTHER:

Author, "The Corporate Minute Book: A Tool in Business & Tax Planning in Closely Held Corporations." (1969);
Author, "The Foreign Tax Credit Under HR 13270," International Trade, (1970).