Jon has over thirty years of tax experience working with high net worth individuals. His specialized areas of expertise include the strategic implementation and subsequent maintenance of trusts, private foundations, family limited partnerships and other closely held business entities. Jon is accustomed to working in tandem with attorneys and other professionals to bring creative ideas and practical tax strategies for the benefit of the client. Jon’s professional background before joining Durbin Bennett Peterson was spent with Ernst & Young where his twenty-six year career included being a Partner and Director of Tax for the offices located in Austin and Louisville, Kentucky. Jon was selected by the DBP partners to lead the firm’s Tax Department as its Tax Practice Director. Jon has his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from Texas Tech University and his Law Degree from the University of Texas Law School. Professional affiliations and memberships include being a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Travis County Bar Association, the Texas Society of CPAs and the Austin Chapter of CPAs. Jon is a former president of the Austin Chapter of CPAs.